TV-DVD Menu Systems getting Lazy
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TV-DVD Menu Systems getting Lazy
This may sound strange to make a post about, but has anyone noticed that many new releases of TV shows on Dvd have been using old menu systems.
Desperate Housewives
Veronica Mars
Greys Anatomy
On Desperate Housewives, the menus are exactly the same. The only thing they change is that they take out the "Season One" label. Veronica Mars and Greys Anatomy are the exact same way. I just find it strange.
Desperate Housewives
Veronica Mars
Greys Anatomy
On Desperate Housewives, the menus are exactly the same. The only thing they change is that they take out the "Season One" label. Veronica Mars and Greys Anatomy are the exact same way. I just find it strange.
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The laziest menus I've ever seen are in the House season 2 set. The Bonus Materials menu lists every bonus item available on the entire set with those that appear on other discs greyed out. So although the disc 1 menu lists two commentaries, a blooper reel, featurettes, etc., the only thing actually accessible on that disc is the first commentary. The menu even appears on those discs that don't have any bonus features at all.
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Originally Posted by taronga
The laziest menus I've ever seen are in the House season 2 set. The Bonus Materials menu lists every bonus item available on the entire set with those that appear on other discs greyed out. So although the disc 1 menu lists two commentaries, a blooper reel, featurettes, etc., the only thing actually accessible on that disc is the first commentary. The menu even appears on those discs that don't have any bonus features at all.
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Originally Posted by Wannabe
I like the old school static menus that don't waste my time or take up much disc space.
Another thing that really annoys me about menus is most DTS options. You spend the time to go into the setup menu, select DTS, and then what do they do? Ask you to confirm you want DTS! WTF, I already spent the time to go into the menu and select it, so what do you think, I don't want the best possible sound now? Geez, it's always the educated that suffer at the hands of the ignorant.
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Originally Posted by Jay G.
I could see that actually being a nice feature, since it tells you what extras are available on the set even if they're not on the specific disc you have in at the moment. However, the menu would need a legend or something to indicate which disc each feature is on.
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Well I really enjoy the menus on the Lost DVDs, they're really creative and immerse you into the show without spoiling too much, it's also easy to access for people who either want to play all the episodes straight through or if you want to watch an individual episode. The Simpsons DVD menus are pretty good too, you can instantly jump to an episode or play them all (although the navigation is a little confusing).
One of the weaker menu systems would have to be 24's, not only do the menus lack a play all feature (very crucial for such a serialized show), but the individual episode menus spoil key plot points to those watching for the first time.
One of the weaker menu systems would have to be 24's, not only do the menus lack a play all feature (very crucial for such a serialized show), but the individual episode menus spoil key plot points to those watching for the first time.
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One of the weaker menu systems would have to be 24's, not only do the menus lack a play all feature (very crucial for such a serialized show), but the individual episode menus spoil key plot points to those watching for the first time.
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Originally Posted by basaro
Another thing that really annoys me about menus is most DTS options. You spend the time to go into the setup menu, select DTS, and then what do they do? Ask you to confirm you want DTS! WTF, I already spent the time to go into the menu and select it, so what do you think, I don't want the best possible sound now? Geez, it's always the educated that suffer at the hands of the ignorant.