The new Navigatr—oh, what a mess. Let me count the ways:
1. Program images, while visually fun and potentially helpful, are sometimes from entirely the wrong movie. Clicking reveals the actual recorded content, but it is confusing and aggravating.
2. So-called sorting by date does NOT work. Programs are displayed out of order.
3. Terrible idea to put scheduled and recorded shows together on the same screen, especially with no indication which is which. Previously, the two different screens for "Recorded" and "Scheduled," and the various way of sorting (by date, by title, by series) was helpful and clear. Now the organization is simply awful. Awful!
4. Previously, the length of the recording was displayed with each listing. Now we must actually begin playing the recording to see its length. Can you see how, when contemplating what show or movie to watch, sometimes based on our time available, that knowing the duration for each program is helpful? Of course.
5. Previously, when titles were in a list format, scrolling through each title automatically brought up a capsule description without changing screens. Now we must click on a title to see any info, then click Exit to get back to the list. Extra steps, extra hassle.
6. Previously, the search function included a way to filter out Video On Demand listings. This option now sadly missing.
7. In the search function, it now takes more time to enter letters because they are arranged in two long rows, rather than the grid used previously. Not an improvement.
8. Most activities now take more button-clicks (often "Exit"), not fewer. It is clumsy and annoying.
9. The Navigatr Guide is unreliable, with pictures of the screen that do not match what we actually see.
I understand that some things just take getting used to, and I don't mind changes when they are for the better. But whoever designed the new Navigatr menus failed at achieving better convenience or clarity, and made things more difficult in far too many ways. Frankly, it is a mess.
