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an $8 monthly subscription with greater benefits. First, it allows users greater access to its content by providing streaming options to devices other than your home computer, such as Apple’s i-products (iPad, iPhone, etc.), Sony’s PS3, Blu-ray players, Roku, and HDTVs with a 720p video feed and stereo audio. I

It started as a free (and legal) online video service that offered a selection of hit shows, clips, and movies from more than 225 content companies through an advertising-supported model

nfortunately, the video quality for purchased movies is strictly standard definition. Frankly, if you like a movie enough to purchase it, you’d do better to skip the download and buy it on Blu-ray.

45 popular shows

full-series runs of over 90 past TV hits

Hulu Plus’ network partnership lets it show current TV shows 24 hours after they air on TV.

quality to be equal

TV shows run a buck an episode, and standard-definition movies check in at $3 each. HD titles are available for $4, and most titles include 720p video and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Like Amazon VOD, once you rent a title, you have 30 days to watch; but once you hit play, there’s only a 24-hour viewing window.

Apple TV is its Netflix interface, which rivals that of the PS3, although it lacks 5.1 audio.

Within the next few years, if there's no merger, Netflix and HuIu will be virtually indistinguishable competitors.

HuIu was built on the promise of instant gratification at no charge, so how many of its 44 million monthly unique users

play the shows on the widest possible array of devices.

y NuIu charges $30 a month for the entire package. Would you ditch cable for that? Who wouldn't?

big wrinkle in this plan is Hulu's multipart parentage. NBC Universal, News Corp., and Disney (which bought in in 2009) each have a 27% stake in the firm, and each may have powerful reasons for wanting to keep HuIu away from Netflix

I'm tempted to cancel my disc plan at the end of the month and may do the same to the streaming option as well. I'm an Amazon Prime member and I can stream a lot of their titles for free (well, $79 per year)

Even with the new pricing I am going both ways. Streaming for convenienience but like most people I can't get the highest bandwidths yet, so blu rays too. In the old days if I rented three blu rays a month locally that 18 bucks is the same I am now paying for both services for potentially a lot more movies

Streaming has it's place, but it is still far from home theater or HD qualit

Netflix, Amazon, Cinema Now, Blockbuster are all similar in quality inasmuch as they all suffer generation losses,

streaming quality has definitely increased, and it depends greatly on your internet connection. I upgraded to a 10MB download cable connection and it works great on our "small" 40 inch LCD flatscreen.

I enjoy the streaming content provided by Netflix especially the unmatched variety of their foreign films.

I think people are much more affected by video quality than audio quality and they notice and prefer better video quality

huge difference that many people miss is that streamed movies mostly just have stereo sound (Netflix for instance), or perhaps Dolby Digital 5.1 (Apple TV rentals)

increasing streaming clogs internet connections further, I wonder when streaming will catch up with a good Blu-ray disc for video and audio clarity?

I can rent a Blu Ray from Blockbuster for $5.99, buy it for $20+, or stream the same movie from DirectTV for $5.99. Guess what happens? I save time, hassle and money by streaming.

impressed with the quality of streaming content through Vudu's HDX service. It is far superior to anything Netflix offers

Streaming is the future. There is no doubt in my mind. It will eventually be on par with BluRay