Load Times...Big Freaking Deal! - Blu-ray Forum

jsteinhauer · 12-01-2007, 05:04 PM

I'm sick of hearing complaints aboud BD load times.

Right now, please let me know, concisely, what is it that you are missing out on while waiting for your BD to load? Will your life be that much richer, if you save 90 seconds before sitting down to watch a two hour movie? Has the instant gratification generation become THAT impatient? Does your lover complain about your lack of patience?

The Guardian · 12-01-2007, 05:07 PM

It's a legitimate concern some people have, and if they want to talk about it or offer suggestions to fix it, you aren't required to read those threads.

glenn22 · 12-01-2007, 05:10 PM

I have to agree with the OP.... load times are a non-issue. Put the disc in and then get yourself a drink and a snack, by the time you get back, you're in business. Or better yet, get a PS3, you'll have a fully BD-Live compliant BD player for less than most standalones and almost no load time.

Now if it took like 15 minutes, then I can see people complaining a lot.

Blu-Raider · 12-01-2007, 05:10 PM

imo, if the load time were improved, my BDP would be near perfect.

If there's a way to improve it, I'd be very interested in learning about it.

Just 2-cents from a noob.

Tulsa · 12-01-2007, 05:16 PM

I'd be more interested in them curtailing the coming attractions and making that simply a feature by request. Take longer to load if you must but don't make me sit through this drivel or be forced to skip past eight of them. Just show me the damn movie!

monkyman · 12-01-2007, 05:20 PM

I also agree with the OP, and no, I won't get a PS3 just for load times, I can wait a minute or so to watch a movie.

sj001 · 12-01-2007, 05:28 PM

I don't think they are all that big of a deal, especially for a movie, you are going to be sitting there for the length of the movie anyways. If you go to a theater, consider sitting through all of the "commercials" beforehand, load times don't seem as bad now, eh?

Alan Gordon · 12-01-2007, 05:28 PM

My PS3 is faster than my HD-A2...

That being said, my HD-A2 load times never really bothered me... so I'm a little confused regarding the load times as well...

~Alan

richard lichtenfelt · 12-01-2007, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tulsa

I'd be more interested in them curtailing the coming attractions and making that simply a feature by request. Take longer to load if you must but don't make me sit through this drivel or be forced to skip past eight of them. Just show me the damn movie!

Just press top menu on the remote. It skips every preview at once and allows you to start the movie.
I have nothing else to ad since I have a PS3 and it loads faster than a regular dvd player.

PaulGo · 12-01-2007, 05:48 PM

Load time do bother me. Since I have two PS3's to play Blu-ray movies I though all players were about as fast. Then I went to Best Buy (Magnolia) and tried their Sony Blu-ray player. I though the unit was broken because3 it too so long to boot up and play the movie. To me wait times loner than 30 seconds is not acceptable. I am sure in the next generation of Blu-ray player they will use faster processors and optimize the code to improve speed. Of course the Blu-ray quality makes it worth the wait.

Jokerboy649 · 12-01-2007, 05:48 PM

It only takes like 10 seconds to load on my PS3! I ain't complaining!

Tulsa · 12-01-2007, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by richard lichtenfelt

Just press top menu on the remote. It skips every preview at once and allows you to start the movie.
I have nothing else to ad since I have a PS3 and it loads faster than a regular dvd player.

This doesn't always work does it? I'd hate to think I've been that big of a moron!

I seem to recall being told on many disc's when tried, "that operation is not available" or something to that effect.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 12-01-2007, 06:07 PM

My PS3 takes about 5 seconds to load a movie. I can't complain!

Ray Cathode · 12-01-2007, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

I'm sick of hearing complaints aboud BD load times.

Right now, please let me know, concisely, what is it that you are missing out on while waiting for your BD to load? Will your life be that much richer, if you save 90 seconds before sitting down to watch a two hour movie? Has the instant gratification generation become THAT impatient? Does your lover complain about your lack of patience?

I can remember radio and TV as a kid... smelling ozone and warming to the glow of the tubes firing up to life... and waiting and waiting for the audio on the radio or the picture on the TV to even come on. My HD1 is far faster! I can also vividly remember being my Dad's remote control.

Ray

Downhere · 12-01-2007, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

My PS3 takes about 5 seconds to load a movie. I can't complain!

Ditto, this is just another reason why the PS3 is the best BR player on the market.

Mericalis · 12-01-2007, 06:31 PM

I agree on both sides here somewhat. I'm not really worried about the time it takes to load a disc; however, what I worry about is new consumers coming into the format seeing this and saying, "Well, is my player broken?"

This is where I worry, because as I've had happen before on one standalone that it took five minutes of loading for me to realize it was in a loop and I had to turn the power off and turn it back on. Some players have these issues with Java loading, so I do have my concerns on the Java taking so long to run.

Now, those things being said, with new profiles coming out 1.1 & especially 2.0, these loading times should decrease. But for now, I'm just biding my time for those things to come out and take a few moments for a breather at the beginning of the BD loading.

jsteinhauer · 12-01-2007, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Guardian

It's a legitimate concern some people have, and if they want to talk about it or offer suggestions to fix it, you aren't required to read those threads.

I'm simply asking those concerned to legitimize their concern for me. I'm curious. It really is too bad that some individuals find details of leisure activities so stressful. Maybe y'all just need to relax a little.

I understand about new users wondering if there is a problem. When I first got my player, there was no onscreen indicator that anything was happenin, and a couple of times, I thought something was wrong with the disc. Somewhere along the way, firmware fixed this.

What I find annoying are the movies that just start without a menu screen.

JAGUAR1977 · 12-01-2007, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

I'm sick of hearing complaints aboud BD load times.

