Yaggs,

 Great plugin.. simple, works pretty good.

The only problem I have is the "maximized" Hulu Desktop window isn't maximized once the screen size is adjusted.

 I use composite video out to an Standard Def (tube) TV.  Media Center runs in full screen, I'm pretty sure at 640x480 resolution.

When media center goes back to the desktop, the screen is changed to 800x600 automatically.  The Hulu Desktop window unfortunately has already "maximized" itself at 640x480.

I think the solution is to simple sleep for 1 or 2 seconds after minimizing Media Center to allow some time for the resolutions to stabilize.

Robert

I wish Hulu would write a MCML plugin so we could stay in the MC experience

Wow!  Works Great!  To quote a great man, "I'm Happy ... my wife is happy."

And my 3 year old can watch "wood pecker" on Hulu, and my wife in Media Center with just the remote.

Robert:

 I've had the exact same problem with Hulu through WMC.

 Finally, I've discovered the solution: my desktop, and my WMC were set to different resolutions! Hulu Desktop was working fine when I just ran it, but when I ran it via HuluDesktopWMC, it ran "bigger" than the screen.

 In the settings of WMC, there is a spot to change your resolution. Once I set it to match my actual desktop resolution, then HuluDesktop loaded fine.

 Hope this helps

mogulman

The only issue I have is that Hulu is kind of jerky full screen when my pc is at 1920x1080.   So when using Hulu Desktop app, I have to change graphic properties to 1280x720 (720p).

Wish there was an automatic way of doing this..

 Agreed.  I took ssterb1‘s AutoHotKey script from page 4 and added desktop resolution changing (which I found on Google). Now  "I'm Happy ... my wife is happy."

You'll need AutoHotKey to compile it and one of the 7MC menu editors to run it (I used Media Center Launcher & Configurator).

Paste this into a text file, then rename to "HuluLauncher.ahk".  Right click to compile it to an executable.

WinClose, Windows Media Center
WinWaitClose, Windows Media Center
ChangeDisplaySettings( (ClrDep:=32) , (Wid:=1280) , (Hei:=720) , (Hz:=60) )
Run, %LOCALAPPDATA%\HuluDesktop\HuluDesktop.exe
WinWaitActive, Hulu Desktop

#persistent
settimer, HULU, 200
return

HULU:
IfWinNotExist, Hulu Desktop
{
    ChangeDisplaySettings( (ClrDep:=32) , (Wid:=1920) , (Hei:=1080) , (Hz:=60) )
    Send, #!{Enter}
    WinWaitActive, Windows Media Center
    ExitApp
}
return

ChangeDisplaySettings( cD, sW, sH, rR ) {
  VarSetCapacity(dM,156,0), NumPut(156,2,&dM,36)
  DllCall( "EnumDisplaySettings", UInt,0, UInt,-1, UInt,&dM ), NumPut(0x5c0000,dM,40)
  NumPut(cD,dM,104),  NumPut(sW,dM,108),  NumPut(sH,dM,112),  NumPut(rR,dM,120)
  Return DllCall( "ChangeDisplaySettings", UInt,&dM, UInt,0 )
}

Hi I am new here and need some help I need a step by step on getting Hulu on my WMC I installed Hulu desktop and also secondrun I dont know how to write to the c drive any help thanks

BTDT

What are you using for your IR receiver? I am guessing it is an iMon setup, perhaps provided by Antec? A truly native IR receiver, that doesn't have to go through third party software to determine its mappings, works fine between Media Center and Hulu Desktop. In other words: the Back button works fine under Hulu Desktop when it is launch through Media Center.

Ugh, yes I'm guilty of using the IRTrans receiver built into the case.   Velocity actually shipped the Microsoft IR receiver with the system, but I was hoping to avoid yet another moving part.   I've sometimes encountered similar issues with TMT.    Thanks for the explaination. 

I totally switched to a Microsoft IR receiver and my experience is MUCH better. Hulu, the Netflix plug-in, and Boxee integration is all seamless now.

BTW, HuluDesktopWMC has transformed much of our Media Center use. We used to watch Hulu only when we missed a show on network TV, but now we regularly switch over to Hulu Desktop to look for and watch a wide variety of cable-based shows, especially things off of NatGeo, Speed, etc. It is almost like having cable.... :-)

My wife and kids are also able to use the interface. Very nice!

I tried to switch to the MS Receiver today and found it didn't like my universal remote.   The arrow keys would only work once, and from there were ignored.   The Origen case receiver has no problem with this, so it's the lesser of two evils for now.    Also, I finally got sleep/wakeup to work with the IRTrans software, so I'm a much happier camper now.

mpatnode76

I tried to switch to the MS Receiver today and found it didn't like my universal remote.   The arrow keys would only work once, and from there were ignored.   The Origen case receiver has no problem with this, so it's the lesser of two evils for now.    Also, I finally got sleep/wakeup to work with the IRTrans software, so I'm a much happier camper now.

You have hit the dreaded "debounce" feature it seems. Microsoft remotes alternate IR signals just in case you are getting "bounced IR" around your room. Universal remotes only send a single IR code per command, and thus every other instance of this is being ignored. See the thread noted below on the registry key to change to fix this problem. I had the exact same issue, which is all better now....

http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/51302/229440.aspx#229440

BTDT

You have hit the dreaded "debounce" feature it seems. Microsoft remotes alternate IR signals just in case you are getting "bounced IR" around your room. Universal remotes only send a single IR code per command, and thus every other instance of this is being ignored. See the thread noted below on the registry key to change to fix this problem. I had the exact same issue, which is all better now....

http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/51302/229440.aspx#229440

This is actually a feature of Philips RC6 IR encoding.  The high-bit, I believe, is toggled with every button press so that for non-repeating buttons (e.g. volume-up), the IR receiver can ignore unintentional repeated key presses (like what can happen with cheap remote hardware when you press the button just once and get two or three). Sadly, most universal remotes are basically parrots (record and repeat), which means that the high-bits get messed up or stripped.  The registry key in the above post:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\HidIr\Remotes\745a17a0-74d3-11d0-b6fe-00a0c90f57da

Set the EnableDebounce DWORD to 0 and reboot.

tells Media Center to ignore the toggling high-bit protocol, which allows universal remotes to work.

ssterb1 -

 Your solution using AutoHotKey worked perfectly! Thank you very much for that solution. Though the Desktop appears for a few seconds, it doesn't bother me. In fact, since my PC is a dedicated HTPC, what I did was made the Desktop as clean as possible (minimal icons) and changed the background to match WMC. This way, the fact that the Desktop appears isn't so obvious.

 Thanks, again.

Hey, right click on the desktop, View, uncheck Desktop icons - that'll clean the desktop up!

Thanks for the advice...I was wondering how I could hide/remove the recycle bin. Perfect!

 This worked for a while but then started bringing Hulu Desktop up with no controls.  I have to hit the green button, relaunch 7MC then click Hulu Desktop again, which closes MC and gives focus to Hulu.  I have PM'd Orijnal and I suspect the problem is a little wait state needs to be inserted between closing MC and launching Hulu.  Otherwise, I am of the opinion that his method of handling Hulu is the best until Hulu gets integrated with MC, and I don't see that happening.