Poll: Autoplay or Menu (Blu-ray/DVD)

[Mr. Afternoon]

For DVD-Audio or Blu-ray Audio discs, would you rather have the album play in surround by default as soon as you pop the disc in, or be greeted with a menu to fiddle with options and access bonus features as needed. The autoplay option would still have a menu to access things, as usual.
As usual, this is my own curiosity. Not part of a testing group, not indicative of future releases.

 

[par4ken]

Autoplay! The menu is fine to access things that you don't normally bother with, but you can't beat the simplicity of autoplay. You don't have to use a video monitor either.

 

[MCDave]

Menu. I can't stand devices making decisions for me, because half the time they make the wrong decision. I don't give a hoot about convenience.

 

[cbmmm3]

I always like to see whats on the menu.

 

[beerking]

Deff Me n u....

Like to know what else I can select....even if it is that option called Stereo.

Me thinks a release is happening soon...

 

[colman]

I prefer a menu, but it has to be silent… I hate it when the album ends and it returns to a menu with looped music

 

[JediJoker]

I prefer a menu, but it has to be silent… I hate it when the album ends and it returns to a menu with looped music

Yeah, that's a good point. Menus can have interesting music not found elsewhere, though... I guess I'd prefer there to be audio that plays once through and does not loop, and only plays when first inserting the disc but not when subsequently accessing the menu via remote or disc auto-navigation.

 

[DuncanS]

Autoplay only if it autoplays the surround! otherwise a Menu.

 

[bookofsaturdays]

I prefer a menu and as others have pointed out no looped music! Most discs will autoplay the stereo, for example The Beatles Blu-rays are some of the worst authored discs in my collection

 

[ar surround]

As Brewster would say, I vote for: None of the above. But I don't like it when discs autoplay to stereo.

 

[MidiMagic]

Menu does not work if you have a changer.

 

[Marcsten]

For an audio disc, as opposed to one that is, say, a concert disc, I prefer autoplay. Until recently I didn't have a monitor attached to my main audio system. DVDAs back in teh day drove me nuts, while SACDs always worked. Finally I had to break down and get a $70 TV to allow me to get through the Blu Ray menus just to hear the music in surround. In my main video room, I prefer menus for the reasons stated here, but if the disc is an audio disc primarily, just play the music.

 

[JediJoker]

Menu does not work if you have a changer.

DVD changers are exceedingly rare.

 

[madscot]

The few discs that I have that autoplay play in surround/quad, like Hotel California and the Doobie Brothers Quadio discs, the only other one I can think of off the top of my head is Nightwish-Once which has MLP in surround only

 

[Quadkid]

As Brewster would say, I vote for: None of the above. But I don't like it when discs autoplay to stereo.

Agree 100%, it’s maddening!

 

[Kal Rubinson]

I prefer menu because I like to take my own sweet time after inserting the disc to settle in to my listening spot and get ready.

 

[JerseyEd]

Menu. I like to see all options.

 

[hafquark]

Autoplay to surround, same as you get with multi-channel SACD. Menus are fine for navigating, but I hate being forced to turn on the TV to play a disc. And for those who always want to go to the menu, simply disable autoplay via your BD player.

 

[Jeffrey Michael]

Menu. Most of my Discs default to Stereo in Autoplay. Also, hate menu music because of one main reason. It’s always too loud.

 

[DuncanS]

For an audio disc, as opposed to one that is, say, a concert disc, I prefer autoplay. Until recently I didn't have a monitor attached to my main audio system. DVDAs back in teh day drove me nuts, while SACDs always worked. Finally I had to break down and get a $70 TV to allow me to get through the Blu Ray menus just to hear the music in surround. In my main video room, I prefer menus for the reasons stated here, but if the disc is an audio disc primarily, just play the music.

I bought a small 10" monitor for the same reason!