[GreatBazunka]

Hi all,
I am new to XBMC. I have just switched from Boxee because i was beginning to like it less and less every time i used it. So, here i am and i am beginning to see some issues with the XBMCflix plugin and BlueCop's Hulu plugin.
I have installed both plugins correctly from their respective repos, so here are the issues that i am seeing that i can't seem to figure out. First, when using netflix it logs into my account fine, and it looks like most of the instant movies and tv shows will play. But when i try to play something from my instant queue it loads up and says "Sorry, the movie you are trying to watch is unavailable". but when i watch it in firefox it is fine. That leads to the next issue. I have firefox set at my default browser, but it looks like XBMC still opens the netflix streams in internet explorer windows. Is there any way that i can get XBMC to use firefox for this? And lastly, my issue with the Hulu addon is this. The addon installs fine, and i can configure it with my Hulu+ login successfully. When i go into it and try to play something, whether it be from my queue, subscriptions, or by searching, it is giving a few errors. It will either say "SMIL Error: Unable to open SMIL file", or it will say opening stream and show about 28% and then do nothing, or if i keep clicking on the same video it will say "Unable to open stream, see log file"

I have done alot of searching on the internets, but it doesn't look like anyone has seen these issues before. Maybe someone around here will have more knowledge about this. Thanks in advance.

[zepfan]

HULU is broken check the hulu thread for more info on why. I can't help with Netflix. Sorry

[ckergald]

I got hulu working on my system using the launcher application to launch a autohotkey script I wrote. Works great for me (script below).

Just put this into a text file, change the file extension to AHK, make sure you have autohotkey installed. Right click the file and choose compile. (this will give you a .exe you can launch with launcher)

you will need to modify the profile path to match your windows username. if your on windows XP the path to huludesktop.exe will be different.

Code:

IfWinExist, XBMC
WinMinimize ;

Run C:\Users\ckergald\AppData\Local\HuluDesktop\HuluDesktop.exe
WinWait Hulu Desktop
WinActivate
WinMaximize ;
Process, waitClose, huludesktop.exe

IfWinExist, XBMC
WinActivate
WinMaximize ;

[seand]

Yes the way to incorporate Hulu is to use Hulu desktop app for your platform and work it in an auto launcher from XBMC. The app that bypassed Hulu's ads is no longer functional, though its creator bluecop has a new "Cable TV" repo which brings together a whole lot of individual networks, ad supported streams.

Netflix for XBMC basically works as a front end inside XBMC for your que and browsing that triggers playback through a separate browser on your system. Requires an OS (not Linux) that Microsoft builds Silverlight for. Or at least till Netflix goes HTML5, which they recently announced they are going to do to serve Google's upcoming netbooks.

Also might want to check out the icefilms plug-in for recent TV content streaming.