Thread to work on getting Hulu back on Boxee Box

[boulderado]

Hoping we can work together to get Hulu working on Boxee again, starting with the client version then moving the fix to the boxee box.

I assume Boxee is accessing a URL like http://rss.hulu.com/HuluPopularVideosToday?format=xml and identifying as Boxee browser in the user agent string. So what user agent is Boxee using, and how do we change this?
What else would we need to do? I'll post updates if I get hulu working on boxee on my macbook.

[chrischampion]

I'm a Palm Pre user - I have relied not on Palm/HP, but on a third party to develop a way to modify the system. As other posters have mentioned in other threads, Boxee can't really get their hands too dirty hacking the browser ID.

We need a BoxeeInternals.org

Anyone? The domain is available. I'll pitch in the $10 for registration.

[jinx]

In the game of cat and mouse, no one ever wins. Didn't you ever watch Tom & Jerry?

Hulu's stance on blocking is retarded. We all agree. But it's their company.

The idea of having to rely on Boxee to constantly keep up with "tricking" Hulu into allowing access to their content via Boxee just isn't realistic.

Whether it comes down to watching premium shows on satellite networks or even getting software without having to pay for it, a lot of times, it's something really trivial like just having to change a key or a code somewhere

You know what, though? At some point, it becomes more hassle than it's worth.

I'd rather pay a couple bucks a month and not have to deal with any of it than constantly have new updates and temporary fixes to get around the protections on Hulu and other providers. There's a price I'm willing to pay for consistent access (it's probably less than the current price of Hulu Plus, but that's another topic)

[rpmiles]

I get it just fine on Boxee Box using playon software, netflix and MTV too

[CrashX]

Have you tried using fancast.com via Boxee Browser 1.0 ?

[boulderado]

In the game of cat and mouse, no one ever wins. Didn't you ever watch Tom & Jerry?

The idea of having to rely on Boxee to constantly keep up with "tricking" Hulu into allowing access to their content via Boxee just isn't realistic.

No offense, but you're not very technical are you? "tricking" Hulu in this sense should be fairly trivial, if configured properly there is no way for a Hulu server to differentiate between the boxee browser and any other webkit browser, chrome, safari etc, which they do not block.

Boxee the corporation may have to bow to pressure from content providers with nonsensical restrictions, but that does not mean we as customers need to as well. btw - I've already got hulu working on boxee .9 on mac by spoofing the user agent string via a http header rewrite script, so it can be done.

[stevo81989]

No offense, but you're not very technical are you? "tricking" Hulu in this sense should be fairly trivial, if configured properly there is no way for a Hulu server to differentiate between the boxee browser and any other webkit browser, chrome, safari etc, which they do not block.

Boxee the corporation may have to bow to pressure from content providers with nonsensical restrictions, but that does not mean we as customers need to as well. btw - I've already got hulu working on boxee .9 on mac by spoofing the user agent string via a http header rewrite script, so it can be done.

It is also very against Hulu's wishes. if you want Hulu Plus, you play by the rules. And yes, feel free to hack it. boxee will not help you, but they probably wont stop you. Cant wait for a boxee box jailbreak

[pcgizzmo]

I get it just fine on Boxee Box using playon software, netflix and MTV too

Can you give a small synopsis on how to get PlayOn onto the Boxee Box? Thanks...

[judgeschambers]

Hulu was removed due to the agreement (finally) made with boxee. The friendship works only if reg hulu goes away and plus comes on board. Sorta a "meet us half way" for both sides.

I'll be signing up for Plus again now that it's on boxee and I killed my Cable TV 2 weeks ago. I'll be set with Plus, boxee network tv content and netflix dvd rentals. At least it works for me....

[dispute21]

Can you give a small synopsis on how to get PlayOn onto the Boxee Box? Thanks...

If you run Playon software and add a source in Boxee it will automatically see it as a UPNP device and you can go through the Playon menu to access hulu content