Re: Feedback about New Vudu Interface
I am not very impressed at all with the new interface, I definitely prefer the older one. The look just looks "newer" not better. I preferred the left to right scrolling for seasons of TV shows instead of up and down the way it is not. And seasons should be organized oldest to newest not newest to oldest.
The autoplay feature with the 10 second countdown is beyond annoying at this point. I cannot believe Vudu thought it was a good idea to force this on everyone just because a lot of people like it. That doesn't mean every wants their videos messed with. I don't care if it is just the credits, I like seeing them fully and not covered by anything. If an option is not introduced very soon to turn this feature off it will definitely be a deal breaker for me, and I absolutely WILL NOT purchase anything from Vudu again in the future. I can't believe that episodes I have paid for now are covered with an annoying countdown clock that I can't get off of my screen, which also cuts off the end of my videos. I have a right to have all of my purchases play from beginning to end uninterrupted, and see every frame of video without anything covering it. This is top priority, Get It FIXED!!!
I also hate how there is STILL NO "Play From Beginning" button only "resume" for partially watched videos, how could that not have made it into this update? It seems like someone wasn't doing their jobs when the new interface was designed, I'm tired of having to either rewind my videos to the beginning and load the stream a second time, or going to chapter one. There should always be a one click way to start videos from the very start.
I also hate how when you first begin playback Vudu has to paste it's overlay onto the screen with the controls, and I then have to hold onto the remote just to click back quickly before the video starts so it doesn't cover the first few seconds of my movie or episode. The controls should only appear on the screen when the users presses a button for it, videos shouldn't start with it covering the show. These are basic things that are extremely annoying.
The watch list I have no problems with, as long as it gets altered so I can go in and delete everything that is there if I want to, which should also clear my episodes list for TV shows marking them as unwatched completely as if just purchased. Being able to clear your watch history is something you can do on Amazon and Netflix so you can start shows again without everything being marked as watched. Vudu needs to do the same thing.
All in all the new interfaces looks a bit cleaner and neater, but function hasn't improved it's actually worse off in my opinion. The little annoyances need to be fixed or else I'd prefer making purchases on other services in the future.
I am not very impressed at all with the new interface, I definitely prefer the older one. The look just looks "newer" not better. I preferred the left to right scrolling for seasons of TV shows instead of up and down the way it is not. And seasons should be organized oldest to newest not newest to oldest.
The autoplay feature with the 10 second countdown is beyond annoying at this point. I cannot believe Vudu thought it was a good idea to force this on everyone just because a lot of people like it. That doesn't mean every wants their videos messed with. I don't care if it is just the credits, I like seeing them fully and not covered by anything. If an option is not introduced very soon to turn this feature off it will definitely be a deal breaker for me, and I absolutely WILL NOT purchase anything from Vudu again in the future. I can't believe that episodes I have paid for now are covered with an annoying countdown clock that I can't get off of my screen, which also cuts off the end of my videos. I have a right to have all of my purchases play from beginning to end uninterrupted, and see every frame of video without anything covering it. This is top priority, Get It FIXED!!!
I also hate how there is STILL NO "Play From Beginning" button only "resume" for partially watched videos, how could that not have made it into this update? It seems like someone wasn't doing their jobs when the new interface was designed, I'm tired of having to either rewind my videos to the beginning and load the stream a second time, or going to chapter one. There should always be a one click way to start videos from the very start.
I also hate how when you first begin playback Vudu has to paste it's overlay onto the screen with the controls, and I then have to hold onto the remote just to click back quickly before the video starts so it doesn't cover the first few seconds of my movie or episode. The controls should only appear on the screen when the users presses a button for it, videos shouldn't start with it covering the show. These are basic things that are extremely annoying.
The watch list I have no problems with, as long as it gets altered so I can go in and delete everything that is there if I want to, which should also clear my episodes list for TV shows marking them as unwatched completely as if just purchased. Being able to clear your watch history is something you can do on Amazon and Netflix so you can start shows again without everything being marked as watched. Vudu needs to do the same thing.
All in all the new interfaces looks a bit cleaner and neater, but function hasn't improved it's actually worse off in my opinion. The little annoyances need to be fixed or else I'd prefer making purchases on other services in the future.
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