Right now, please let me know, concisely, what is it that you are missing out on while waiting for your BD to load? Will your life be that much richer, if you save 90 seconds before sitting down to watch a two hour movie? Has the instant gratification generation become THAT impatient? Does your lover complain about your lack of patience?

They will be improved with new gen players, but right now it's one of the few things some can complain about with Blu-ray.

FilmmakingFiasco · 12-01-2007, 09:40 PM

My biggest complaint is that I want the BD players to remember where I left off in a film. On the PS3, if you stop the film and go to the XMB, you're usually fine to press play again and have it pick up where it left off. However, any blu-ray utilizing BD-J will not do this and you are forced to sit through and load the whole thing over again.

There's nothing more that I like to do than sit down and enjoy a movie without interruptions. There are several times though when I have to stop in the middle of a film and I don't want to leave my blu-ray spinning in the PS3 on pause until I decide to return to it later.

savage1984 · 12-01-2007, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

What I find annoying are the movies that just start without a menu screen.

Yeah, that is annoying. You leave the room for a minute and come back and the movie already started. And you're like "hey, what the hell?"

12-01-2007, 05:04 PM	#1
jsteinhauer Gaming Moderator Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray reviews:120 Trading Score:66	Load Times...Big Freaking Deal! I'm sick of hearing complaints aboud BD load times. Right now, please let me know, concisely, what is it that you are missing out on while waiting for your BD to load? Will your life be that much richer, if you save 90 seconds before sitting down to watch a two hour movie? Has the instant gratification generation become THAT impatient? Does your lover complain about your lack of patience?

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12-01-2007, 05:07 PM	#2
The Guardian Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Kitchener, ON Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:1	It's a legitimate concern some people have, and if they want to talk about it or offer suggestions to fix it, you aren't required to read those threads.

12-01-2007, 05:10 PM	#3
glenn22 Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Vancouver, Canada	I have to agree with the OP.... load times are a non-issue. Put the disc in and then get yourself a drink and a snack, by the time you get back, you're in business. Or better yet, get a PS3, you'll have a fully BD-Live compliant BD player for less than most standalones and almost no load time. Now if it took like 15 minutes, then I can see people complaining a lot.

12-01-2007, 05:10 PM	#4
Blu-Raider Expert Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Dark Side of the Moon Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:64 Blu-ray reviews:2	imo, if the load time were improved, my BDP would be near perfect. If there's a way to improve it, I'd be very interested in learning about it. Just 2-cents from a noob.

12-01-2007, 05:16 PM	#5
Tulsa Active Member Member since:Jul 2007	I'd be more interested in them curtailing the coming attractions and making that simply a feature by request. Take longer to load if you must but don't make me sit through this drivel or be forced to skip past eight of them. Just show me the damn movie!

12-01-2007, 05:20 PM	#6
monkyman Special Member Member since:Jun 2007	I also agree with the OP, and no, I won't get a PS3 just for load times, I can wait a minute or so to watch a movie.

12-01-2007, 05:28 PM	#7
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	I don't think they are all that big of a deal, especially for a movie, you are going to be sitting there for the length of the movie anyways. If you go to a theater, consider sitting through all of the "commercials" beforehand, load times don't seem as bad now, eh?

12-01-2007, 05:28 PM	#8
Alan Gordon Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Dawson, GA 4K collection:890 Blu-ray collection:2478 DVD collection:437 MA collection:1874 Digital collection:2065 iTunes collection:4103 Prime collection:1896 Trading Score:44	My PS3 is faster than my HD-A2... That being said, my HD-A2 load times never really bothered me... so I'm a little confused regarding the load times as well... ~Alan

12-01-2007, 05:48 PM	#10
PaulGo Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:North Potomac, MD	Load time do bother me. Since I have two PS3's to play Blu-ray movies I though all players were about as fast. Then I went to Best Buy (Magnolia) and tried their Sony Blu-ray player. I though the unit was broken because3 it too so long to boot up and play the movie. To me wait times loner than 30 seconds is not acceptable. I am sure in the next generation of Blu-ray player they will use faster processors and optimize the code to improve speed. Of course the Blu-ray quality makes it worth the wait.

12-01-2007, 05:48 PM	#11
Jokerboy649 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Detroit Blu-ray collection:262 Blu-ray reviews:8	It only takes like 10 seconds to load on my PS3! I ain't complaining!

12-01-2007, 06:07 PM	#13
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	My PS3 takes about 5 seconds to load a movie. I can't complain!

12-01-2007, 06:31 PM	#16
Mericalis Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:232 DVD collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:5	I agree on both sides here somewhat. I'm not really worried about the time it takes to load a disc; however, what I worry about is new consumers coming into the format seeing this and saying, "Well, is my player broken?" This is where I worry, because as I've had happen before on one standalone that it took five minutes of loading for me to realize it was in a loop and I had to turn the power off and turn it back on. Some players have these issues with Java loading, so I do have my concerns on the Java taking so long to run. Now, those things being said, with new profiles coming out 1.1 & especially 2.0, these loading times should decrease. But for now, I'm just biding my time for those things to come out and take a few moments for a breather at the beginning of the BD loading.

12-01-2007, 09:40 PM	#19
FilmmakingFiasco Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Minneapolis, MN Blu-ray collection:297 Trading Score:17	My biggest complaint is that I want the BD players to remember where I left off in a film. On the PS3, if you stop the film and go to the XMB, you're usually fine to press play again and have it pick up where it left off. However, any blu-ray utilizing BD-J will not do this and you are forced to sit through and load the whole thing over again. There's nothing more that I like to do than sit down and enjoy a movie without interruptions. There are several times though when I have to stop in the middle of a film and I don't want to leave my blu-ray spinning in the PS3 on pause until I decide to return to it later.

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