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Hulu Plus System Requirements

Personal Computer

To watch Hulu Plus videos on your computer, you will need:

  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1 (.53.64) or above
  • Internet Explorer 7.0 or above, Firefox 2.0 or above, Safari 3.0 or above, or Chrome
  • Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or above, Macintosh OS X 10.5 "Leopard" or above, or Linux
  • JavaScript and Cookies enabled

 

In addition, you will need a broadband internet connection.

  • For Standard Definition videos we recommend a downstream bandwidth of at least 1.5 Mbps for a smooth playback experience. 
  • For High Definition videos we recommend a downstream bandwidth of at least 3 Mbps for a smooth playback experience.

For the best possible viewing experience on Hulu, we recommend the following software updates:

  • Microsoft Windows 7, Macintosh OS X 10.6 or above, or Linux
  • The most current version of Adobe Flash Player (available here)
  • The latest version of your web browser:

Internet Explorer 9.0

Firefox 9.0

Safari 5.1

Chrome 16

 

The following minimum hardware configurations are recommended for an optimal playback experience:

 

Quality

Windows Desktop/Laptop

Windows Netbook

Mac OS

Linux

480p (SD)

2.33GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 2800+, or faster processor 

128MB of RAM

64MB of graphics memory
1.6GHz Intel Atom or faster processor

1GB of RAM

Windows 7 or Windows Vista and supported GPU/media accelerator (NVIDIA ION, Broadcom Crystal HD Media Accelerator, Intel GMA 500)
1.33GHz Intel Core Duo or faster processor

256MB of RAM

64MB of graphics memory
2.33GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 2800+, or faster processor 

512MB of RAM

64MB of graphics memory

720p (HD)

* High Definition is only available to Hulu Plus subscribers


3GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 3400+, or faster processor 

128MB of RAM

64MB of graphics memory
1.6GHz Intel Atom or faster processor

1GB of RAM

Windows 7 or Windows Vista and supported GPU/media accelerator (NVIDIA ION, Broadcom Crystal HD Media Accelerator)
1.83GHz Intel Core Duo or faster processor

256MB of RAM

64MB of graphics memory
3GHz Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 3400+, or faster processor 

512MB of RAM

64MB of graphics memory

 

 

  

Hulu Plus Devices

You can find additional Hulu Plus supported devices listed here. Our license agreements for our content allow for one stream per account – so you can activate your Hulu Plus subscription on as many devices as you please, but you can only stream to one of them at a time.

 

Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch

iPad

Requires an iPad Wi-Fi or iPad Wi-Fi + 3G (Running iOS 3.2 or above)

 

iPhone

Requires an iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS (Running iOS 4.0 or above)

For help identifying which iPhone model you own, visit Apple's site here

For more information about upgrading to iOS 4, go here

 

iPod touch

Requires a 3rd or 4th Generation iPod touch (Running iOS 4.0 or above)

For help identifying which model iPod touch you own, visit Apple's site here

For more information about upgrading to iOS 4, go here

 

Roku

Roku HD, XD & XD|S

All Roku Devices must be running version 2.8 (build 1158) or above

For more information about upgrading your version, visit Roku's site here

Broadband connection of 1.5 mbps for SD content and 3 mbps for HD content.

 

Samsung Internet-Enabled TVs & Blu-ray Disc Players

Samsung TVs

Learn more about supported models at Samsung

Broadband connection of 1.5 mbps for SD content and 3 mbps for HD content.

 

Samsung Blu-ray Disc Players

Compatible with Internet-Enabled BD-C6900, BD-C7900 & BD-C8000.

Broadband connection of 1.5 mbps for SD content and 3 mbps for HD content.

 

Sony BRAVIA Internet-Enabled Devices

2009 – 2011 BRAVIA Internet Enabled Televisions

2009 – 2011 BRAVIA Blu-ray Disc Players

Dash™ Personal Internet Viewer

Learn more about supported models at Sony

Broadband connection of 1.5 mbps for SD content and 3 mbps for HD content.

 

Sony PlayStation 3

Compatible with all Playstation 3 models

Broadband connection of 1.5 mbps for SD content and 3 mbps for HD content. 

 

VIZIO

VIZIO Internet Apps™ TVs

3D Blu-ray Players

Compatible with the Internet-Enabled VBR-333 and VBR-334

Learn more about VIZIO Internet Apps (VIA) here.

Broadband connection of 1.5 mbps for SD content and 3 mbps for HD content.

 

Xbox

Original Xbox 360 Console 

Xbox 360 S Console

Xbox 360 KINECT

 

An Xbox LIVE Gold membership is required to use Hulu Plus on Xbox. (Learn more and signup here)

Broadband connection of 1.5 mbps for SD content and 3 mbps for HD content.

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