{"id":10930,"date":"2017-05-24T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T19:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/?p=10930"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:23:04","slug":"first-look-hulu-with-live-tv-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/first-look-hulu-with-live-tv-beta\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look: Hulu with Live TV Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hulu&#8217;s channel bundle attacks the norms of pay TV service\u2014for better and for worse.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10931\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hulu with Live TV is not the channel bundle you might\u2019ve grown up with. The $40-per-month streaming service clearly wants to be something other than cable.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from being cheaper than the average pay TV package, Hulu\u2019s new bundle aims to blur the lines between live TV, on-demand shows, and DVR. It pushes personalized recommendations on what to watch, and it shunts the notion of channel-flipping out of the spotlight. Recordings, on-demand episodes, and Hulu\u2019s existing TV and movie library intermingle in ways that obscure the source of what you\u2019re watching, as if to suggest that only the content matters.<\/p>\n<p>Hulu\u2019s attempt to distance itself from the legacy TV experience is refreshing, and it can lead to discovering some great television. But it can also be disorienting, due to an expansive, sometimes confusing menu system. Hulu also accurately describes the current service as a beta, and it\u2019s marred by limited device support and occasional glitches. We\u2019re not going to render a review score until Hulu lifts the beta tag; in the meantime, cord-cutters signing up for the service in its current state should be aware they\u2019re paying for an unfinished product.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/signup.hulu.com\/plans?plus=1\">Hulu\u2019s bundle is one-size-fits-all<\/a>, with more than 60 channels for $40 per month. That puts it in the ballpark of other streaming bundles\u2019 primary offerings, though Hulu throws in access to its existing on-demand service\u2014an $8 per month value\u2014to sweeten the deal. The ad-free version of that existing service costs an extra $4 per month, and you can still tack on Showtime\u2019s on-demand catalog for another $9 per month.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"nativo-promo smartphone\"><\/aside>\n<p>Channel highlights include ESPN, Disney channels, regional sports from Fox and Comcast, all three cable news networks, and on-demand video from all four major broadcast networks. In certain markets, you can get live feeds from local broadcast stations as well. (A full channel list appears at the bottom of this review, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/live-tv\">Hulu\u2019s sign-up page<\/a> lets you enter a zip code for a list of local stations.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10932\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"large \"><figcaption>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hulu includes roughly 60 channels for $40 per month\u2014no more, no less.<\/h6>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Like other streaming bundles, Hulu omits some networks to keep prices down. AMC Network channels, Discovery channels, and Viacom channels such as Comedy Central and MTV are all absent from Hulu with Live TV, as are league-based sports channels such as NBA TV, MLB Network, NFL Network, and NFL Redzone.<\/p>\n<p>The service does include 50 hours of DVR at no extra charge, but with some opaque rules and restrictions. Some live channels let you rewind to the start of a program even if you haven\u2019t set up a recording, and then allow you to skip commercials. Others allow automatic rewinding, but not ad-skipping. Recordings are supported on all channels, but some won\u2019t let you skip ads unless you pay an extra $15 per month for expanded DVR, which also increases storage to 200 hours.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"large \"><figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10933\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hulu\u2019s cloud DVR lets you record individual episodes or entire series.<\/h6>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Subscribers can add up to six user profiles and are allowed up to two streams at a time, either inside or outside the home. That\u2019s the same as DirecTV Now, and better than Sling TV Orange, but less than PlayStation Vue, Sling TV Blue, and YouTube TV. It also leads into another upsell: For $15 more (or $20 total combined with expanded DVR service), you can stream on unlimited devices at home and three devices on the road.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"nativo-promo tablet desktop\"><\/aside>\n<p>Currently, Hulu with Live TV runs on Apple TV, Xbox One, Chromecast, iOS, and Android. Live TV subscribers can still use Hulu\u2019s on-demand service on a longer list of devices. The service also includes access to a handful of cable-authenticated apps, but the limited device support for live channels is one reason Hulu has applied a beta tag for now.