Hulu testing HD video streaming

December 4, 2007

Hulu, the joint online video venture between NBC and News Corp, has given private beta testers a sneak peak at the high definition video that should soon be available on the net more ubiquitously now that Flash supports the H.264 video codec. Hulu HD content is in 720p (1280×720) format.

Hulu currently provides only nine trailers in high definition as a sampler, including ones for Jumper, 27 Dresses, Hitman, American Gangster, and Definitely, Maybe. Playback requires a connection of 2,400 kbps or higher, Flash Player 9.0.115.0, and a fast computer (at least 3 GHz for PCs and 1.83 GHz for Macs).

No word yet on when the rest of Hulu’s collection might become available in high definition.

Source: techcrunch

A direct link to the HD gallery can be found here.

I think it is time for Joost to start to get worried now. When will we see HD streaming content on Joost?