When the Booth Bijou Garage Theater is operating (it's been on hiatus during the pandemic), we only host movie nights about twice a month. And that is the only time I need to pause the player longer than 20 minutes. So, I'm not worried about wearing out the player.
The bigger issue is this...
Hmmm, let's see.. When you play a 2 hour movie the laser is reflecting off of a shiny disc for 2 hours. When you pause the player for 40 minutes, the laser is reflecting off of a shiny disc for 40 minutes.
I fail to understand how one would be okay and the other is supposedly bad for the...
I should have said, "Keep playback paused for AT LEAST 40 minutes." When we show movies in the Booth Bijou Garage Theater, we always take a comfort break about halfway through the film. It is VERY common that these breaks last longer than 20 minutes. 40 minutes would be enough.
But there...
The most important question (for me): Can you completely turn off the stinking auto shutoff feature? Can I let a paused disc sit in the player for hours without issue?
Mark