How to: Watch Hulu on your Wii using PlayOn.tv

[xXApocolypticKillaXx]

can this be unlimited for free???

[Urharra1991]

I hope you don't really sound like this cus I sound retarded

[cachoaz1]

play doesn't work on my wii

[Flame0522cp]

This is amazing!!! Thanks for posting. but my free trial ran out...what am I supposed to do now?! Anybody have a key registration?!!?

[GeauxBreaux96]

Kermit the Frog?

[devilfitts]

Absolutely amazing! Thanks!

[nhekosthesoontobe]

u sound so fucking funny dude

[kenrickeason]

@jrthewonderful download mc wii to your sd card after the download turn your wii off and take your sd card out the wii and put it the computer and when starts up your sd card create a file call music or video which you can do both so you go to a website or usb to get contents and place them in the right folders from another device and get the contents you looking for

[jrthewonerful]

Hi Great Video! I was wondering if you can help me out. Is there a way to put videos on an SD Card then play on the Wii? If you know the answer to my question can you please inbox me on here. Thanks stay awesome. PS Family guy is deadly!

[zizooo94man]

is it avalible on mac

[indigoAlice]

It's not that expensive... I just did 4 months for 14.95... then if I decide I like it after that I'll pay the one payment of 80 bucks and never have to pay anything again. And it will so be worth it to be able to watch Hulu on my Wii

[LollyTee]

Thanks! Finally!!

[lyrickiller15]

thnx bro

[NannaLaurie]

Will I be able to watch hulu if I'm not in America?

[wrOnGwaYraP]

not available in Canada its just for usa wtf ?

[frinkeydotcom]

@jayarr142 I haven't tried it with a wired connection, but if both the Wii and computer are connected to the same modem, you should be good.

[happyicecream1234]

What about watching R rated movies? You have to login to Hulu, and there doesn't seem to be a way to enter user name and password through your Wii. Any suggestions?

[frinkeydotcom]

@happyicecream1234 I searched the PlayOn forums and you should be able to enter your Hulu username and password in the PlayOn Settings Manager under the Channels tab.

[happyicecream1234]

@frinkeydotcom Oh - thanks a lot! I'll give that a try.

[22banway]

Ok I did absolutely everything in this video and it works exactly the same until I go to play the video. It says I need to have a flash update. I reinstalled the internet channel hoping that a more recent version of flash was available for the browser to no avail. I have netflix and love it, but I love hulu now too. Boo.

[frinkeydotcom]

@22banway You should file a ticket with the PlayOn team.

[HANNAN98]

Nice voice Mr. Mackey. Mmkay

[walkrunslip]

nathan97ruiz. Pay attention, dumb fuck. He never said the video said PlayOn was free, dumb fuck. All he said was because it's buggy it SHOULD be free, dumb fuck. Because no one wants to pay for software that's buggy, dumb fuck.Who can't read now, dumb fuck? One last one just cause...dumb fuck.

[nathan97ruiz]

josh2utube. if u would listen, he said on 0:25 that the internet channel is free. he never said playon was free. and on 2:57 he said playon is a little laggy at times. so listen next time dumb fuck. and that also goes for the 11 retards that thums up'ed your comment.

[YOMAN1616]

Would It be easier to just go on hulu.Com

[xxdarkstar7310xx1]

wii5555555555huhuh

[edgarmambou]

Do you have to pay for anything???????

[Nascarfan24dude]

does it work with windows XP?

[HitmanVK1995]

14 day trial :/

[rm0475]

Free "trial"?.... no thanks.

[TheCholquito]

you're a fast wii typer

[22banway]

@TheCholquito I know! It takes me forever to type on there and I usually misspell everything. lol

[rob2049]

Why the hell would I want to involve half of my electronics that are on the network to stream hulu to wii? The whole point is to stream hulu DIRECTLY to hacked wii! Is there a way?

[HASSY247]

Can You Make a Tutorial for hOMEbrew on wii 4.3 i need help

[HASSY247]

is there away to hack your wii if its the latest version

[HASSY247]

whats your Nintendo Wii Friends Thingy

[frinkeydotcom]

@HASSY247 I don't use that, so I wouldn't know.

