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Re:Sony beat the Apple TV without Google TV by jrockway on Saturday September 04, 2010 @08:55PM (#1663759)
Also, doesn't Hulu Plus have ads? I will pay $10 for a bunch of ads when hell freezes over.

(This is why I don't read magazines.)

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Re:Sony beat the Apple TV without Google TV by papa on Saturday September 04, 2010 @09:27PM (#1663810)
Yes. I could stomach the ads during the TV programs but the commercial breaks during Hulu-streamed movies really sucked. There's definitely something to be said for the commercial-free programming available via Netflix streaming.

The Hulu Plus content was also disappointing (compared to what's offered on the free Hulu site).

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Re:Sony beat the Apple TV without Google TV by tvon on Saturday September 04, 2010 @09:01PM (#1663769)
Yeah, basically you're paying to have access to a larger catalog. It's kind of nice if you want to go back and watch X-Files from the beginning, I guess, but I'll probably cancel it when the month is up...
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Re:Sony beat the Apple TV without Google TV by jakewalker on Saturday September 04, 2010 @11:06PM (#1663912)
You say this, but isn't this exactly what cable is? Only instead of $10 it's $70+ a month? Maybe you won't, but lots of people will.
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