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Blu-ray
Raised as a usability problem by 19 people on Hacker News over 17 years (2010–2026), in 16 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
Every issue, all time, most people first
Blu-ray discs take very long to load before playbackUnreviewed
20102026- Blu-ray menus are far harder to use than DVDs, with long waits before playback2025-02-18
- Blu-rays need firmware, GPU driver and player updates and spyware before they play2021-12-28
- Netflix interface on Blu-ray player is slow, buggy and hard to use2016-01-06
Discs often fail to play, forcing troubleshootingUnreviewed
20102026- Discs won't play on the TV, which is treated as a monitor, and can't be backed up2025-11-25
- Discs often fail to play, interrupting entertainment and turning it into troubleshooting work2024-03-23
- Discs hang on spinning wheel with remote unresponsive, and previews can't be skipped2010-09-14
About 15 minutes of unskippable ads before the movieUnreviewed
20102026- Must click through 3-10 segments and unskippable ads before movie plays2020-06-10
- Must sit through about 15 minutes of unskippable ads before the movie2011-03-22
- Up to 20 minutes of unskippable commercials before reaching the menu2010-09-14
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 19 complaints
- Advanced interactive features are complicated and not fully compatible across players2026-10-09
- Discs won't play on the TV, which is treated as a monitor, and can't be backed up2025-11-25
- Slow boot and forced copyright notices and previews before the movie starts2025-06-30
- Blu-ray menus are far harder to use than DVDs, with long waits before playback2025-02-18
- Disc menus are awkward to navigate, with unskippable ads and copyright screens2024-12-11
- Discs often fail to play, interrupting entertainment and turning it into troubleshooting work2024-03-23
- Must individually skip unskippable warnings and trailers; menu button sometimes blocked2022-10-04
- Blu-rays need firmware, GPU driver and player updates and spyware before they play2021-12-28
- Discs force unskippable spiels, warnings and previews before reaching the film2021-02-21
- Must click through 3-10 segments and unskippable ads before movie plays2020-06-10
- Netflix interface on Blu-ray player is slow, buggy and hard to use2016-01-06
- Forced trailers and piracy warnings before playback make watching movies a chore2014-02-07
- Movies take minutes to load and menus are inconsistent and awkward2013-06-16
- Must sit through about 15 minutes of unskippable ads before the movie2011-03-22
- Discs demand a 15-30 minute network firmware upgrade before playing, sometimes repeatedly2011-03-22
- Glacial load times and unskippable trailers and warnings make discs annoying to use2011-01-11
- Blu-ray discs take very long to load, making the playback experience painfully slow2010-09-14
- Up to 20 minutes of unskippable commercials before reaching the menu2010-09-14
- Discs hang on spinning wheel with remote unresponsive, and previews can't be skipped2010-09-14