I don't use ff/rew very often so I didn't notice this earlier.
I tried to use them today on my 5040 and found it extremely
difficult to use. When I FF I usually press PLAY when I see the
image on the screen which I'd like to start playing at.
On my SS it would always start playing with the image on
the screen. On the 5040 it seems to jump ahead (or behind
for rewinds) some number of seconds from the image that
is being displayed on the screen.
For single FF it looked like 7 seconds, for double FF it was
around 14 seconds. This behavior is quite disorienting
as I seem to be thrashing back and forth trying to locate
just the right spot.
It feels like the 5040 is buffering some amount of video
and instead of jumping to the "being displayed" portion
of the buffer, it jumps to the end of the undisplayed portion
of the buffer.
I know I can use quickskip and instant replay, which is what
I use most of the time, but there are times when FF/REW
is more appropriate.
Is ff/rew broken or is this a new feature that I have to
get used to? My SS1000 ff/rew was so much easier to
use. How does ff/rew work on the 4xxx series?
I tried to use them today on my 5040 and found it extremely
difficult to use. When I FF I usually press PLAY when I see the
image on the screen which I'd like to start playing at.
On my SS it would always start playing with the image on
the screen. On the 5040 it seems to jump ahead (or behind
for rewinds) some number of seconds from the image that
is being displayed on the screen.
For single FF it looked like 7 seconds, for double FF it was
around 14 seconds. This behavior is quite disorienting
as I seem to be thrashing back and forth trying to locate
just the right spot.
It feels like the 5040 is buffering some amount of video
and instead of jumping to the "being displayed" portion
of the buffer, it jumps to the end of the undisplayed portion
of the buffer.
I know I can use quickskip and instant replay, which is what
I use most of the time, but there are times when FF/REW
is more appropriate.
Is ff/rew broken or is this a new feature that I have to
get used to? My SS1000 ff/rew was so much easier to
use. How does ff/rew work on the 4xxx series?