Why does BlueRay go slower?
A couple of Christmases ago I bought a flat TV screen (like everybody else). I took care to pay extra for a geniune 1080p full HD version. The intention was to wait until DVD-HD or BlueRay became the preferred standard. That fight is over, so I recently invested in a BlueRay playback unit.Two surprises. Of the two BlueRay DVDs one wouldn't play. I won't bore you with the details, but I needed to
(a) download new software for the unit.
(b) download and install ISO->CD burner software
(c) burn a CD with (a)
(d) insert the CD and reboot the BlueRay player and hope nothing happened that would "brick" the unit (power glitch while it upgrades flash memory)
I mean - how many ordinary purchasers of that unit are willing to do that - or do they just throw the unit in the cellar and go back to "plain" DVDs?
Second surprise: It takes the unit a good 100 seconds to turn on. I turn things off when I don't use them. It doesn't need to be in "standby" all the time, as I only watch movies once a fortnight or so. Inserting a BlueRay disc until the menu is ready takes another two minutes (varies with the disc) or so.
?!?!?
The "good old" VCR turns on in less than 2 seconds. It takes only 3-4 seconds to load the tape.
The "good old" DVD player takes less than 1 second to turn on. Loading the disc is about 5 seconds.
I am getting more and more convinced that things are going backwards! Yes, I get a bit better resolution with the newfangled stuff, but that is not related to the long startup - or what?
posted by Msquare @ 6:19 AM
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