[HASSY247]

Ill tell u the info Its a Nokia N95 8GB Unlocked Any sim with the standard Charger Headphones USB Cable and Even Speakers

[frinkeydotcom]

@HASSY247 Can't help. Good luck!

[HASSY247]

Hey Thanks so Much it Worked 5 star And Do you Know anyThing about Swapping phones if so i want to swap my nokia n95 8gb for a Blackberry And Ideas Were to Swap It

Thankz

[frinkeydotcom]

@HASSY247 Phone swapping depends on lots of factors. Your best bet is to Google your situation.

[HASSY247]

Hey Sorry If im buggin you I Live in the Uk and i cant Watch Hulu i can watch anything else But Not Hulu Please Help

[frinkeydotcom]

@HASSY247 Lifehacker has instructions (remove the spaces): bit.ly / 18hJgD

[njboesman]

Great video, thanks for the info......do you think that an iPad would work as a server ?

[frinkeydotcom]

@njboesman I wouldn't know how to get your iPad to work as a server. You'd have to get the iPad to run the PlayOn program, which is a Windows program. But PlayOn can now stream to the iPhone and iPod Touch and they said iPad streaming is coming soon.

[lovely692611]

Thanks alot you have been very helpful. and ur video was awesome, just one more question. Does ur pc have to be on in order to launch playon? thanks again i know im probably buggin u. =-[

[frinkeydotcom]

@lovely692611 Thanks! Yes, your PC must be on. Your PlayOn server must be running on your PC at the same time you go to the site on your Wii.

[lovely692611]

the site i went to looked diff. than yours. and i let me download it free on a 14-day trial. but when i tried to run it on the wii it said no pc found. PLZ HELP!!!

[frinkeydotcom]

@lovely692611 They've changed the site since I made this video. They do have a 14-day free trial. You have to install the software and start the server from your PC. Then, using a Wii on the same wireless network, go to playon.tv.

[lovely692611]

is play  on free?

[frinkeydotcom]

@lovely692611 Nope. Pricing info is here: playon.tv / purchase

[JoshMcCue]

is netflix free?

[frinkeydotcom]

@JoshMcCue Nope. It ranges from $8.99 to $23.99 per month depending on how many movies you want mailed to you at once.

[ChainaPRO]

Oh and does it work on mac???? :?

[frinkeydotcom]

@ChainaPRO This is from PlayOn's FAQ:

"PlayOn is Windows-only software at the present time. However, you can find out how to run PlayOn in Parallels on Mac...PlayOn is also reported to run well over VMware on Mac, and WINE on Linux. Although the porting effort to Mac and/or Linux is fairly huge, we would love to add the support, but it is not planned any time soon." playon.tv/playon/playon-for-ma­c

[fraudster111]

@ChainaPRO lol mac.

[ChainaPRO]

OMFG YOU ROCK DUDE.YOU JUST FREAKIN ROCKED MY WORLD RIGHT NOW!!!!

[frinkeydotcom]

@ChainaPRO Right back at you, dude!

[u57600118]

do i need have the computer and wii on while watching a movie

[frinkeydotcom]

@u57600118 Yes. Your computer acts as a server that must be on the whole time for PlayOn to work.

[piajeffers]

Wow thx it works in my wii

[piffyxP]

that's cool but it sucks that you have to pay when hulu is free already -___- how much is it anyway ?

[frinkeydotcom]

@piffyxP PlayOn Premium is $39.99 for your first year and $19.99/year thereafter.

[mindydee113]

do you have to wait for videos to buffer on computer before they play on tv? is buffering an issue at all or do the video's just play strait through? also, what about the netflix movies.....are they the new current, up to date selection? i would love to try this but if i am going to pay for it, i want decent movies to choose from. my computer is a wireless laptop, playing off a wireless modem, is that ok?

[frinkeydotcom]

@mindydee113 You do have to wait for buffering. Depending on your connection speed it can become an issue. You can try both PlayOn and Netflix free for 14 days, so you can see if you like them. Your wireless setup sounds OK.

[dsiple]

you have to pay for playon?

[frinkeydotcom]

@dsiple To continue using it after the free trial, yes.

