Seeing Hulu officially on devices like the Roku box (coming soon), the PS3 (Hulu Plus Preview), and others, is a great thing. But, unfortunately, along with the "plus" features, come some minuses. For example, not all content available via free Hulu (on the web site) is available for viewing on TV's. Fox's "Fringe" is a perfect example. Do a search for "Fringe" via the web site, and you can watch full episodes. Do the same via Hulu Plus on your TV or Plus capable device, and you'll see there are zero search results. I'm not sure the that the negative's outweigh the positives, but it's extremely frustrating. Hulu's response to me (see below) pretty much explains the reasons, but, with the content limitations, I don't see Hulu Plus being worth $9.99/month. That's more than NetFlix, and really, there's less good content (at least for now). So, Hulu, please, until the Plus service really is a plus, consider reducing the price of the service.
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