Hulu And Boxee Plugins For Wmc

Yes, you can indeed have Hulu and Boxee launched from within WMC.

First off you need to install Hulu Desktop and make sure it's configured and runs. Also note your MCE remote should work with Hulu Desktop unlike the web site.

Same goes for Boxee, install their app and again configure and be sure it runs and works with your MCE remote.

Then install the plugins found here: http://teknowebworks.com/

This should add Hulu and Boxee to your WMC menu. Note you may need to go into the Extras Library to find them. You can of course use something like Media Center Studio to move them or create your own entry points on your custom menu strip.

Then for example when you launch Hulu it will close WMC and launch Hulu Desktop. Best part is when you exit Hulu Desktop it will bring WMC back for you. This makes it very friendly to use for others in the house.

 

Yea, but that's pretty much not going to happen unless MS and Hulu make a deal like with Netflix. These plugins were much praised a year ago because they returned you back to WMC and were "clean" unlike many attempts before them.

It would be cool to see something like Media Browser for Hulu with full integration but I just don't see it happening. SecondRun TV tries but it pretty much fails because it loads (or tries) the web browser player into WMC which doesn't work all the time and prone to crashes.