<\/p>\n<h2>How Hulu Works<\/h2>\n<p>As for the experience of using Hulu with Live TV, it\u2019s at once gorgeous, empowering, and utterly overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>Top-level navigation splits into three main sections: The \u201cHome\u201d section focuses on recommendations and quick access to recently-watched programming. The \u201cMy Stuff\u201d section pulls in all the channels, shows, and movies that you\u2019ve marked as favorites, including both on-demand and DVR content. The \u201cBrowse\u201d section is a catch-all for everything else, including genres and a full channel list.<\/p>\n<p>Logical as this layout may seem, the purpose of each section isn\u2019t immediately self-evident. Each section also has numerous subsections, which in some cases share a name with subsections in other parts of the interface. For instance, there are four menus entitled \u201cSports,\u201d three menus entitled \u201cMovies,\u201d another three entitled \u201cTV\u201d or \u201cTV Shows,\u201d and two ways to access your favorite channels. These redundantly named sections rarely behave in exactly the same way. Better labelling could be a short-term fix, but Hulu would really benefit from consolidating the interface into fewer branching pathways.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"large \"><figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10934\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-4.jpg 400w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">In the \u201cMy Stuff\u201d section, the \u201cTV Shows\u201d menu provides a list of your favorite shows. But there\u2019s a different menu by the same name under the \u201cBrowse\u201d section.<\/h6>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At least the Hulu interface isn\u2019t lacking ways to discover things to watch. During setup, Hulu asks users to pick some favorite channels and genres, which fuel the recommendations on the home screen. Intriguing subsections such as \u201cStar Wars\u201d and \u201cBinge-worthy\u201d pepper the home screen, and browsing the genre menus yields fun results such as \u201cWorkplace Shenanigans\u201d and \u201cNostalgia TV.\u201d You can also search for shows, channels, and genres, but not for actors or directors.<\/p>\n<p>Other parts of the interface show promise, but need further development. Hulu\u2019s centralized menu for favorite sports teams is brilliant, but did not come with any setup process on Apple TV. (A menu for setting up favorite teams did appear on the Xbox One app). Support for kid-friendly user profiles is also helpful in theory, though it lacks parental lock and misses the mark with age-based recommendations. No disrespect to the unashamedly bizarre <em>Uncle Grandpa<\/em>, but it\u2019s not appropriate for a three-year-old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"large \"><figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10935\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-5.jpg 400w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hulu lets you track all your favorite sports teams from one place.<\/h6>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Performance Hits and Misses<\/h2>\n<p>By calling itself a paid beta, Hulu with Live TV is trying to inoculate itself against early criticism for glitches and performance hiccups. And there have been a few.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, I experienced a persistent issue on Apple TV where Hulu boots me out of a stream and back to its menu. Sometimes this would happen while attempting to fast forward, and a few times it\u2019s occurred on its own. While I was always able to resume the channel or program in question, it happens frequently enough to be a nuisance.<\/p>\n<p>The live channel guide\u2014yes, this does exist; it&#8217;s accessible by taping or swiping up from any video\u2014also has a design flaw that\u2019s hopefully unintentional: The buttons to initiate a recording or view more information only apply to what\u2019s playing in the background, not to whatever\u2019s highlighted in the guide. This makes a chore out of recording or favoriting soon-to-air programs.<\/p>\n<p>Yet in terms of reliability, Hulu with Live TV has performed well in my experience. Channel load times were initially a bit sluggish, but have improved over the past week, and I haven\u2019t seen any show-stopping errors like the kind that afflicted DirecTV Now in its early days. Video resolution has been routinely crisp at 720p for live channels, 1080p for movies, and 4K for some originals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10936\" src=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-6.jpg 400w, https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/hulu-6-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"large \"><figcaption>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hulu managed to avoid any major buffering or freezing issues during our testing.<\/h6>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The only major problem concerns frame rate, which tops out at 30 frames per second for all channels and programs. That means you don\u2019t get the smoothness of motion that\u2019s typically found in live sports, news, talk shows, soap operas, and late-night programming. PlayStation Vue and DirecTV Now remain the best options for 60-frames-per-second viewing.