Information clutter

13 Oct 2007

Am I the only person sick of the constant information clutter on my TV screen at the moment? Last night I settled down to watch Band of Brothers on the National Geographic channel. Top left hand corner of the screen had a little yellow National Geographic logo with the words National Geographic next to it just I case I was in any doubt I was watching National Geographic I suppose. Top right hand corner had a little message telling me what would be coming soon at the same time tomorrow, and the bottom right hand corner has a red button to alert me to the fact I could have even more clutter on the screen if I felt I was somewhat disadvantaged with the standard amount of clutter. Then to cap it all for the last ten minutes the remaining space between the National Geographic logo and wording, and the advert for what was coming soon, was taken up with an advert for what was coming next!!!!!! mad

:x :x
FFS! Enough!!
Talk about suspending belief!!! I was never in any doubt that Easy company would walk through D-Day unscathed, they spent bloody most of it sheltering behind an impenetrable wall of shagging advertising! I doubt the Wehrmacht at it height could have successfully breached the wall of crap erected before them!
So in your opinion, Is it a help or a bloody hindrance?

13 Oct 2007

Ooooooooh!!! "overtired" innocent

13 Oct 2007

it annoys me when a vital piece of the action or info is behind the litle logo.....like the clue that will lead you to know who the murderer is, or the end of a phone number for that bargain abshredder exercise machine, or the price for the item you have just sat through a half hour long infomercial waiting for it to pop up on screen........
and ........relax..........

13 Oct 2007

DOGS!!

:x :x
Digital On-screen Graphics ;-)

13 Oct 2007

I'm with Stormy- especially as my bedroom LCD TV buzzes when there are any graphics on screen mad

:x
Get yourself the box set luvvy- I bought it for Mr W ages ago, and it must be one of the most watched things we have. :thumbup: Excellent special features too.

13 Oct 2007

Quote by winchwench
I'm with Stormy- especially as my bedroom LCD TV buzzes when there are any graphics on screen :x
Get yourself the box set luvvy- I bought it for Mr W ages ago, and it must be one of the most watched things we have. :thumbup: Excellent special features too.

got room for a small one?
ok, ok, a big one rolleyes

13 Oct 2007

With you big time on this fella. I would go so far as to say this goes further. What about road signs too. And advertising hoardings. Far too much

13 Oct 2007

In absolute agreement with you on this one Stormy.

Quote by Lost
What about road signs too.

Your comment, Lostie, reminded me of when I was driving north through Pennsylvania and New York State a few years ago on the interstate highway. On approaching a long downhill tunnel through a mountain was an enormous bright yellow sign saying "Please remove your sunglasses!" duh!

14 Oct 2007

they decide that news stories need pictures or video and then fill half the screen with stuff you already know on the bottom (and top)of what they`re supposed to be showing is are more interested in brand imaga than our intelligence. one of my favourite pet hates

14 Oct 2007

Can't be arsed with all this new techie LCD/Plasma thingy..
The best thing they ever did was put a red triangle in the corner when a risque film was on.
Never watched anything else really :giggle:

14 Oct 2007

Quote by Stormwalker
I'm with Stormy- especially as my bedroom LCD TV buzzes when there are any graphics on screen :x
Get yourself the box set luvvy- I bought it for Mr W ages ago, and it must be one of the most watched things we have. :thumbup: Excellent special features too.

got room for a small one?
You can cooch up on the sofa next to me, if you don't mind me stretching out over you.
That's what blokes are for isn't it dunno

ok, ok, a big one rolleyes

14 Oct 2007

it is annoying...but they do it for copyright reasons...like when the DJ talks over the end of a record when you might be recording it...

14 Oct 2007

Quote by Stormwalker
Am I the only person sick of the constant information clutter on my TV screen at the moment?
FFS! Enough!!

I agree Stormy. One other thing I find exasperating is the way the viewer is not allowed to watch the credits roll and listen to the music at the end of a TV programme. Instead we're bombarded loudly with details of the next few programmes, while the credits get reduced to a corner of the screen - what's the point in that, nobody can read them! mad

I know they probably want to grab our attention to stop us changing channels, but it makes me MORE determined to change channels to get away from them.
:x :x

14 Oct 2007

oh my god , my favourite pet hate subject !
Firstly, I hate the way they increase the volume for the adverts !!! mad

However it has completely backfired because I now hit the mute button and pay no attention at all.
Secondly, whats with the "coming up after the break" crap ??? They show you the best bits of the second half of a program, then when the break is over they summarise something you only watched 3 minutes earlier???
Do they think we have the concentration span of a goldfish ???
And breathe........

14 Oct 2007

If you have sky press backup, some of the on screen display thingys disapeer xj

14 Oct 2007

Well I’m glad I’m not the only one… smile

Re the traffic signs, I watched something a while ago about a small village that had removed virtually all the warning signs and lines in the road, theory being if you don’t tell the driver what’s going on he will be more likely to slow down and think for himself. I’m not sure but I think one of the smaller European counties, Belgium Netherlands? Is undertaking a program of removing signs and lines for just the same purpose.
I’ll try the backup thing Razor thanks. :thumbup:
Mike how many time do you want to find out the name of an actor or a piece of music, only to have it wiz past at warp nine, just so they get to add a couple of extra adverts during the day… mad

Velvet….I had cant begin to describe how much the increase in volume during the break drives me round the bend. :x :x
Stormy Meldrew redface

14 Oct 2007

Quote by Stormwalker
Well I’m glad I’m not the only one…
Re the traffic signs, I watched something a while ago about a small village that had removed virtually all the warning signs and lines in the road, theory being if you don’t tell the driver what’s going on he will be more likely to slow down and think for himself. I’m not sure but I think one of the smaller European counties, Belgium Netherlands? Is undertaking a program of removing signs and lines for just the same purpose.
I’ll try the backup thing Razor thanks. :thumbup:
Mike how many time do you want to find out the name of an actor or a piece of music, only to have it wiz past at warp nine, just so they get to add a couple of extra adverts during the day…
Velvet….I had cant begin to describe how much the increase in volume during the break drives me round the bend. :x :x
Stormy Meldrew

I heard about that too- and I think it was the Netherlands, not sure though dunno

Mind you, if it was the Dutch I expect they did it to reduce the amount of phlegm flying around when people tried to say the place names. rolleyes

14 Oct 2007

Quote by winchwench
Well I’m glad I’m not the only one…
Re the traffic signs, I watched something a while ago about a small village that had removed virtually all the warning signs and lines in the road, theory being if you don’t tell the driver what’s going on he will be more likely to slow down and think for himself. I’m not sure but I think one of the smaller European counties, Belgium Netherlands? Is undertaking a program of removing signs and lines for just the same purpose.
I’ll try the backup thing Razor thanks. :thumbup:
Mike how many time do you want to find out the name of an actor or a piece of music, only to have it wiz past at warp nine, just so they get to add a couple of extra adverts during the day…
Velvet….I had cant begin to describe how much the increase in volume during the break drives me round the bend. :x :x
Stormy Meldrew

I heard about that too- and I think it was the Netherlands, not sure though dunno

Mind you, if it was the Dutch I expect they did it to reduce the amount of phlegm flying around when people tried to say the place names. rolleyes

:laughabove: :laughabove: :laughabove: How true is that!! :rotflmao: