How to Watch Hulu on the Wii
Hulu offers a ton of movies and TV shows for free, but the downside has been that you needed to either watch them on your computer or have a computer connected to your TV. However, now there's another option if you own a Wii. Following the steps in this article you will learn how to watch Hulu on your Wii.
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Instructions
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Both your Wii and your PC need to be connected to a router that has an internet connection. If you have a wireless router, the Wii can connect to it without any additional hardware. Instructions are provided with the Wii.
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Your Wii must have the internet channel enabled. This can be purchased from the Wii store.
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From your PC go to Playon.tv and download & install software on to your computer.
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From the Wii Internet Channel go to playon.tv. This will show you a screen with the name of your PC. Click on the computer icon (for example, Emma Desktop).
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You should then see a screen of available online services that you can watch through your Wii. One of them will be Hulu. Click on it to access all of the content available on the Hulu website. Enjoy!
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Tips & Warnings
To improve your viewing experience, in the Wii Internet Channel settings, auto-hide the tool bar and place a check next to Auto Zoom.
Please post a comment below if you are aware of other ways to watch Hulu on the Wii. I will update this article to include all options. Currently, Playon.tv is the only option I'm aware of.
Test out Playon.tv first for free to see if you are satisfied with the quality of the playback. I had some trouble with the playback stuttering and the video was not always in sync with the voices. My kids didn't mind it when they were watching Flipper. However, I would not be able to tolerate it through an entire movie. You might have a better experience if you are using a newer computer. Mine is 6 years old.
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Comments
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Hulu is working towards adding the Wii to their list of compatible consoles. They have a box to check on their site if you wish to be notified when the day arrives. I may wait rather than mess with Playon.
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playon cost to use people.
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Playon costs $80 or $5 a month. Funny it doesn't mention that.
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I cant do this.
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I don't why some people are bashing this product it works great. but I wouldn't recommend using it for the wii the play video quality is poor at best and up load is slow, but I think its just the wii in general because I have a paid netflix that I use both on my wii and xbox 360. when I watch it on the wii it takes longer to load and a lot of shows you cant full screen mainly tv shows. I bought the one time fee with no Fixed one-time cost. No annual fees. Your license is valid for the life of the product.which is a awesome deal for 79 bucks, cheaper than cable and there a lot of shows you can watch just about everything tv has to offer on hulu alone on your own time with a lot commercials.
