The Hulu Plus application enables users to access their Hulu Plus accounts from the Apple iPad. Hulu is a website that features independent films, television shows, movie trailers, behind-the-scenes specials and more.c Limited access to Hulu programs from a desktop computer is free, but the site also offers Hulu Plus accounts for $7.99 a month. Hulu Plus includes all current season episodes of nearly 50 television shows, full series of nearly 100 shows and high-definition streaming to about seven different electronic devices.http://www.hulu.com/plus

The Hulu Plus app is free to download from the iTunes store, but requires account registration on the Hulu website. The iPad must be connected to the Internet for the app to work.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHrkOCi8YI&feature=player_embedded The Hulu Plus app is also compatible with the iPhone and the iPod Touch.http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hulu-plus/id376510438?mt=8#

• Portrait or landscape modehttp://www.hulu.com/plus#devices
• Size: 11.0 MBhttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hulu-plus/id376510438?mt=8#
• Search filter for customized searcheshttp://www.hulu.com/plus#devices
• Full season passes to watch all episodes of specific showshttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hulu-plus/id376510438?mt=8#
• Back seasons of older showshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHrkOCi8YI&feature=player_embedded
• Queue, which saves episodes for later viewinghttp://www.hulu.com/plus#devices
• Split screen allows simultaneous browsing and watchinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHrkOCi8YI&feature=player_embedded
• 720 high-definition resolution and full-screen videohttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hulu-plus/id376510438?mt=8#
• Customizable browser controlshttp://www.hulu.com/plus#devices
• Resumable play on other Hulu Plus devices (computer, cell phones, Internet-connected televisions, and Blu-ray players)c

Justin Z., a technology guru for Mahalo.com, gives the Hulu Plus app for the iPad a rating of 4.5 out of five stars. He notes that with the app, the $7.99 price for the monthly Hulu Plus subscription is well worth it. He asserts that Hulu Plus is a quality, well-developed app that is easy to use. Where the app excels is in television; though you cannot access every current show on network television, the library is still very extensive.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHrkOCi8YI&feature=player_embedded

Justin notes that the picture quality on the Hulu Plus app is "great." He praises the split-screen feature, which allows users to play video while continuing to browse other shows. One qualm he has with the app is that there is no volume function available on the screen of the app itself. This requires the use of the iPad volume controls, which is only slightly inconvenient. The app does not have live streaming, either, which the Hulu website does. Users may not want to completely substitute the app for the website for that reason.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHrkOCi8YI&feature=player_embedded