[Windows7025]

LAST BIT:

Hulu on your WII lol will try

[KightxLord]

this does not work for mee i am on 4.2u plz help

[G8RHE15MAN]

yaaaaaaaaaaaay!

[KightxLord]

my don't work i got error 051030

[frinkeydotcom]

@KightxLord Google this - "site:nintendo.com 051030"

[cooldude8830]

see the wii isnt a rip off u can do stuff with the wii u can do on ps3 or xbox360

[supersamster50]

Get orb its easier and its free and you can acess everything on your computer almost from your wii.

[GamerExplosion]

It works fine, but how to I watch videos on Hulu rated TV-MA, because when I try to watch them, it tells me I must log in to watch the mature content. Logging in through the PlayOn settings only seems to add my Queue. I can't click on the login prompt on my wii (it won't let me enter my info). How do I watch these videos?

[frinkeydotcom]

@GamerExplosion This is from the PlayOn forums: Is your Hulu account configured to allow mature content via the settings?

[GamerExplosion]

@frinkeydotcom yeah. It did eventually allow me to watch the video after putting in my info, so it works great now. I definitely want to buy it after my trial expires.

[jayseigh]

five stars!! worked perfectly!!

thanks for you time on making this video!!

[jayseigh]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

worked exactly as you said.

VERY pleased!!!

5 stars!

[Gr4ndeza]

I don't have the Settings option on the Internet page on my Wii, and I have all the latest updates. Anybody have any idea why?

[frinkeydotcom]

@Gr4ndeza So you don't see the screen at 0:38 when you first start the Internet Channel?

[Gr4ndeza]

I got it. I just had to download the internet from the wii shop channel. i think mine was outdated. Thanks!

[nickonoise]

Not being mean here. Just an observation. This guy sounds like a Muppet. Like Kermet. :-)

[frinkeydotcom]

@nickonoise You should hear my "The Rainbow Connection" rendition.

[nickonoise]

@frinkeydotcom I'd love that. Teee heee. It's ok by the way. I have been told that i too have a sort of odd voice. It's nice to know that I am not alone here. :-). Now I want my Rainbow Connection.

[frinkeydotcom]

@nickonoise Ha! OK, I'll ponder it.

[MattCB97]

@nickonoise OMFG!!!!!! I WAS JUST ABOUT 2 SAY THAT!!!!!!!

[MWmota]

@nickonoise Kermit the Frog! I love that frog. He's so cool. Thus, making the guy who uploaded this vid, freakin' cool as well.

[seanotube85]

wow. is there any way to do this on a mac?

[frinkeydotcom]

@seanotube85 This is from PlayOn's FAQ:

"PlayOn is Windows-only software at the present time. However, you can find out how to run PlayOn in Parallels on Mac...PlayOn is also reported to run well over VMware on Mac, and WINE on Linux. Although the porting effort to Mac and/or Linux is fairly huge, we would love to add the support, but it is not planned any time soon."

[brhad56]

I tried installing PlayON with WINE and was unsuccessful. Just saying.

[frinkeydotcom]

@brhad56 Thanks for trying this out. Looks like the PlayOn website left out how hard it is to install on WINE. It may "run well over...WINE," if you can get it working. Looking on the AppDB at WineHQ, no one there tested it successfully either.

[josh2utube]

Oh wow... pay on isn't free... and its buggy... should be free until it's stable.

[josh2utube]

Great vid! Hilarious voice lol... :)

[frinkeydotcom]

@josh2utube Thanks, dude! I've got another video coming soon...

[thesope180]

thesope180

[blackout449]

doue it work in canada?

[frinkeydotcom]

I did a search on PlayOn's site and it doesn't seem like Hulu or a bunch of other channels work in Canada.

[blackout449]

man that sucks

[computerman3000]

it says i need to purchase it, do u have an activation code?

[frinkeydotcom]

You can try it out for free for 14 days. When you sign up for the free trial, they'll send you a coupon code to get it for $30. When that expires, you'll have to pay $40. I don't have activation codes, sorry dude.

[stoolpigeon]

It's amazing that Jeff Lewis has time to do this with all the work he is doing on The Guild.

[frinkeydotcom]

Ha! The Guild is a great series.