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	[[~~File:Interactivemenus.PNG\|[[File:Interactivemenus.PNG~~\|~~202px\|thumb~~]]]]		''From the [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007\|Late Nite JengaJam interview]]:''
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	''~~From the~~ [[~~Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007~~\|~~Late Nite JengaJam interview~~]]:''		>'''[[Mike Chapman\|MIKE]]:''' DVDs do still advertise "interactive menus," though, which should be illegal.<br />
			>'''[[Matt Chapman\|MATT]]:''' Of course it's interactive! "Interactive menu", all that means is that you have to press up or down and hit enter.
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	~~<blockquote>'''[[Mike Chapman\|MIKE]]:''' DVDs do still advertise "interactive menus," though, which should be illegal.<br />~~		'''Interactive menus''' are a primary feature of [[DVD\|DVDs]], allowing the viewer to select specific scenes, bonus features, or adjust settings. Although initially a large factor in [[Home video\|the adoption of DVD as a standard over VHS]], menus became so commonplace that mainstream video releases quickly stopped specifying their inclusion. However, for many years lower-quality DVDs would continue to list "interactive menus" among their bonus features to pad out an unimpressive list of featurettes. This practice is parodied in several [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] toons and [[DVDS\|DVDs]] that champion the inclusion of interactive menus in a tongue-in-cheek manner.
	~~'''[[Matt Chapman\|MATT]]:''' Of course it's interactive! "Interactive menu", all that means is that you have to press up or down and hit enter.</blockquote>~~
	'''Interactive menus''' are a primary feature of [[DVD\|DVDs]], allowing the viewer to select specific scenes, bonus features, or adjust settings. Although initially a large factor in [[Home video\|the adoption of DVD as a standard over VHS]], menus became so commonplace that mainstream video releases quickly stopped specifying their inclusion. However, for many years lower-quality DVDs would continue to list ~~"~~interactive menus~~"~~ among their bonus features to pad out an unimpressive list of featurettes. This practice is parodied in several [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] toons and [[DVDS\|DVDs]] that champion the inclusion of interactive menus in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

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	* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] — [[Strong Sad]] reads ~~"~~interactive menus~~"~~ off of a list of bonus features for the ''[[V.I. Warshawski (film)\|V.I. Warshawski]]'' DVD.		* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] — [[Strong Sad]] reads "interactive menus" off of a list of bonus features for the ''[[V.I. Warshawski (film)\|V.I. Warshawski]]'' DVD.
	* [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] — The first page boasts ~~"~~Interactive Menus!!!~~"~~ as an extra.		* [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] — The first page boasts "Interactive Menus!!!" as an extra.
	* [[Everything Else, Volume 1]] — The back of the case reads, ~~"~~tons of bonus stuff, commentaries, and interactive menus!~~"~~		* [[Everything Else, Volume 1]] — The back of the case reads, "tons of bonus stuff, commentaries, and interactive menus!"
	* [[strongbad email.exe Disc Five]] — On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.		* [[strongbad email.exe Disc Five]] — On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.
	* [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] — As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is ~~"~~Interactive Menus!~~"~~		* [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] — As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"
	* [[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]] — The back of the case boasts not only ~~"~~interactive menus~~"~~, but also nonsensical [[Homophones\|homophones]] ~~"~~enter, active menus~~"~~ and ~~"~~in teract men, you's~~"~~.		* [[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]] — The back of the case boasts not only "interactive menus", but also nonsensical [[Homophones\|homophones]] "enter, active menus" and "in teract men, you's".
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''From the [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007|Late Nite JengaJam interview]]:''

<blockquote>'''[[Mike Chapman|MIKE]]:''' DVDs do still advertise "interactive menus," though, which should be illegal.<br />
'''[[Matt Chapman|MATT]]:''' Of course it's interactive! "Interactive menu", all that means is that you have to press up or down and hit enter.</blockquote>
'''Interactive menus''' are a primary feature of [[DVD|DVDs]], allowing the viewer to select specific scenes, bonus features, or adjust settings. Although initially a large factor in [[Home video|the adoption of DVD as a standard over VHS]], menus became so commonplace that mainstream video releases quickly stopped specifying their inclusion. However, for many years lower-quality DVDs would continue to list "interactive menus" among their bonus features to pad out an unimpressive list of featurettes. This practice is parodied in several [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] toons and [[DVDS|DVDs]] that champion the inclusion of interactive menus in a tongue-in-cheek manner.

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* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] — [[Strong Sad]] reads "interactive menus" off of a list of bonus features for the ''[[V.I. Warshawski (film)|V.I. Warshawski]]'' DVD.
* [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] — The first page boasts "Interactive Menus!!!" as an extra.
* [[Everything Else, Volume 1]] — The back of the case reads, "tons of bonus stuff, commentaries, and interactive menus!"
* [[strongbad email.exe Disc Five]] — On the back cover, [[Strong Badman]] wonders if the DVD has interactive menus.
* [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] — As seen on the back cover, one of the features that this DVD has is "Interactive Menus!"
* [[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]] — The back of the case boasts not only "interactive menus", but also nonsensical [[Homophones|homophones]] "enter, active menus" and "in teract men, you's".

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