Scott Calvert

HD-A1 w/ 1.2 Upgrade, Still Buggy

Purchased an HD-A1 a few days ago. Have played 4 HD-DVDs and 1 DVD and all have had at least one problem:

Phantom of the Opera - popping/scratchy sounds from center channel during end credits

Blazing Saddles - no sound from center channel, stopped disc and re-started, problem gone

Unforgiven - audio on special features sounds "warbled"

The Perfect Storm - audio on special features sounds "warbled"

Journey to the Center of the Earth - froze about 10 minutes in. Had to unplug player and re-boot.

Audio is hooked to my receiver using digital coaxial. I haven't tried the special features on the first two yet so the audio could be warbled there also. Checked the firware and 1.2 is already on there...wonder if this one is a lemon. Anyone still having problems after the 1.2 upgrade?

Mark Zimmer

Re: HD-A1 w/ 1.2 Upgrade, Still Buggy

Since all but one of your problems are audio, you might check the coax connection to make sure it's properly seated. My first HD-A1 kind of had a funky thing with the coax connection not being terribly stable. The replacement has worked fine.

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