With some BluRay players, the slowness is built-in
I've got lots of DVDs that can be playing the feature in about a minute from powering on the player. You're right about some of the major block-buster movies, but the simpler discs get to the main menu pretty quick. If not a minute, pretty close.
What I've read about BluRay is that the player itself can take five minutes to get out of its pajamas, have a coffee, fart a few times, etc, etc, etc. This in addition to any disc delays.
It is a bit like those early digital cameras that take far too much time to turn on, and are far too slow to take a picture.
There's no sense being an early adopter if by the time your Gen 1 unit actually finishes booting up, the neighbour has already bought a Gen 2 unit and pretty much worn it out.
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With some BluRay players, the slowness is built-in
I've got lots of DVDs that can be playing the feature in about a minute from powering on the player. You're right about some of the major block-buster movies, but the simpler discs get to the main menu pretty quick. If not a minute, pretty close.
What I've read about BluRay is that the player itself can take five minutes to get out of its pajamas, have a coffee, fart a few times, etc, etc, etc. This in addition to any disc delays.
It is a bit like those early digital cameras that take far too much time to turn on, and are far too slow to take a picture.
There's no sense being an early adopter if by the time your Gen 1 unit actually finishes booting up, the neighbour has already bought a Gen 2 unit and pretty much worn it out.