TedD

Re: I Bought the Toshiba

Total B.S. Nothing has HDMI 1.3 today! It doesn't do 1080P either!

Ted

Lew Crippen

Re: I Bought the Toshiba

Do you have a link to that store? At best this place just does not know what they are selling—at worst they are guilty of fraud.

The differences between the two models are really quite limited: the HD-XA1 player has a RS-232C port and an Ethernet port; both are not present on the HD-A1. The XA1 also has more robust chassis.

¡Time is not my master!

Robert Crawford

Re: I Bought the Toshiba

I have the HD-XA1 and it doesn't have those specifications.



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BrettGallman

Re: I Bought the Toshiba

Perhaps we should change this thread to the official "joining of the HD-DVD fraternity" or something. But anyway...

I have, indeed, taken the high-def plunge. On another thread on here I said I was going to wait a bit longer for my BB Reward Zone rebates, but I couldn't. I figured I'd be spending money all year on new releases at BB anyway, so it really wouldn't matter when I used the rebates. Picked up the A-1 and Serenity, but won't be able to hook it up until tomorrow as I'm not home until then. Looking forward to it, though. Also, how do I know what Firmware version I have? I do have access to an ethernet connection here, but not at home, so could anyone recommend what I should do to make sure I'm all updated and ready to go?

RobertDW

Re: I Bought the Toshiba

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrettGallman Perhaps we should change this thread to the official "joining of the HD-DVD fraternity" or something. But anyway... I have, indeed, taken the high-def plunge. On another thread on here I said I was going to wait a bit longer for my BB Reward Zone rebates, but I couldn't. I figured I'd be spending money all year on new releases at BB anyway, so it really wouldn't matter when I used the rebates. Picked up the A-1 and Serenity, but won't be able to hook it up until tomorrow as I'm not home until then. Looking forward to it, though. Also, how do I know what Firmware version I have? I do have access to an ethernet connection here, but not at home, so could anyone recommend what I should do to make sure I'm all updated and ready to go?

I believe in setup go to "maintenance" then "update" and before you commit to update the current version is displayed. The latest version is 1.4 but rumor has it that version 2.0 will be released on the 22nd of this month. Version 2.0 will enable 5.1 Dolby true HD.

BrettGallman

Re: I Bought the Toshiba

So you have to have it hooked up to a display, then?

Is there anyway to get firmware updates besides downloading it directly into the player? For example, can you download it to a flash drive, and hook up said drive through the USB port on the A1?

Edit: Just checked out the top of the forum, got all the info I need.

DeeF

Re: I Bought the Toshiba

Perhaps one of you can explain more fully the audio of the Toshiba player.

I own a Boston Acoustics surround-sound system. It isn't a receiver, and it only has a few inputs — a coaxial, an optical, and stereo RCAs. That's it.

Currently, I have my Panasonic RP-82 connected to the BA using a coaxial cable, and I get digital 5.1 sound, which sounds pretty good to my ears.

Now, the Toshiba has a coaxial input too, so I initially used this, but I got no sound at all (on HD-DVDs). I changed the Set-Up from "Bitstream" to "PCM" and now I get sound, though it seems far less robust than what I was used to with the Panasonic.

Now, I find that I can playback DVDs right on the Toshiba, but in order to hear 5.1 audio, I have to change Set-Up to "Bitstream."

Is there something I'm doing wrong?