A great and well-rounded DVD always contains material that supports the movie and enhances the overall experience, and most importantly it has purpose. It is for that reason that some time ago we introduced the Gold Seal Of Excellence in DVD Review , an award that is designed to honor releases where studios went the extra mile to create a picture-perfect release. So far only a handful of title have received this prestigious award, including Dreamworks Prince Of Egypt, the DVD that inspired us to create the Seal in the first place. Refurbished or new, becomes a question that is on many DVD owners minds There are many other options that can make great DVDs, too numerous to recount them in detail here, but ultimately the quality and purpose of a supplement makes all the difference. If you get to wonder why a certain feature is part of a DVD, it s probably not a very good extra to begin with and is only using up space for something that could be more valuable.
Menus are certainly nice to look at, but usually only the first time.
While an attractive menu can be intriguing, excessive money spend there could in some cases have been put to better use to create a higher end video presentation of the feature film. No user wants to spend minutes watching transitions to get from one menu screen to another, no matter how nicely done they are. It is a user interface, and user interfaces have to be foremostly efficient. The same is true for Disney s current enforcement of trailers running in front of the movie. But that s where the wheat separates from the chaff.