Your Blu-ray Pet Peeves - Blu-ray Forum

SexySamSosa67 · 05-30-2015, 09:28 PM

What are some of your pet peeves when it comes to blu-rays?

Mine would be the English subtitles being called For Hearing Impaired, etc

Just because I'm putting subs on IT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE EAR PROBLEMS. STOP PUTTING THAT. ALL THESE STUPID STUDIOS ASSUME THAT.

Dunemoon · 05-30-2015, 09:29 PM

These types of threads.

Doctor Jack · 05-30-2015, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dunemoon

These types of threads.

Or threads that get repeated every few months. Like this one.

nmycon · 05-30-2015, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SexySamSosa67

What are some of your pet peeves when it comes to blu-rays?

Mine would be the English subtitles being called For Hearing Impaired, etc

Just because I'm putting subs on IT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE EAR PROBLEMS. STOP PUTTING THAT. ALL THESE STUPID STUDIOS ASSUME THAT.

Those are SDH (Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) subtitles, which are a specific type of English-language subtitles.

SDH subtitles contain important non-dialog information (heavy breathing, eerie silence, singing in background, etc.) that regular English subtitles do not. You may even notice that some releases have both English SDH and English subtitles, the latter of which only transcribes the primary dialog.

In many cases, studios only include the English SDH track for those wanting English subtitles, as it contains all the transcribed dialog that would be included in non-SDH English subs anyways. However, they still designate it as SDH (both on the packaging and in menus) because it contains more information than standard English subtitles would and their inclusion (or exclusion) may affect the purchasing decisions of the hearing-impaired.

thegrunter · 05-30-2015, 11:56 PM

Non-standard packaging.

Especially those hideous digi-books.

HD Goofnut · 05-31-2015, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by thegrunter

Non-standard packaging.

Especially those hideous digi-books.

I wish there were more digibooks.

halloween5309 · 05-31-2015, 02:22 AM

all movies should have subtitles also the lack of resume on most discs
also some discs force you to watch alot of advertising

AaronJ · 05-31-2015, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I wish there were more digibooks.

I do too. I like them.

My pet peeve would be load times. I've gotten tired of waiting ... and waiting ... and waiting.

Brian81 · 05-31-2015, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I wish there were more digibooks.

I wish everything was in a matte steelbook with original poster art on the front and the film credits on the back (like the a lot of the Warner ones).

But peeves? EVERYTHING.

-poor video master used
-poor encode/compression
-low bitrate original soundtrack mix
-missing original soundtrack mix

followed by...

-cheap cases
-ugly artwork
-missing extras (sometimes)

A perfect release could include a lossless mono track and no other audio option.

Chaotic · 05-31-2015, 02:29 AM

When the little handle things for the disc trays in the case break.

rexcrk · 05-31-2015, 02:32 AM

Packaging is my biggest one. For Blu-rays AND DVDs. I hate hate hate when they use the thicker cases when they don't need to. Disney is a big offender of that. Like Princess and the Frog. Only three discs, no need to put them in a thick case. Or the That '70s Show releases. I mean I guess it's fine if you don't have a huge collection of movies, but I do and it sucks lol.

Stacking / overlapping discs. This doesn't really bother me when it's a movie and only the DVD copy is covered by a Blu-ray disc but with TV shows it's a pain. The only real offender for this that I know of is The Office... I can't *stand* the packaging for those (especially season 6). There's no need to have these clunky fold-out cases with a cardboard sleeve and overlapping discs, when you can just take a slim 4-disc regular case and throw them in there. It saves space AND frustration.

Brian81 · 05-31-2015, 02:37 AM

I like the thicker cases, especially the Amaray (brand) ones. +1 for when they're the clear ones. These are so nice...much nicer than the Scanavo ones.

MaskedRider · 05-31-2015, 02:38 AM

The fact that you can't stop the movie and start it back up like you could on DVDs is my only pet peeve. I know some movies have a resume function, but that should be on all the discs.

Scarface32 · 05-31-2015, 02:51 AM

I don't like when movies ship without the slipcover. It really irritates me. And also, when a movie comes with Ultraviolet ONLY, instead of giving the user options on where to redeem. I also hate when the clips break and you can't close the case anymore, same for the retention hubs holding the disc in place. I also hate when the rentention hub is so tight that it feels like I'm going to break the disc just to remove it. I also hate when discs overlap. I also hate when there are store exclusives, rather than having the same release at all stores. I also hate when the picture quality is crap. And I hate when people type "BR" instead of "BD." And I also hate threads like this one. But most of all, I hate when I go to someone's house and they have their Blu-ray Disc Player hooked up with composite cables and then they say "see, it's not any better than DVD."

Slipknots9 · 05-31-2015, 03:03 AM

Not letting you skip or even fast forward the FBI warnings about piracy.

RodChester · 05-31-2015, 03:09 AM

Although it isn't too bad on newer releases, having to see a commercial for how much better blu ray is over dvd is super annoying. I have the blu. I am watching the blu. I know how much better it is. Put those ads on the DVDs.

HD Goofnut · 05-31-2015, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MaskedRider

The fact that you can't stop the movie and start it back up like you could on DVDs is my only pet peeve. I know some movies have a resume function, but that should be on all the discs.

The pause button is your friend. It was 2009 before I broke the VHS and DVD habit of hitting stop, but once I did I was set.

baheidstu · 05-31-2015, 07:39 AM

Wow, it's been about 10 hours since this thread was started and Jscoggins hasn't posted a link to a similar thread. Anyone know what his/her contact info is? I'm concerned something may have happened.

spanky87 · 05-31-2015, 11:50 AM

Box sets that have the discs in cardboard sleeves.

