Hulu will not play, just black screen

October 2022

I had this problem for a good week on my Samsung Smart TV

that I have only had for 2 years or so.

I start Hulu, try to play a movie or series and it shows the Hulu logo

but then goes black and stays there until and error message appears.

I have googled this problem and even went to Hulu help online.

I have tried all the recommended troubleshooting.

I have a long history with troubleshooting and fixing computers,

building computers etc.

So I know how to use logic and troubleshooting.

I thought about this problem and actually came up with a solution that worked.

I started turning the TV off with the powerstrip about 6 months ago.

I thought well maybe Hulu is not getting enough time to update.

So I left the TV on all night and it worked!