Am I in the minority in thinking this way? Do you guys really watch an entire movie with this feature on? I tried doing it with a couple of movies and I can't watch it for more than 5 minutes. It's hard to listen closely when the movie is playing in the background. It just isn't something I care about. I do like to watch bonus features about the movie, but I like the features that last say.. 15-20 minutes. Maybe I'm alone in thinking this way. Do you guy really watch the ENTIRE movie with HDi on?
What is all the fuss about HDi (formerly known as iHD)
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I'm not sure you fully understand how the HDi navigation scheme fits into disc authoring. It's not simply the embedded HDi 'features' like video commentary, etc.
It has to do with navigating around the disc itself. Without HDi, you are a bit 'blind' when trying to access scenes, extra features, audio tracks, etc. You can still get to pretty much everything, but it is difficult.
See attached picture of the LG playing on my HDTV. Notice how the Tokyo Drift scene selection are simply chapter marks instead of actual screen grabs. If you own this, or similar disc, you will recognize how different the player interaction interface is with the LG.
It has to do with navigating around the disc itself. Without HDi, you are a bit 'blind' when trying to access scenes, extra features, audio tracks, etc. You can still get to pretty much everything, but it is difficult.
See attached picture of the LG playing on my HDTV. Notice how the Tokyo Drift scene selection are simply chapter marks instead of actual screen grabs. If you own this, or similar disc, you will recognize how different the player interaction interface is with the LG.
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Does anyone know why LG is doing this? Why gimp the HDDVD portion of this player ?
Isnt the purpose of a dual player to satisfy consumers of both formats ? Its almost as if they want to use this player to sway HDDVD towards Blu Ray.
Isnt the purpose of a dual player to satisfy consumers of both formats ? Its almost as if they want to use this player to sway HDDVD towards Blu Ray.
Yes, under audio, you can select the different tracks. But, it's very spartan, like regular DVD. The LG only does TrueHD in 2.0
Yes, the picture I posted earlier show the pop up menu, which you can access without stopping the move. But it's not the same custom menu that you would normally get on any other HD DVD player. It's hard to describe unless you have a reference point for a standard HD DVD disc/player to compare to.
Yes, under audio, you can select the different tracks. But, it's very spartan, like regular DVD. The LG only does TrueHD in 2.0
Yes, the picture I posted earlier show the pop up menu, which you can access without stopping the move. But it's not the same custom menu that you would normally get on any other HD DVD player. It's hard to describe unless you have a reference point for a standard HD DVD disc/player to compare to.
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I think we have a misnomer here. Sounds like you are refering to IME or U-Control features such as PIP commentary, etc. HDi is the utility that facilitates these interactive features and disc navigation.
As far as enabling these commentary tracks, I seldom do the first time I watch something. I find them more useful on repeated viewings when I'm not so immersed in the story.
I think we have a misnomer here. Sounds like you are refering to IME or U-Control features such as PIP commentary, etc. HDi is the utility that facilitates these interactive features and disc navigation.
As far as enabling these commentary tracks, I seldom do the first time I watch something. I find them more useful on repeated viewings when I'm not so immersed in the story.
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Chronos uses an amazing superimposed menu with a 3D globe of the earth that spins and shows where you are in the movie, with infos about the locations, and such.
I don't know if this is HDi but is very cool.
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I don't know if this is HDi but is very cool.
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