- Hey there, reviewers, viewers,
Hulu's plans, better than ever.
What used to be kind of a mediocre cloud TV package
now one of the strongest options available
thanks to some strategic bundles and partnerships
Hulu Plus Live TV has the goods
for a whole family of viewers.
And modular plans can tack on fun extras
for premium channels, but the world
of cord cutting isn't quite as cheap as it used to be.
While Hulu is a strong player against other options
is it the right fit for your cash?
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So dang, Hulu got good.
Hulu Originals, Live TV,
and a bundle with Disney Plus and ESPN Plus,
this is a fantastic cable TV competitor.
The cloud DVR now includes unlimited recording
instead of the paltry 50 hours of recording.
And like other cloud TV options,
there's no plan or additional setup or lock in or fees.
You can use it as long as you want.
You can cancel it when you want to.
Then you can sign back up if you decide to.
We're pretty well agreed on the reviews team.
If you're looking at Hulu,
the $76 a month plan probably makes the most sense.
There is a $70 a month plan.
It's a little cheaper, but that includes ads.
The extra six bucks for ad free streaming,
well worth the price hike in our opinions.
The main bummer on plan restrictions,
you're not going to land quite as many
live channels as YouTube TV
and you only get two concurrent streams at the same time.
It's another 10 bucks a month to get unlimited streams.
I really want to know what that word "unlimited" means here.
At some point I'm gonna need to stream all the review phones
in my office at once to see how many my wifi can handle,
but I digress.
Really no complaints on offerings here.
It's a solid all-rounder package.
I think YouTube TV is a little stronger
for sports with NBA and MLB.
YouTube also has PBS, but the flip side,
of course, is getting Disney Plus
and ESPN Plus included in the price.
Just looking at TV, YouTube is a little stronger
but ad-free Hulu Originals, Disney and ESPN
is a combo that YouTube doesn't directly have an answer for.
YouTube Originals didn't really pan out.
I'm a huge fan of Cobra Kai now on Netflix.
I suppose YouTube's 4K add-on is kind of fun.
It delivers a pretty seamless offline viewing mode
but cloud to cloud, I think we're in pretty even territory.
Factor in premium add-ons like HBO Max, Showtime
and additional sports packages and most of our cord cutting
solutions are going to look similar
by the time you pick your configuration of channels.
Let's put some numbers out there.
If you got Hulu with ads and Live TV,
70 bucks a month
and you paid for an entertainment channel add-on to close
some of the TV gap with YouTube,
you'd be looking at roughly 78 bucks a month.
If you signed up for YouTube TV
and then you got the Hulu Disney ESPN bundle on its own
you'd be looking at $79 a month.
Both would have unlimited DVR.
YouTube would give you three concurrent streams
while Hulu would only give you two.
There really is no one winner in this space,
which is a good thing, but it also means consumers,
they need to spend a little more time shopping
around the best fit for their needs.
It's a good problem to have, but you gotta break down
the channels that you really wanna watch.
You gotta look at the add-ons and streaming
services that you really want.
And then also I think we all need to get into
a better habit of cycling the streaming platforms
that we aren't using.
My wife and I, we're getting better at subscribing
to services per month and then turning them off
when we're done with specific shows.
Now, it's kind of funny but there's really no reason
why you can't turn Live TV
into a more seasonal experience too.
One of the big draws for live programming is sports
but that landscape is insanely complicated now
and a Live TV package really won't cover
most fans needs anyway.
Just last week we did a video on NFL Sunday Ticket
trying to get all your football needs met
with one streaming package.
Doesn't seem completely possible.
In conclusion, well done Hulu.
This is a much stronger offering
and consumers always benefit from better competition.
And you know this is legit when YouTube is calling
out Hulu directly on their signup page.
So we want to hear from you.
How are you watching TV these days?
Are you looking at mostly on-demand or streaming services?
Are you using a cloud DVR
or do you just wait for a whole season to finish
and then just binge it like a Netflix show?
Drop us the fun hot takes in the comments below.
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