It still has the ridiculous limitation that some shows can only be watched on a computer and not on a mobile/dedicated device, right? I never understood that reasoning, why there are some shows that I have to pull out my laptop to view rather than using my Roku.

Rights holders maintain control over where their content can be played. Hulu has to get permission for where a show can be played. There was a great post on Google+ a while back by someone well known... can't remember who that said exactly this: DRM is about control over hardware makers.

EDIT: Ah, found it, Ian Hickson: https://plus.google.com/107429617152575897589/posts/iPmatxBY...

Isn't that true of Netflix as well? Why is Netflix seemingly able to negotiate so much better than Hulu?

Aside from their own projects, I don't think Netflix gets episodes from the current seasons of popular TV shows the way Hulu does.

Because Netflix doesn't have episodes that aired the day before.

The most frustrating thing for me with Hulu Plus is that even when you're paying for it, it still shows you commercials. So my solution was to get Chromecast and just stream normal Hulu via a Chrome tab. At least that way I'm not paying them to watch commercials. . .

You mean, like cable TV? Hulu Plus is payment for access to a back catalog, like expanding the video-on-demand library of your TV service. It's not payment for eliminating commercials, and they never advertise it as one.

This is excellent news for Chromecast owners. We've been hearing about pending support for Chromecast since it was first released but basically nothing had come of it. Give me a few more digital sources (I'm looking at you Amazon Prime) and I'll be one step closer to completely dumping cable tv.

Anyone want to bet on the over/under for when HBO Go/Showtime Go will appear? I imagine it will be a bit of a shot across the bow to the traditional cable providers.

If you're looking to cut cable now, I'd highly recommend Roku. It has Hulu+, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. (Aereo is also awesome for showing broadcast TV, although that only works in a few markets). The only thing Roku doesn't do well is Youtube, which is why I also got the Chromecast. As an aside, is anyone else noticing synching issues on Chromecast? When I play a Youtube tab the sound and picture aren't quite synched up, which is really frustrating.

I too am awaiting Amazon Prime to support Chromecast. Hopefully we'll see it sooner thanks to Hulu+ throwing it's hat into the ring.

I expect Amazon Prime to take longer due to it's existing Silverlight usage.

It's so great that this little dongle can almost replace and in some cases exceed (youtube, et al.) my Roku.

Amazon Prime doesn't even support (non-Kindle Fire) Android yet.

I mean...okay. Casting a tab already sorta covered hulu on chromecast anyway.

What really needs to happen is the final SDK needs to be released so the hundreds of apps that want to Chromecast can finally come out.

Is there any way to run a different Linux distro on the Chromecast? Mine collects dust for the most part. At least it really is a great way to watch Youtube...

What about google tv? That's why I had to sell mine, no hulu support.

Public statements from the Google TV team have strongly implied that a subsequent GTV update will add support Chromecast's protocol, which, combined with this announcement, would get you Hulu Plus even though don't release a GTV-specific app.

Has anyone heard any news on a UK release for the Chromecast?