19 responses to “YouTubeXL versus Hulu Desktop”

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   mtexeira June 3rd, 2009 at 07:09

   We will see.

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   Alex Weathers June 3rd, 2009 at 07:45

   I think that this is great! The world will become more and more dependent on technology and the previous way of living will become extinct. With these new desktop interfaces it is entirely possible that cable and satellite could become a thing of the past.

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   Kristeen June 3rd, 2009 at 11:12

   Thanks for the info. I think I’m going to have to give it a try.

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   Kristin Crowson June 3rd, 2009 at 11:36

   I think Hulu’s new desktop program will go far. As far as actual movie, tv show and media clips it seems better apt at providing what users are really looking for and the features seem to be a little bit nicer then Youtube XL. Personally, I don’t like YouTube, due to the fact that there is so much junk on it instead of a quick link to actual shows or movies, so I may be a little biased towards what Hulu is trying to market. Either way, it should be very exciting to see how both do and what effect they will have on TV and cable service providers.

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   Stephen Parkhill June 3rd, 2009 at 11:50

   Hulu desktop looks awesome. Forget paying for cable: go out and buy an S-Video cable and an audio cable for under $20, get a cheap remote, and connect your laptop to your TV. I’ve been using Hulu this way for a while now but the one thing that has always bothered me was having to get up to navigate the website between shows. Now that Hulu Desktop is available I’m definitely going to go buy myself a remote. Anyone who continues to pay for cable is making a big mistake…

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   JSeeley June 3rd, 2009 at 12:09

   I like both Hulu and YouTube, and I use them all the time. I just recently have been spending my free time watching seasons of TV shows off Hulu and using a monitor cable, connected Kristin’s 37″ LCD to my laptop so I can watch the TV shows like I regularly would. The quality is good, if not better, then if I would have just watched it on TV anyway. If I had a remote control then I would have to say the computer way of watching TV is better then watching TV itself. Also with a HDMI or S-video cable the quality would probably be even better then that of my monitor cable, but at the moment my laptop is to old for HDMI and Kristin’s TV does not have S-video.

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   Andrew Najem June 3rd, 2009 at 12:38

   Definitely a more disruptive topic now that youtube is involved, i figure since hulu started and developed relationships with some of the networks that they will have an upper hand. But this is going to create alot of compitition which leads to more creativeness and techlogical features constantly updating for these sites.

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   lrrodrig June 3rd, 2009 at 12:45

   Hulu desktop is easy to use from what I have experienced.

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   Jason Jerger June 3rd, 2009 at 13:46

   WOW! I’m not gunna lie, that seems awesome. I am downloading it right after I make this post. I agree with Stephen’s comment, meaning that whenever I hook up my laptop to my TV I hate getting up to have to change stuff. The remote would make that a lot easier. (Just like who would watch TV without a TV remote?!). And I totally agree with Kristin. I will definitely use Hulu Desktop over YoutubeXL. Youtube has way too much junk on there. I haven’t used YoutubeXL, but I’d assume it’d be the same. Half the time I try and look up a video on youtube I end up getting “Rick Rolled!”

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    Ryan Quigley June 3rd, 2009 at 14:22

    Creating a desktop platform is a good move for both You Tube and Hulu. I can see a large market for both of these desktop applications since the number of people who own plasma and lcd televisions is increasing everyday. I also like the remote that is compatible with Hulu Desktop. I think the remote also with the media that Hulu offers makes it more attractive than YouTube XL. I have a plasma tv and use it frequently to hook my laptop up to it, this is defintely something that I will download and use.

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    Jocelyn June 3rd, 2009 at 14:57

    I think that this is going to be a big deal. YouTube is expanding to the market and what the consumer wants right now. This will be very easy and convenient, even for an inexperienced user. Although this is great, i can see many other companies trying to copy and gain a portion of the market.

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    melmalik June 3rd, 2009 at 18:04

    I have a PS3 at home, and when I watch youtube videos on it, the quality I get is not very good when I try to put it in full screen. Hopefully this new website will help improve the quality of the videos…

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    clarkep June 3rd, 2009 at 20:42

    Since, I need participation points by responding to this blog, I will attempt to offer a view that may not be popular.
    This massive push toward an “on-demand” society creates an inpression that instant gratitifcation is everything. Primarily promoted by those mega corporations that are lining their pockets with cash. Instant gratification is a prime component of addictive behavior, when that need is no longer satifying, dissappointment sets in. Perhaps, those promoting such harmful societal activities shall themselves reap dissapointment.
    I love trees and flowers partly because of the joy of seeing them grow and develop. Which takes time, patience and care. That’s value too.

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    Cory K June 3rd, 2009 at 21:31

    Wow they really took it to the next level of “on demand” online entertainment. I think they really meant it in their commericals about turning our brains into mush. Now we don’t even have to move, but I like it!

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    SarahH6 June 3rd, 2009 at 21:52

    I guess the days where “nothing is on TV” are finally over. This is very disruptive and sounds like bad news for cable TV. One place I can think of in particular that won’t need this though are the gyms across America, considering everyone will be at home being anti-social and lazy, and watching TV programming.

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    ShaneRoss June 3rd, 2009 at 22:33

    This is a great technology which is available to all. As many people already stated, it is very disuptive and is attempting to phase out cable TV – Perhaps the future of television is all user-created, sort of the way youtube creates the opportunity for anyone to upload video, the same may happen with TV…

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    ablack June 3rd, 2009 at 22:42

    this is fine if you really lay back while watching random video clips, but i generally look for specific things to watch, which requires me to type in the search engine. if this could totally take over for cable/sattelite it would be amazing, but i don’t think that’ll ever happen.

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    Michael Burns June 4th, 2009 at 00:00

    Well written article. I really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.

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    mrambo June 4th, 2009 at 05:02

    Meh this isn’t really anything spectacular for me. People have been hooking up their computers to their HDTVs for a while and using wireless keyboard and mouse. Using the remote may give it a more TV feel but I don’t see how you can get away from the keyboard since it’s much easier to search for what you want. Looking that the Youtube XL it basically looks and feels like Youtube but repackaged for less clutter. You still need to search for specific movies. Hulu Desktop on the other hand looks more like what you get from TV. You can actually scroll through a list of different shows. The only real downside to Hulu Desktop is that the requirements are sort of high. The min is Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz with 2 GB of RAM running Windows XP or later and Flash 9.0.124. I guess it’s not so much a problem if you’ve bought you computer in the last couple of years, but I’m still thinking there are a lot of people running older systems that don’t meet these minimum requirements.