Language selection for DVDs in the home menu

[HagBitlaultus]

Don’t get me wrong, I think the WiiMC is a great project and I was very happy once an MPlayer alternative using pointing controls was anounced, BUT:

I’m a little bit disappointed after trying out the DVD menu support. It still doesn’t really work. I tried out some retail DVD disks (I Am Legend, Batman – The Dark Night, Enemy of the State, Lord of the Rings) and non of them really seemed to get the menu really working. I can select the menu options, but I have to point like 3 or 4 cm below the actual button which is pretty annoing, especially when the selection is pretty much at the buttom of the screen where I can’t reach it.

At least for doing language selection, I think it would be a good idea to include a little menu that pops up once you hit “home” while the movie is playing. That menu should include language and subtitle selection just like in MPlayer CE.

[rodries]

You have to remember version 1.0 was released 2 months ago, these things will eventually improve but you can’t expect it to all be done perfectly on day 1.

[HagBitlaultus]

I guess you’re right, but wasn’t DVD Menu support one of the announced features for the first release of WiiMC? I was so much looking forward to somebody finally getting this done the >right< way… 🙁 Well, I hope you guys will eventually make it! I cross my fingers 🙂

By the way, I just figured out that language selection is possible with the D-Pad unsing the up and down directions. How should anybody know that? I really think some kind of a “home-menu” would be more obvious. So this is my feature suggestion for now, so to speak as a temporary solution until the DVD menus REALLY work 😉

[Zack]

Hello!
d-pad up and down for sub and lang selection are all detailed in the documentation wiki, but I agree, that ther could be some static hint graphic for those in the video playback OSD

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