Pausing Blu-rays

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by cricepng

That's all and good for a theater, but we are talking about in our own houses.

The argument that because the ideal way to watch a movie is all at once with no pauses and any complaints about people not doing it that way is like aruguing that the ideal walk outdoors is when it is sunny and people who need to go outside when it is raining are just doing it wrong. They should stay indoors until they know it will be sunny the entire time they are outside.

If anybody's time is going to occupied, or busy trying to do other things, and need to pause a movie numerous of time, they shouldn't bother to watch it. Complete all your endeavors, or whatever is keeping you distracted, then sit down, and watch the movie. If I was in the middle of preparing dinner, painting a room, repairing my car, etc, you think I'm going to start watching a movie in the meantime, if none of those jobs were finished? No.

[cricepng]

Originally Posted by slimdude

If anybody's time is going to occupied, or busy trying to multitask, doing other things, and need to pause a movie numerous of time, they shouldn't bother to watch it. Complete all your endeavors, or whatever is keeping you distracted, then sit down, and watch the movie. If I was preparing dinner, painting a room, repairing my car, you think I'm going to start watching a movie in the meantime, if none of those jobs were finished? No.

That's hilarious saying what other people should and shouldn't do in their own homes.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by cricepng

That's hilarious saying what other people should and shouldn't do in their own homes.

It maybe hilarious, but it's logical, and makes a lot of sense.

[cricepng]

Originally Posted by slimdude

It maybe hilarious, but it's logical, and makes a lot of sense.

The problem is that you are telling other people what they should do. As I have said before, watching a movie straight through is the best, but sometimes that is not possible. You cannot seem to acknowledge the fact that what others do is what they do; rather, you have the audacity to say what everyone should do. You seem to like imposing your standards on everyone else. Instead of saying something like 'I have found it best to not start a moving when I might be distracted' you say that f somebody might be preoccupied then 'they shouldn't bother to watch it.'

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by cricepng

The problem is that you are telling other people what they should do.

I'm not telling nobody what to do! I'm not holding a gun or a grenade to nobody's heads, and force them to do anything, they don't want to do. Did I ever said to anybody: Go do this, and go do that? Hell no! I was using examples! You would've known that, if you've comprehended... As far as I'm concern, they can drink muddy waters, and sleep in a hallow log, while you're watching a movie, for all I care.

[cricepng]

Originally Posted by slimdude

I'm not telling nobody what to do! I'm not holding a gun or a grenade to nobody's heads, and force them to do anything, they don't want to do Did I ever said to anybody: Go do this, and go do that? I was using examples! As far as I'm concern, you can drink muddy waters, and sleep in a hallow log, while you're watching a movie, for all I care.

Read your posts. You are saying people should do certain things. You leave no room for other people's actions to be valid. It's not a question of making people do stuff, it's that you seem to think your way is the only way it should be done. Nobody has said that your way is unreasonable or a lesser option. In fact, everyone has readily admitted that your way is the best way. In how you phrase things, you belittle people who don't do things your way. If we have to pause a movie because a relative stops by (happened this morning), then why did we even bother to start it? Should have called my mother-in-law before we started it and told her to not even think about coming over because a movie should not be paused once started.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by cricepng

Read your posts.

I don't have to re-read my posts. I know what I've written, and I'm not belittling anybody either.

Originally Posted by cricepng

If we have to pause a movie because a relative stops by (happened this morning), then why did we even bother to start it? Should have called my mother-in-law before we started it and told her to not even think about coming over because a movie should not be paused once started.

Well, that was your fault, not mine! You've chose to pause the movie, but you didn't have to. You could have let the movie played, if you wanted to, but you didn't, so you've paused it. Now, did I stick a knife to your throat, and told you, to let the movie play?

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by cricepng

You leave no room for other people's actions to be valid.

but why should he if he does not believe so? there are bank robbers out there, should people that think it is criminal to do so say have to say "yes it is valide to be a bank robber? if on a construction forum someone says "people should have a butter knife in their tool chest in case they need to screw in some screws" should the guy that responds "no, you should use a screw driver for screws" be attacked because somehow the OP wants his action to be thought as valid by everyone?

Most films (some do have an intermission) are created to be seen in their entirety in one sitting. either you believe that and then you just watch films when you are unlikely to be interrupted or you are just looking at plugging little holes of boredom and then yes you might end up with many interruptions.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by slimdude

If anybody's time is going to occupied, or busy trying to do other things, and need to pause a movie numerous of time, they shouldn't bother to watch it. Complete all your endeavors, or whatever is keeping you distracted, then sit down, and watch the movie. If I was in the middle of preparing dinner, painting a room, repairing my car, etc, you think I'm going to start watching a movie in the meantime, if none of those jobs were finished? No.

agree, it has nothing to do with luck or Alzheimer's , like some poeple try to pretend. It has to do with choices, why start a film that is not child appropriate at 7 while they are playing so that you need to stop it when you go to put them to bed at 8, start it at 9 when they are sleeping tight and enjoy the film.

[cricepng]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

agree, it has nothing to do with luck or Alzheimer's , like some poeple try to pretend. It has to do with choices, why start a film that is not child appropriate at 7 while they are playing so that you need to stop it when you go to put them to bed at 8, start it at 9 when they are sleeping tight and enjoy the film.

And if you like to get to bed by 10:30 or so because of work the next day, you would never watch anything. I start movies after the kids go to bed but you have the kid who suddenly gets sick and throws up or has a nightmare. I could choose to let my kids sleep in their vomit or spend the night in terror because watching a movie w/o stopping is more important I guess.

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by cricepng

And if you like to get to bed by 10:30 or so because of work the next day, you would never watch anything. I start movies after the kids go to bed but you have the kid who suddenly gets sick and throws up or has a nightmare. I could choose to let my kids sleep in their vomit or spend the night in terror because watching a movie w/o stopping is more important I guess.

seriously man you are just making dumb excuses, we all have jobs, so that is no excuse and if your kid wakes up because they vomited in their bed every night then you should take better care of your kid and bring him to a doctor instead of just sitting around watching movies and complaining about wht happens when you press pause. Now if you mean that very rarely a kid might be sick and so he vomited in bed then how does it become a big issue? No one said that sometimes things can go wrong after you sat down to watch a film.

[cricepng]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

seriously man you are just making dumb excuses, we all have jobs, so that is no excuse and if your kid wakes up because they vomited in their bed every night then you should take better care of your kid and bring him to a doctor instead of just sitting around watching movies and complaining about wht happens when you press pause. Now if you mean that very rarely a kid might be sick and so he vomited in bed then how does it become a big issue? No one said that sometimes things can go wrong after you sat down to watch a film.

The point is that rather than offer helpful technical advice, people make posts that belittle people who have the need t pause or stop a movie and then find the occasional lack of resume to be a nuisance. Nobody is claiming that the nuisance is the end of the world. But rather than just saying 'I prefer watching a movie in its entirely w/o interruptions' they make blanket statements that people shouldn't watch a movie unless they can virtually guarantee no interruptions.

While interruptions do not happen all the time and not every movie lacks the resume ability, those times that it does happen can be an annoyance. In the past year I have had movies interrupted for a variety of reasons (clogged toilet, washing machine flooding the basement, sick child, nightmares twice, extended family medical emergency once, unexpected visit from relatives on several occasions). Plus there are issues with kids viewing. If I limit their video time on school days, it inevitably results in a movie being stopped until the next day. On probably six times have I had to manually search and find the point where we left off. Not a life shaking problem, but a valid nuisance none-the-less.

I am thankful for those who have taken the time to post useful information such as newer BDs and players being more universally being resumable and player settings that may help.