A new plugin from Google allows Frontrow users to stream Hulu and Netflix videos straight to their computer. The plugin is called ‘Understudy’ and is hosted over at Google Code. Once the plugin is installed, users can select from a number of feeds to add to their Frontrow page. For example, you can add a feed for Hulu’s most popular videos of the week and even for Hulu’s most recently uploaded movies.

Our initial impressions? It’s a winner.

Browsing through Hulu’s video library has never been smoother or more convenient, and in over 2 days of use, we’ve yet to run into any bugs. We mention this because Google notes that the plugin is still a “work in progress” and that there are some kinks still being worked out. The only feature conspicuously absent from ‘Understudy’ is the ability to move forward and backwards once a stream has begun. In other words, you can’t jump ahead 20 minutes if you’re watching a 2 hour long movie. That gripe aside, Understudy is definitely worth checking out and can be downloaded over here. Hopefully, Apple will introduce similar Hulu and Netflix integration into the next update for Apple TV.

Lastly, Frontrow doesn’t typically show up by default in the dock, so for users who don’t even know what Frontrow is, press command-escape in order to launch it.

via MacMod