Can you play hulu.com videos on this tablet without requiring the Hulu Plus subscription? Thanks!
1447441
No. You have to have the subscription to run the app. I tried running Hulu through the browser, but they have the mobile flash locked down. That being said, between Crackle, Youtube, and Crunchyroll, there isn't much you will miss. The flash on board did ok with some webstreams (I really only tried SyFy's to watch some Eureka).Oh, and another thing that sucks about Hulu is they kill the stream to the tablet if you plug it in using HDMI.
1447442
Yes and no. Hulu offers some free content but most of it requires an account with plus. It wouldnt matter what tablet you used, this is just a feature of Hulu itself. That being said, you might run into issues with flash content not loading. If you do, download a browser with HTML5 support like the new dolphin browser beta. Hope this helps
1447443
no, but u can still use CRACKLE instead or google play Movie app and youtube app for watching free movies and tv shows
1447444
Without a patched/hacked version of flash player you can not play hulu through hulu.com.
1447445
I just went to hulu.com and immediately got a message that the hulu plus subscription is required for mobile devices, so it doesn't look like it.
1447446
No, just to check, I've tried it on Firefox for Android running the "phony" plug-in so that you appear to be running a desktop browser, and it doesn't work. Doesn't work on Chrome for Android ICS either. Definitely doesn't work on the stock browser. I haven't tried it on Dolphin or Opera, but I assume that Hulu sniffs out that you're on an Android mobile platform no matter what you do.
1447447
No. You have to have the subscription to run the app. I tried running Hulu through the browser, but they have the mobile flash locked down. That being said, between Crackle, Youtube, and Crunchyroll, there isn't much you will miss. The flash on board did ok with some webstreams (I really only tried SyFy's to watch some Eureka). Oh, and another thing that sucks about Hulu is they kill the stream to the tablet if you plug it in using HDMI.
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Not with this tablet, heck no. I haven't been able to download a single app. As a matter of fact, apps on Google Play won't even recognize it as a mobile device! The only thing this tablet is good for is to read pdfs, send email or go online. Videos usually load extremely slowly if at all, and it hangs up every now and again, but what else can you expect for this price, right?
1985480
Yes, Mine hows these available: Kaboom, Pandora, Live 365, Spotfly, Thapsody, Podcaster, Also have games and movie choices: Blackjack, Quickmaster, Rockswap, etc. Hulu Plus, Netflix Great system, so glad I got it! Way cheaper than the options out there!
104423
Yes, they are both listed in the windows app store. I personally use netflix on it, I don't use Hulu plus but just searched for it in the store.
11839
Just remember that you can't use the SD card to play videos bought on-line. Neither Amazon's nor Itunes will work. They must be loaded in the internal memory.
48106
Yes it does. This device is a Google TV player and lots more besides. You can download the HULU app from the Google Play store. You can also open the built in Chrome browser to get to the HULU site. Basically this device is a Barebones Linux HTPC with some built in apps.
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No, amazon has a pretty tight lid set on what can and cannot access its video services, and the majority of android devices are not given access. There are of course ways around this, the easiest of which is view through the browser, (chrome usually works best for me). All other standard android video apps will work though, such as Netflix and the like. If you're looking for Amazon video compatibility on a tablet, then your best bet is to go with a kindle, (any version will work, and the KF2 can be found on Amazon for 99 dollars).
55127
Not sure. U can try dolphin or chrome browser to see if ABC TV works or not. I haven't tried ABC TV yet. Hulu and Netflix are working great on this tablet and great picture like HDTV. So far, I loved it.
1363230
I bought 4 of these tablets for my grandchildren and they loved them. Yes, it does have Google Play and you can download anything from the Google store. I am not sure with this connecting to a TV since we didn't need to do that. I will check on this and report back.
106877
Netflix App = Yes, Hulu App = Yes, Amazon Instant Video App = No. Although Amazon's Kindle is based upon Android, Amazon has not made their video player app available for Android devices. If Amazon lifts this limitation, their is no reason the Venue 8 could not play Amazon video. Amazon officially supports only Apple or Amazon mobile devices.
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You should be able to stream Amazon video if you access it using Chrome browser. Otherwise, try sideloading Adobe flash version that's a generation older. That has worked with my Android tablets.
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Netflix, Hulu Plus, and YouTube are all options in this model. If you have it set up for wi-fi, you can do software updates. Google the owner's manual if you need directions on how to do any of that. I watch YouTube all the time, but don't use any of the pay services.
1290052
No. You can not watch videos as it does not have inbuilt media player. Though it has picture viewers and you can see images, movies can't. You will have to use external bluray or media player to watch movies.
1488199
Yes it plays you tube beautifully, I'm very pleased with this tablet. The only thing is it doesn't come with a wall charger but Amazon doesn't tell you that.
23464
I have all of the above except Hulu+. This phone is capable of supporting all of those including much, much more! The video on the S5 is fantastic! Since I've had this phone I rarely use my tablet.
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If you use Amazon apps you should be able to download it from there. Its listed under "my devices" and on you computer you would be able to see if you can use the app or not (when you download from the device itself it just won't download it). I've tried downloading HULU but it won't let me...when I got online I saw that its only available to Kindle Fire. Hope this answers your question! lol
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I do not use Hulu if the Play store has a APP it should. I use netflix I got the app and it plays fine, battery last thru the whole movie