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Scene selection on Blu-ray


Sure, the main reason we want an HD movie disc is for the ultimate experience in audio and video quality, but another great benefit is supposed to be an improvement in the interactivity and user experience, and this is the part that is lacking in at least one way -- yeah, we agree, there are plenty of things to complain about. One thing we've noticed on just about ever Blu-ray movie is that for whatever reason the author doesn't take advantage of all the screen real estate when it comes to helping you find the scene you're looking for. Instead of filling the entire screen with thumbnails from each scene, there are only a handful, and just like DVD, you have to thumb around the remote a lot to figure out which scene you're looking for -- while at the same time they waste the rest of the space on the screen. So if any BD authors are out there reading this, do us a favor and take advantage of the that big screen HDTV we've spent our hard earned money on.