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Any Way To Bypass Ads Before Film?

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AnalogJ

I'm watching "Inception" and there are over 10 minutes of ads at the start of the DVD. The DVD is done in such a way that it's not allowing me to use the menu, sub-menu or even stop buttons on the remote. This is a real drag to sit through so many ads and previews, particularly when so many are aimed for kids and are really noisy. Any way to bypass these in the future?

Follow Ups:

On my Panasonic - Sutpen 18:10:42 02/22/11 (1)
BD player [older model], I hit the forward "skip" button, and that forwards to the next preview. Repeat.

Still a PITA, but way faster than letting the previews run.

sutpen.
- RE: On my Panasonic - AnalogJ 18:51:04 02/22/11 (0)
  You're lucky. Not on mine.
Jump usually works for me. - Victor Khomenko 11:33:37 02/22/11 (7)
I have not seen the previews you could not jump over. Or are you talking about product ads?
- RE: Jump usually works for me. - AnalogJ 11:52:25 02/22/11 (6)
  Often when DVDs are inserted into the player, ads and/or previews are shown before segueing to the interactive menu main page. Once you're at the main page, you can use the various buttons on the remote to access other menus. However, it seems that a DVD can be "programmed" to disallow the functionality of the remote during the ads or previews to ensure that you watch them. Most of the time, there are only a few of these. With the "Inception" DVD I got from Netflix, these previews and ads for video games lasted over 10 minutes. That is an awful lot to ask someone to be forced to sit through. NONE of the buttons are functional during this time, whether it be fast forward or reverse, chapter jump, menu or sub-menu.
  - Some disks give you instructions on skipping, some won't allow it . . . - mr grits 17:08:54 02/22/11 (0)
    SONY seems to be the latter in my experience. If I see that Blu Ray promo one more time I'm going postal or walk-in.
  - I've gotten in the habit... - mkuller 12:12:18 02/22/11 (3)
    ...of putting the DVD in the player about 10 minutes or so before I'll be ready to watch it.
    
    That way it's all cued up to "Play" when I switch to it.
    - I'm using that method now - violinist3 19:54:09 02/22/11 (2)
      Ten minutes or so later it's asking to push play.
      - Been doing it for long time too - Victor Khomenko 05:58:56 02/23/11 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I'm using that method now posted by violinist3 on February 22, 2011 at 19:54:09
        
        Stick the disc in while we are still watching the Fox News.
        
        That tends to... - mkuller 19:01:09 02/23/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Been doing it for long time too posted by Victor Khomenko on February 23, 2011 at 05:58:56
        
        ...soften your brain up for the film.
  - Bummer... - Victor Khomenko 12:09:40 02/22/11 (0)
    Don't recall seeing one like that, usually there are just jumpable previews.

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