As a long-time boxee user who hates trying to fast-forward or rewind Hulu playback (even before they switched serving mechanisms), this is nice. Switching from playing a program to searching for others is easy (the Menu button) and fast-forwarding through content is a joy.
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I also managed to crash the application, but that's to be expected.Īll in all, finding programming to watch is easy and intutiive, not unlike the original Hulu implementation in boxee. My only problem was with my screensaver - unlike FrontRow, Hulu doesn't turn the screensaver off when playing back content. The Apple remote works flawlessly with the Hulu application. I should also note that the size of the application window was larger than 1280x800 by default, so mobile users might get the "full screen" upon launch experience.
#Hulu on mac desktop full
Although Hulu Desktop didn't take up the full-screen of my 22" external monitor when it was initially launched, a quick ⌘-F will take you full screen. I totally want to figure out if the arbitrary system requirements can be bypassed so this can get running on the Apple TV. Regardless of the double-speak, how well does this application actually work? Well, based on my limited testing (I did want to get this post done), it is awesome. I don't know, maybe Hulu really believes that people won't be using this application with their TV-connected Macs or Windows Media PCs, but this app certainly feels like it was meant for big screens. Although the tagline for Hulu Desktop, " Lean-back viewing for your PC," keeps the sematic difference between a 24" LCD monitor and a 25" LCD TV in check, the execution, especially with extensive remote support, seems to say something else. Hulu's justification (well, one of many justifications) for going after boxee was that the content is designed to be viewed from a web browser and not from the couch.
#Hulu on mac desktop update
The last big boxee update changed how boxee serves Hulu content, in an effort to make it more difficult for Hulu to pull the plug. That doesn't mean this isn't still exciting.įor some background, Hulu has been involved in a back-and-forth battle with the social media center application, boxee, which allows users to access online content from their Mac or Apple TV and makes big-screen viewing a pleasure. After all of the boxee nastiness, I'm a bit surprised by the development. NBC's online video site, Hulu, has launched a desktop app that allows Mac users to watch Hulu content without using a web browser, and with full Apple Remote support.
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