Hulu Subscriptions

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Posted: Sun, 10/04/2009 - 18:45
Hulu Subscriptions

Dear Playon,

Could you guys feature a "Subscriptions" folder under HULU, similar to YouTube? It would be easier to track some shows instead of folder browsing...

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Posted: Sun, 10/04/2009 - 22:08
Re: Hulu Subscriptions

It's there already. It's called your Queue.

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Posted: Mon, 10/05/2009 - 13:07
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Those are not subscriptions, those are what you choose to put in your queue. I'd like to see a "subscribed" show appear in its entirety, not only what I queue'd...

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Posted: Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:50
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Let me further clarify...

Sign in to your Hulu account and click "Profile" next to your name.

Here are some options under the profile page;

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Main
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Settings
#
Queue (x)
#
Subscriptions
#
History
#
Friends
#
Recommendations

One can click on "Queue" to view what is actively queue'd by that user. If you click on "Subscriptions" one can see the entire show page listed, which PlayOn could list all available videos under that show.

Please do not misrepresent or misunderstand my request. "Subscriptions" are not "Your Queue"...

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Posted: Mon, 10/05/2009 - 15:17
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Your clarification above states you wish to view your subscriptions page for the purposes of getting to the show's page. Perhaps you wish to get to that show's older episodes. However it's been my experience that when you subscribe to a show and new episodes arrive they are automatically put into your queue. That's always been enough for me.

IMHO the "show page" is just a convenient way of looking at a show in it's entirety and shows well in a web browser but it not that impressive in say the PS3's XMB interface. IOW you probably could go to Hulu's menu and navigate to the show by name in the PS3's XMB interface. I'm not sure. In the past I've just went to the show page in a real web browser and queued any old episodes I wanted to see but otherwise just let the subscription fill my queue when and if new episodes arrive. YMMV.

Thanks for the clarification though.

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Posted: Sun, 10/11/2009 - 16:57
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You are welcome. In a nutshell, yes the subscription link would be a shortcut to reach your favorite shows. I thought it would be easier that way, like within 2 menus in the XMB rather than up to 4, you know. I use the queue for current shows of course, but say Knight Rider or Alf, I have to browse for them.

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Posted: Mon, 10/19/2009 - 20:48
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I haven't gotten ADMIN's input regards to my original post, could you please let me know what you think?

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Posted: Tue, 10/20/2009 - 07:55
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Sorry for not having replied here. We've added your suggestion to our list of things to look at. Thanks for the feedback and suggestion!

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Posted: Tue, 10/20/2009 - 09:49
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Bushmaster78FS wrote:
You are welcome. In a nutshell, yes the subscription link would be a shortcut to reach your favorite shows. I thought it would be easier that way, like within 2 menus in the XMB rather than up to 4, you know. I use the queue for current shows of course, but say Knight Rider or Alf, I have to browse for them.

Yes - we need to get ALF quicker to load ;) (unbiased opinion)
Thanks for the suggestion!

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Posted: Tue, 10/20/2009 - 17:48
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avalien wrote:
Yes - we need to get ALF quicker to load ;) (unbiased opinion)
Thanks for the suggestion!
I love ALF !!!! :)

Thank you guys...

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Posted: Sat, 10/24/2009 - 21:20
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admin wrote:
Sorry for not having replied here. We've added your suggestion to our list of things to look at. Thanks for the feedback and suggestion!

I know its already on your list, but if having other folks adds weight to your consideration, please add me.
There are thousands of show pages on hulu, being able to distill the list of things to one folder of my "favorites" which is the subscription list, would be helpful.
I don't use My Queue, because many times I want access to older shows, or specific episodes.

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Posted: Sun, 10/25/2009 - 01:12
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Thanks for the input. It's actually one of the next things we'll be focusing on once we've fixed Hulu sync issues for those who experience them.

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