Why do blu rays load slow

Of course, once the disc itself has loaded, you may then be confronted with unskippable studio logos and promos. That's before you even get to a motion menu. A fancy menu takes time to load and execute—again, it's faster on up-to-date machines—and it all gets in the way of your movie starting.

It's these steps that add time from startup to playback—taking as long as two to three minutes to get started. This post originally appeared on our UK site. BY Simon Brew. Just a thought but are these players hooked up to the internet? Trading Score: 2. Member since: Aug The loading times are ingenious developments. They allow you to insert the disk, take a leak, pour a beer and return just in time to watch the trailers.

The only load time that is ridiculous is Casino. It took over 5 minutes even in the PS3 , and is a well known issue. You are never "loading" 25GB worth of data. Video and audio are streamed during playback, not loaded upon disc insertion. The latest players, PC players, and the PS3 have the processing power to do this very quickly. It's just FAR more computationally intensive than what other video formats needed previously. Even within the BD-J enabled titles, there's a huge disparity among titles in terms of how difficult their effects are to pull off computationally.

Some are fairly simple such as replacing the player's on screen display when fast-forwarding and others are FAR more complex games and menus requiring lighting effects from multiple sources, etc. As the latest players don't struggle as much with the speed, the studios are increasing their use of BD-J considerably to create newer and cooler menus and content on their discs Home Theater Gallery: 6.

Member since: Jun Who is interested in obscure menues and java. I want to see a movie for crying out loud! All times are GMT. The time now is AM. Archive - Top. United States. Remember New member Lost password. Home Theater. Best Blu-ray Movie Deals. Top deals New deals 12 13 14 15 16 Amazon Blu-ray. User Name. Blu-ray players - slow on DVDs as well?

Thread starter garyavuk Start date Sep 30, Hi read a lot about blu-ray players being slow to load but a few recent models much quicker wondering , does this only apply if you are loading a blu-ray disc or does it still happen with dvds? PSM1 Distinguished Member. So think it is the player more than the disks. I wouldn't worry about loading times. You're about to watch a movie that lasts a couple of hours. What's two minutes? By the time you've got a drink or configured the surround sound amp and changed channels on your TV it's ready to roll.

Not sure I fully agree with the startup time argument. Qualify for cash-back, gifts and special offers. Get easy access to product support. Back to top. Early access to exclusive offers and more! I would like to receive promotional communications — based on my preferences and behavior — about Philips products, services, events and promotions. I can easily unsubscribe at any time!

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