Digital Home Thoughts: Hulu Moves To Your Desktop

"Everytime somebody has said that Hulu killed TV, they were exaggerating. Until now maybe. Hulu Desktop sure looks a whole lot like the future of TV. It's a media center type of application—like Front Row or Boxee or Netflix or Windows Media Center—that gives you full access to Hulu with an Apple Remote or Windows Media remote or just your keyboard and mouse."

I sincerely hope viewers in the US appreciate all the cool Internet based applications you get access to. Hulu has already etched out a name for itself as being a great TV watching replacement. With a desktop application, the limitations of the browser are tossed aside and with that, the experience becomes much better. Their desktop application offers all the same features as the browser client, but with more panache, easier to use controls and a more fluid response. Of course, this is what Gizmodo tells me because Hulu hasn't taken it upon themselves to start offering services to other countries! One thing I do find interesting about this release is that it is in stark contrast to much marginalized competitor Joost, who ended going with a Flash based browser client only just last year. I imagine Joost switched for convenience reasons, while Hulu now has the base that customers want a more compelling experience that can't currently be offered through Flash.