subject: Blu-ray Players Loading Times [print this page] One item that seems to always arises when discussing Blu-ray Players, is the loading of the Blu-ray Disc. Why does it take so long for the Blu-ray disc to load? When it does load, why does the movie sart to play? Why are there no opening menus first?
The first thing you need to realized is the blu-ray disc is more complex than a DVD. The blu-ray disc holds a large amount of data. It has five times more storage capacity than DVDs. It can hold 25GB (single layer) and 50 GB (dual layer) of data. With this amount of space for data the Blu-ray menu's are more intricate and interactive. It can even make use of animation and special audio effects. A Blu-ray Disc will have picture -in-picture and online BD-Live, all features a DVD disc dose not have. It takes a while for the Blu-ray Player to load these extra features into it's memory.
A Blu-ray Disc playing the movie right away instead of the Blu-ray menu, has to do with how the Blu-ray Disc is written. Nothing to do with the Blu-ray Player. People who are coding the Blu-ray disc decides if the disc plays the movie first or if the disc will play the Blu-ray menu. Because Blu-ray discs are coded differently from each other, is the reason each disc will have a different loading time.
Blu-ray Players will load discs at different speeds, however. Depending on how fast the Blu-ray Players Processor is, determines how fast the disc will load. Some of the fastest Blu-ray Players are Sony's PlayStation 3, Oppo's BDP-83, Samsung BD-P3600, and LG BD390. Some of these players can load certain Blu-ray movies in 20 seconds. One way to make sure your Blu-ray Player is loading disc as fast as possible is to update it's firmware. Updating the Blu-ray Players firmware will likely increase loading times. Manufactures are always looking to improve playback on its products.
