Chris
I've hooked up a Plextor usb Blu Ray drive to my BDP-2, before deciding whether to splash out on a BOT.
First impressions are that it sounds very good and possibly just that bit sharper than the same music ripped on USB stick or SMB share. However, especially given the memory play feature, I still have a question as to how CD replay works and how it should be used.
When I load a CD into the drive it springs into action and, via my IPad, I can see the CD as a source and if I then add it to the playlist all tracks are shown. However, I'm presuming that no music is read into memory until I choose to start replay ? Also does the memory play feature treat each track as a standalone file, or try and read the whole CD into memory in order, i.e. should there be any time difference according to whether you choose to start replay from the first or third track on the CD?
At the moment though I am getting a very disconcerting thump through my speakers when first playing a CD and sometimes when changing track within a CD - any idea what's causing this? I'm also presuming that the BDP will play the same file formats from CD/DVD as it can from USB stick, depending on the capabilities of the external drive?