Loading Speeds of various players.

[TheDoc46]

Do we have a definate list of which players load the fastest?

I have both a launch 60gig PS3 and a recently purchased Sony BDP-301

And the PS3 blows it out of the water... not only on load times but in responsiveness of switching menu's, ejecting, loading, well everything really.

I've just updated my BDP-301 to 3.30 but it's still way too slow IMHO..

I'm really gutted, because I really like the BDP-301, but I'm not so sure I can live with it knowing my patience levels and that my PS3 in the backroom loads movies a zillion times quicker. This shouldn't be the case for stand-alone.

I either have one out of three choices.. (after establishing the speed and responsiveness of other players out there)

1.\ Shell out the extra 100 bucks and trade it in for a 40gig PS3.. BUT my stand alone fits in perfectly to my hi-fi rack and looks the bomb ! Plus the missus won't take too kindly to me owning 2 PS3's - She seems ok with the Blu-ray standalone but that was cos it was under $300.... The 40gig is AT LEAST $399. There's no disgusing the cost of a PS3.. She's bang onto that!

2.\ Shell out an extra painful $150 and swap it for a different model, providing they load as quick as a PS3. and keep the extra expense hush from the missus

3.\ Just throw in the bluray towel and wait until the techology advances so that a half a grand stand alone player doesn't fall to it's knees for doing what it was designed to do and that is play a goddam movie ! within a resonable timeframe.

Spidy3 just seems to take forever and ever to load....