(European here) Wait! There are COMMERCIALS in between? Why? Doesn't that defy the idea of high-quality service?

You don't get high quality service at only $7.99/month.

In my opinion, this is a problem with Hulu Plus and Netflix: it's too cheap. Unlimited access to a catalog of movies should/could be more expensive. That could possibly allow them to have a better offering/no commercials.

I wholeheartely agree. NetFlix has made some silly missteps, but the outcry over raising their rates was confusing to me. The value per dollar is mind-boggling. It already has more great stuff that I have time to watch, and I would still pay substantially more for a deeper catalog.

I really don't understand why they don't do netflix premium with per-movie rentals for $4-5 per streamed movie.

Given that all the big box movie rental stores have died, this would make them a player vs iTunes and Amazon who manage to have better selection than Netflix.

The user outcry of "I already pay Netflix a whole $10 a month, and now they want me to pay MORE?" would be ridiculously huge, if the previous fiasco is any indication.

Totally agree on Netflix. I would easily pay $25 a month for Netflix streaming if it had great content (e.g., same movies as the DVD by mail service + HBO)

For the record Netflix does not have commercials (yet).

Well, you get 80% of what a normal cable or satellite subscription would cost at like a quarter of the price. And there are still less commercials.

I'm no fan of commercials, but it certainly beats paying $3/episode from iTunes.

Less commercials but more often... and I can't buffer up and skip past them like I can with my DVR.

Sorry I don't watch adverts at all if possible - after 10 years of Tivo, I get jittery when forced to.

Well, that's why people are so ambivalent about Hulu Plus, compared to something like Netflix. It has negatives, but it's cheap, so...

The day netflix gets commercials I am out

I and many other cinephiles prefer Hulu Plus because of the commercial-free Criterion catalog. I also find Hulu's software to be superior, at least on 360 and PS3. I'm a satisfied Netflix customer, too, though.