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NEW: Improved OSD
JustinChase:
Are we just trying too hard to be different? I've never really seen anyone struggle to navigate a menu on a DVD player. I suspect this is because companies like Sony and Toshiba and others have spent a fair bit of time and money to find the "best" method of handling this. Trying to be different seems doomed to fail. It different was better/easier, that way would be the normal way it's currently done, because they would have already figured that out.
I personally agree that hitting a menu button should bring up a full menu, like for DVD, on any video source. DVD is just a VCR, but better. BluRay is just a DVD, but better. Other video is just a DVD, but different. They all need the same controls, so making the control consistent just seems like a no-brainer.
Matt, if you have a stand alone DVD or BluRay player, maybe you can have your Daughter use that menu and see how she does. It might shed some light on what's good and what's difficult.
I seem to remember your street being somewhat busy. Maybe you should take a TV outside and ask random people to try the menu ideas you have, and see what they think? Feedback from people totally unfamiliar with MC would be valuable for determining what the 'average' person can manage/thinks.
Hendrik:
--- Quote from: jmone on August 24, 2012, 05:24:52 am ---FYI - I tested by pulling out a Genuine MS Remote and the DVD Button brings up the Menu when a DVD is playing but on a BD it brings up a MC Diag asking if you want to play a disc from the drive.
--- End quote ---
I just confirmed that my "Menu" button on the Harmony that i bound to the "DVD Menu" option in the Remote Commands screen does bring up the title selection dialog.
I don't care what anyone elses remote does tbh ;D
mojave:
This Dilbert cartoon seems appropriate for this thread. :)
mojave:
Is there a shortcut key that accesses the "menu button" that jmone and nevcairiel are referencing? I just put a DVD in and I'm trying to see the "DVD Style OSD" menu by using my keyboard.
jmone:
Full list of MS Media Keyboard Shortcuts are here --> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-IL/windows-vista/Windows-Media-Center-keyboard-shortcuts
Go to the DVD menu --> CTRL+SHIFT+M
OR Just right Click on the Playing Now Window and select DVD Menu (or in most cases it should just pop up when you put a DVD In)
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