Posted by Lloyd Parsons on 01/08/08 00:33

In article <13o5ghonjp6vk58@corp.supernews.com>,
"Mark Jones" <noemail@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Lloyd Parsons wrote:
> > No, not specifically. I was literally just talking about all the
> > whiz-bang BD-Java coding that too many seem enamored with. All too
> > many blockbusters have required firmware upgrades to the standalones
> > to load them.
>
> I would prefer a movie that loads real quick and has some decent
> features, but nothing so fancy that it can actually ruin the experience
> by causing long load times or not even playing at all.
>
> The excessively complex special features that require an update
> are a deal breaker for me. There should be a gold standard player
> that has a moderate price and that all movies are tested on. If
> they do not work properly on this model, they go back and the
> disk is worked on until it does work properly.
>
> Set a maximum load time and how long it can take for various
> features to activate. The people creating the disks are the ones
> who can fix this problem if they quit doing things that do not
> really work well. The gold standard player should not be a state
> of the art player, but rather one of the older models with a stable
> version of Java on it. We can't be expected to chase after a state
> of the art player in order to watch a movie.

That's what is missing from the BD mix outside of the PS3. With the PS3
no disc has ever been a problem from what I've read and my short-term
useage seems to hold that as true.

The longest I've seen the PS3 from power off to loaded at the menu was
about 22-30 seconds.

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