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RE: Jump usually works for me.

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In Reply to: RE: Jump usually works for me. posted by Victor Khomenko on February 22, 2011 at 11:33:37

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.

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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)
    Stick the disc in while we are still watching the Fox News.
    - That tends to... - mkuller 19:01:09 02/23/11 (0)
      ...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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