HD DVD Dead: Who Cares?

I have no interest in the HD DVD / Blu-ray war. I would never consider buying a new format when I have had such a horrible experience with the original DVD format.

Wouldn't it be great if after inserting a DVD it just immediately played the movie? That's what I want, but the content producers force you to wait for FBI warnings, previews, disclaimers, fancy animations, and a bunch of other annoying graphics and menus before the movie starts.

The worst offender is Disney. I can't remember the exact disk, but even after hitting the play button in the DVDs menus, no less than 6 additional annoying graphics played before the movie starts. Disney digital, THX audio, etc. I don't remember the exactly what was played, I just remember being shocked. Just to watch the movie I had to hit the next button 6 or 7 times.

I own a few japanese DVDs that do immediately play the movie on insertion, but they are rare.

I bought the DVD to watch the movie, not this additional crap.

I was at the bus stop this morning in San Francisco and Disney had a billboard saying "101 Dalmatians, now for the first time on 2 disks". Why would anyone want 2 disks? 2 disks of crap that takes forever to navigate. I just want the movie and nothing more.

This is why I'm through buying DVDs.