<\/p>\n<p>How does Hulu compare with other streaming bundles overall? To be honest, a strong opinion eludes me. The channel lineup is a fine cross-section of what cable TV has to offer, but with holes that may be disqualifying for some potential cord cutters. The interface deserves praise for its vision, but not so much for its execution. And the barrage of upsells\u2014more DVR storage, no streaming limits, fewer ads\u2014is grating even if the options are nice to have.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the right call on picking a streaming bundle is still to thoroughly examine all the options\u2014their lineups, their features, their device support\u2014and hope you find a match for your needs. In beta or otherwise, Hulu with Live TV just tilts the odds a little further in your favor.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full channel list for the Hulu Live TV bundle:<\/p>\n<p><strong>21st CENTURY FOX<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FOX<\/li>\n<li>Big Ten Network<\/li>\n<li>Fox Business Network<\/li>\n<li>Fox News Channel<\/li>\n<li>Fox RSNs<\/li>\n<li>Fox Sports 1<\/li>\n<li>Fox Sports 2<\/li>\n<li>FX<\/li>\n<li>FXX<\/li>\n<li>FXM<\/li>\n<li>National Geographic Channel<\/li>\n<li>National Geographic Wild<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Walt Disney Company<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ABC<\/li>\n<li>ESPN<\/li>\n<li>ESPN2<\/li>\n<li>ESPNU<\/li>\n<li>ESPNEWS<\/li>\n<li>ESPN-SEC Network<\/li>\n<li>Freeform<\/li>\n<li>Disney Channel<\/li>\n<li>Disney XD<\/li>\n<li>Disney Junior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NBC Universal<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NBC<\/li>\n<li>Telemundo<\/li>\n<li>Comcast RSNs<\/li>\n<li>The Comcast Network Philadelphia<\/li>\n<li>NECN<\/li>\n<li>USA Network<\/li>\n<li>Bravo<\/li>\n<li>E!<\/li>\n<li>Syfy<\/li>\n<li>MSNBC<\/li>\n<li>CNBC<\/li>\n<li>NBCSN<\/li>\n<li>Golf Channel<\/li>\n<li>Chiller<\/li>\n<li>Oxygen Network<\/li>\n<li>Sprout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A+E Networks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A&amp;E<\/li>\n<li>The History Channel (THC)<\/li>\n<li>Lifetime<\/li>\n<li>Viceland<\/li>\n<li>Lifetime Movie Network (LMN)<\/li>\n<li>FYI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Scripps Networks Interactive<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Food Network<\/li>\n<li>HGTV<\/li>\n<li>Travel Channel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Turner Networks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CNN<\/li>\n<li>HLN<\/li>\n<li>CNN International<\/li>\n<li>TBS<\/li>\n<li>TNT<\/li>\n<li>TruTV<\/li>\n<li>TCM<\/li>\n<li>Turner Classic Movies<\/li>\n<li>Cartoon Network &amp; Adult Swim<\/li>\n<li>Boomerang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CBS Corporation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CBS<\/li>\n<li>CBS Sports Network<\/li>\n<li>POP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Have questions?<\/h4>\n<p>Get answers\u00a0from\u00a0Microsofts Cloud Solutions Partner!<br \/>\nCall us at:\u00a0856-745-9990 or visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"South Jersey Techies Website\" href=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Jersey Techies, LL C<\/a>\u00a0is a full\u00a0<a title=\"South Jersey Techies Managed Services\" href=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Managed Web and Technology Services Company<\/a>\u00a0providing\u00a0IT Services,\u00a0<a title=\"South Jersey Techies: Web Design\" href=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/website_design.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Website Design Services<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"South Jersey Techies: Server Support\" href=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/server_install.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Server Support<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"South Jersey Techies: Network Consulting\" href=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/network_consulting.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Network Consulting<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"South Jersey Techies: Internet Phones\" href=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/voip.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Internet Phones<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"South Jersey Techies: Cloud Solutions Provider\" href=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/cloud.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloud Solutions Provider<\/a>\u00a0and much more.<a title=\"South Jersey Techies: Contact\" href=\"http:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/contact.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Contact for More<\/a>\u00a0Information.<\/p>\n<p>To read this article in its entirety\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.techhive.com\/article\/3196666\/streaming-services\/hulu-with-live-tv-first-impressions-from-the-beta-version-this-ia-a-bundle-that-pretends-its-not.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hulu&#8217;s channel bundle attacks the norms of pay TV service\u2014for better and for worse. 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