# Hulu, etc., on Apple TV?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-etc-on-apple-tv/618857>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 15, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-etc-on-apple-tv/618857 "2012-04-15T16:22:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-etc-on-apple-tv/618857/1 "2012-04-15T16:22:16Z")

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Netflix and YouTube are pre-installed on Apple TV. But since it’s hooked up to the internet, is there any way I can get Hulu or Funny or Die or other video services through Apple TV?

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-etc-on-apple-tv/618857/2 "2012-04-15T16:33:12Z")

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Currently, you need to jailbreak it first.  
See: [How to enable Hulu on Apple TV | MacRumors Forums](http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1305573)

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-etc-on-apple-tv/618857/3 "2012-04-15T16:36:48Z")

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Okay, so the answer I’m looking for is “no.” Unless this is common practice, I’m not going to be jailbreaking anything.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulu-etc-on-apple-tv/618857/4 "2012-04-16T14:00:57Z")

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> [@Acsenray](#):
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> Okay, so the answer I’m looking for is “no.” Unless this is common practice, I’m not going to be jailbreaking anything.

Depends on what you mean by “common practice”. Jailbreaking doesn’t put your Apple TV at any particular risk of being damaged.