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RogueChili · Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 162 Location: Westfield, MA

Do the top end media players, recommended in this thread (I.E. Oppo), change layers transparently (no freeze / pause)? I assumed the top dollar machines buffer the data for smooth layer change. A friend asked and I couldn’t answer, all that came to mind was the big blue screen with the laser disc players from the late 19 hundreds.

ecrabb · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:08 pm Post subject:

I don't know about the Oppo, but I've been watching movies on BD on my PS3 for a couple of years now and I don't think I've ever seen a hiccup, burp, layer change, or anything else. Ever.

SC

RogueChili · Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 162 Location: Westfield, MA

I myself use a personal computer for BD and DVD playback and have not noticed the phenomenon.

Now my older Sony DVD player is a different story, there can be noticeable pause during the layer change depending on the movie title. I always attributed this to the poor quality of the player.

So, PS3 and PC are on the A list!

What about the Marantz BD7004 referenced on this site? My friend is drawn to Marantz because of his past experience with their audio equipment.

**kal** · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:20 pm Post subject:

Last time I noticed a pause during a layer change was with an old first generation DVD player (circa 1997).

Kal