Why do I always have to watch from the very beginning?

[RUR]

Originally Posted by hendra

I use my laptop, WinDVD and PowerDVD. Some movies, such as Ice Age Melt Down, remember where it left off. Others, such as Spiderman, always start from the very beginning.

See my post above yours. Ice Age isn't authored with advanced content. Spiderman is.

[hendra]

Originally Posted by RUR

See my post above yours. Ice Age isn't authored with advanced content. Spiderman is.

By giving up resume playback, what is the advantage of using Advanced Content? I don't see anything special from Spiderman that uses Advanced Content. It only has 2 trailers and no special features. IceAge that doesn't use Advanced Content has special features.

[jmlalit5]

That's the one feature from my old Sony DVD player that I miss, mine could remember where up to 6 discs left off.

[Midnightsailor]

I haven't seen too many players that have great memory.

[RUR]

Originally Posted by hendra

By giving up resume playback, what is the advantage of using Advanced Content? I don't see anything special from Spiderman that uses Advanced Content. It only has 2 trailers and no special features. IceAge that doesn't use Advanced Content has special features.

Typically advanced content would be a game, like Liar's Dice on POTC, or PiP or some such. Assuming you're talking about SM3, I can't see anything, but something's there since the load time is hellacious - a sure sign of advanced content.

The advantage is in the eye of the beholder. For me, I just want the movie. Other's value the extra stuff. Ideally, the players should be able to do both and it's a known, unresolved problem for all players - BD and HD DVD.

Originally Posted by jmlalit5

That's the one feature from my old Sony DVD player that I miss, mine could remember where up to 6 discs left off.

Don't I know it! My Phillips handled about six, as well. My 1200 - only one.