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How to Install Hulu on the Wii

Hulu Plus is supported on the Sony PS3 and Xbox 360 gaming consoles -- but not the Nintendo Wii, as of the date of publication. This does not mean, however, that you cannot get Hulu on your Wii. It just means the process is a little more complicated. You cannot add the Hulu Plus channel to your Wii as you can with Netflix, for example. But you can use media server software to stream Hulu from your PC to your Wii. To get started, you must have a wireless home network already setup, and your computer and Wii must be connected to this network.

Things You'll Need

PlayOn software or TVersity Media Server Pro software

Instructions

Using PlayOn
- 1
  Download the PlayOn installer from the playon.tv website. Save the installer on your computer, then double-click the PlayOn installer. Follow the onscreen prompts to install the software on your computer.
- 2
  Launch the PlayOn application. The ̶0;Current running status̶1; on the settings' ̶0;General̶1; tab should be listed as ̶0;Running.̶1;
- 3
  Turn on your Wii and the TV it̵7;s connected to. Select ̶0;Wii Shop Channel̶1; from the Wii menu. Select ̶0;Wii Channels,̶1; then ̶0;Internet Channel̶1; to install it on your Wii.
- 4
  Go back to the Wii Menu. Select ̶0;Internet Channel,̶1; then ̶0;Settings.̶1; Set the ̶0;Zoom Type̶1; to ̶0;Automatic.̶1; Set the ̶0;Toolbar Display̶1; to ̶0;Auto-Hide Toolbar.̶1; Save the settings.
- 5
  Select ̶0;Web Address.̶1; Use the onscreen keyboard to enter ̶0;playon.tv.̶1; Click ̶0;OK.̶1;
- 6
  Click ̶0;Hulu.̶1; Browse to find the program you want to watch.
Using TVerstiy
- 7
  Type ̶0;cmd̶1; in the Start menu ̶0;Search̶1; box. Click ̶0;Command Prompt̶1; in the search results. Type ̶0;ipconfig.̶1; Make a note of your computer̵7;s IP address.
- 8
  Download and install the TVersity software onto your computer. Launch the TVersity application.
- 9
  Go to ̶0;Settings,̶1; and select ̶0;User Accounts.̶1; Enter your Hulu user name and password, and save them. Select ̶0;General.̶1; Click ̶0;Start Sharing.̶1;
- 10
  Turn on your Wii and the TV it̵7;s connected to. Select ̶0;Internet Channel̶1; from the Wii menu. Then select ̶0;Web Address.̶1;
- 11
  Use the onscreen keyboard to enter ̶0;http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:41952/flashlib,̶1; where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address you noted in Step 1. You should now be able to browse your TVersity media library, including your Hulu Queue.

Nintendo Wii