Video Asylum

Posted by Visor on December 01, 1999 at 04:29:32:

I understand that most DVD players pause for 1/4 - 1 second when changing layers on so-encoded DVDs. I have owned a Creative Labs Dxr2 PC-DVD for over a year and have never experienced this problem. (Probably because there's ample buffer memory on the Dxr2 hardware decocder card). However, I'm sick of hauling my PC upstairs whenever I want to watch a DVD and I'm looking for a component unit to supplement my HT. My question is, are there any DVD players out there that don't have the pause while changing layers? If so, which ones?

I know some people find this 1/4 - 1 second pause barely noticable, and I would too, if all layer changes happened between scenes. This doesn't seem to be the case, however. For example, the Aliens layer change apparently happens right in the middle of a scene where they're talking about the floor plans for the atmosphere processor and surrounding settlement. This would be annoying to watch on a DVD player that suddenly pauses for even a partial second.

Anyways, I look forward to hearing if any players can do this!

Thanks guys,

Visor
Calgary, AB