As soon as Hulu started packing ads into their service, I knew that we were slowly reinventing cable TV, perhaps worse. That was roughly 15-ish years ago. Honestly, it’s been slower than expected.
The real funny thing, if anyone remembers the original HBO/cable from the early 80s, their whole thing was “no commercials”, and that’s the first thing that happened to cable.
Remember when Hulu was free? You only had to pay if you wanted access to mobile streaming. Mobile phones weren’t nearly as capable as they are today, so watching on my laptop or pc was actually preferable.
Boy do I ever. I got to watch Stargate:Universe in all its disappointing glory. Good times.
Mobile phones weren’t nearly as capable as they are today, so watching on my laptop or pc was actually preferable.
Real talk though: under what circumstances would a phone be in any way preferable to using a laptop, desktop, or media PC on a big screen? Personally, I find everything about my phone clumsy, clunky, tedious, and head/kneck/arm/hand/eye strain inducing. It’s an RSI nightmare.
I watched most of Vinland saga on my phone while taking a train from LA to Seattle. It was fine, would’ve preferred to use my laptop but mobile hotspot is apparently counted separately fromy unlimited mobile data so fuck me I guess.
As soon as Hulu started packing ads into their service, I knew that we were slowly reinventing cable TV, perhaps worse. That was roughly 15-ish years ago. Honestly, it’s been slower than expected.
The real funny thing, if anyone remembers the original HBO/cable from the early 80s, their whole thing was “no commercials”, and that’s the first thing that happened to cable.
Remember when Hulu was free? You only had to pay if you wanted access to mobile streaming. Mobile phones weren’t nearly as capable as they are today, so watching on my laptop or pc was actually preferable.
Boy do I ever. I got to watch Stargate:Universe in all its disappointing glory. Good times.
Real talk though: under what circumstances would a phone be in any way preferable to using a laptop, desktop, or media PC on a big screen? Personally, I find everything about my phone clumsy, clunky, tedious, and head/kneck/arm/hand/eye strain inducing. It’s an RSI nightmare.
I watched most of Vinland saga on my phone while taking a train from LA to Seattle. It was fine, would’ve preferred to use my laptop but mobile hotspot is apparently counted separately fromy unlimited mobile data so fuck me I guess.
That was the exact moment I gave up on streaming services, as well.