Spiderwalk · 05-31-2015, 01:51 PM

When I read the purple banner on the right, I read it in the style of Gary Oldman in Leon: The Professional. I guess it just makes angry.

Without a shadow of a doubt, it has to be the - WATCH IT ANYWHERE! - banner that's being plastered over most of the current UK Blu-ray releases.

I pray this trend doesn't reach you anytime soon... my North American friends.

05-30-2015, 09:28 PM	#1
SexySamSosa67 Banned Member since:May 2015 4K collection:42 Blu-ray collection:44 Trading Score:25	Your Blu-ray Pet Peeves What are some of your pet peeves when it comes to blu-rays? Mine would be the English subtitles being called For Hearing Impaired, etc Just because I'm putting subs on IT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE EAR PROBLEMS. STOP PUTTING THAT. ALL THESE STUPID STUDIOS ASSUME THAT.

05-30-2015, 09:29 PM	#2
Dunemoon Banned Member since:Jul 2013	These types of threads.

05-30-2015, 11:56 PM	#5
thegrunter Active Member Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:2421 DVD collection:677 Trading Score:6	Non-standard packaging. Especially those hideous digi-books.

05-31-2015, 02:22 AM	#7
halloween5309 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2012	all movies should have subtitles also the lack of resume on most discs also some discs force you to watch alot of advertising

05-31-2015, 02:29 AM	#10
Chaotic Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Denver, CO	When the little handle things for the disc trays in the case break.

05-31-2015, 02:32 AM	#11
rexcrk Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2010 4K collection:263 Blu-ray collection:583 DVD collection:235	Packaging is my biggest one. For Blu-rays AND DVDs. I hate hate hate when they use the thicker cases when they don't need to. Disney is a big offender of that. Like Princess and the Frog. Only three discs, no need to put them in a thick case. Or the That '70s Show releases. I mean I guess it's fine if you don't have a huge collection of movies, but I do and it sucks lol. Stacking / overlapping discs. This doesn't really bother me when it's a movie and only the DVD copy is covered by a Blu-ray disc but with TV shows it's a pain. The only real offender for this that I know of is The Office... I can't stand the packaging for those (especially season 6). There's no need to have these clunky fold-out cases with a cardboard sleeve and overlapping discs, when you can just take a slim 4-disc regular case and throw them in there. It saves space AND frustration.

05-31-2015, 02:37 AM	#12
Brian81 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:4	I like the thicker cases, especially the Amaray (brand) ones. +1 for when they're the clear ones. These are so nice...much nicer than the Scanavo ones.

05-31-2015, 02:38 AM	#13
MaskedRider Special Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Angel Grove 4K collection:258 Blu-ray collection:1504 DVD collection:1464 MA collection:289 Digital collection:430 iTunes collection:129 Prime collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 42 Trading Score:21	The fact that you can't stop the movie and start it back up like you could on DVDs is my only pet peeve. I know some movies have a resume function, but that should be on all the discs.

05-31-2015, 02:51 AM	#14
Scarface32 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2012 Location:New York 4K collection:24 Blu-ray collection:1170 DVD collection:341 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:3	I don't like when movies ship without the slipcover. It really irritates me. And also, when a movie comes with Ultraviolet ONLY, instead of giving the user options on where to redeem. I also hate when the clips break and you can't close the case anymore, same for the retention hubs holding the disc in place. I also hate when the rentention hub is so tight that it feels like I'm going to break the disc just to remove it. I also hate when discs overlap. I also hate when there are store exclusives, rather than having the same release at all stores. I also hate when the picture quality is crap. And I hate when people type "BR" instead of "BD." And I also hate threads like this one. But most of all, I hate when I go to someone's house and they have their Blu-ray Disc Player hooked up with composite cables and then they say "see, it's not any better than DVD."

05-31-2015, 03:03 AM	#15
Slipknots9 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2013 Location:Windermere, Florida 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:429 Trading Score:2	Not letting you skip or even fast forward the FBI warnings about piracy.

05-31-2015, 03:09 AM	#16
RodChester Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Illinois Home Theater Gallery:63 4K collection:333 Blu-ray collection:3380 DVD collection:141 Trading Score:129	Although it isn't too bad on newer releases, having to see a commercial for how much better blu ray is over dvd is super annoying. I have the blu. I am watching the blu. I know how much better it is. Put those ads on the DVDs.

05-31-2015, 07:39 AM	#18
baheidstu Banned Top contributor Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:36	Wow, it's been about 10 hours since this thread was started and Jscoggins hasn't posted a link to a similar thread. Anyone know what his/her contact info is? I'm concerned something may have happened.

05-31-2015, 11:50 AM	#19
spanky87 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:34 4K collection:168 Blu-ray collection:2714 DVD collection:548 iTunes collection:58 Trading Score:64	Box sets that have the discs in cardboard sleeves.

05-31-2015, 01:51 PM	#20
Spiderwalk Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2013 Location:UK 4K collection:291 Blu-ray collection:2361 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:1	When I read the purple banner on the right, I read it in the style of Gary Oldman in Leon: The Professional. I guess it just makes angry. Without a shadow of a doubt, it has to be the - WATCH IT ANYWHERE! - banner that's being plastered over most of the current UK Blu-ray releases. I pray this trend doesn't reach you anytime soon... my North American friends.

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