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post #151 of 220
5/30/07 at 11:00am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

I had to call toshiba to get 2.2

It is in the mail. Still not sure if it is worth upgrading.

I use HDMI to DVI so would like to know if the colors and or black levels are better. Also would like to know if the upgrade fixes the freeze ups on Children of men and other disks.

Thanks,

Dave
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post #152 of 220
5/30/07 at 11:34am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Dave whats your previous version - 2.0?

I heard that complaint about Children of Men at AVS but havent experienced it myself.

If you do do the update please comment on the HDMi/DVI issue.
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post #153 of 220
5/30/07 at 2:48pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul.S
Tim, Larry, et al.:

Did the 2.2 discs arrive as a 'legacy' of your having registered your players months ago and being on past lists to receive upgrade discs, or did you contact Tosh more recently to specifically request 2.2?


I called Toshiba last week. However, the guy assured me that I was already on the list and would have it shortly. I don't know if he BSing me or not, but it did arrive in a timely fashion!
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post #154 of 220
5/30/07 at 4:55pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

i've had a problem getting the xa1 to play cd's since the 2.2.

tries to load then says no disc.
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post #155 of 220
5/30/07 at 7:21pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Thx for reply, Larry.

"Did the 2.2 discs arrive as a 'legacy' of your having registered your players months ago and being on past lists to receive upgrade discs"

Yes for me. I received 2.0 by calling them up back in the Fall. Was suprised to see 2.2 in the mail.


Interesting, JonZ. Did you get a 2.1 disc also? To the extent they started shipping those discs, I'd surmise they probably stopped once the problems surfaced.

I registered last fall, received the 2.0 disc after explicit request shortly thereafter and never received 2.1. I've yet to hear any compelling reasons to clamor for 2.2.
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post #156 of 220
5/30/07 at 8:39pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry Sutliff
I called Toshiba last week. However, the guy assured me that I was already on the list and would have it shortly. I don't know if he BSing me or not, but it did arrive in a timely fashion!

Ditto.
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post #157 of 220
5/31/07 at 5:25am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

"Interesting, JonZ. Did you get a 2.1 disc also? To the extent they started shipping those discs, I'd surmise they probably stopped once the problems surfaced."


I think I had 1.4 on my player. I called for my first firmware disc, the 2.0 update but didnt receive a 2.1. So you may be correct. I received the 2.2 this week.
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post #158 of 220
5/31/07 at 2:45pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

I'm beginning to dig this new firmware upgrade.I had reverted to 2.0 in frustration over 2.1. I ran Children of Men last night all the way thru with no problems whatsoever save for one freeze that was so short that as soon as you noticed it, it had gone.
Now the funny thing is that the day before I started to show chapter 5 to a friend and it kept freezing and was unplayable.This was the first time I had used this disc with this firmware.
Is there some sort of memory in the firmware?What precisely does "Persistant Storage"mean in the maintenance menu? It's not even mentioned in the otherwise excellent instruction manual.
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post #159 of 220
5/31/07 at 3:28pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Or perhaps a tiny greasy spot on the disc is melted by the laser to a tiny blob.


Cees
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post #160 of 220
5/31/07 at 10:23pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Persistent storage is where extra data you might download from the Internet in the future (supplemental materials, extra subtitles) is stored. It's also where your bookmarks are kept and your preferences (if you have a European HD DVD you may have noticed a prompt for the language you wanted to use the first time you played the disc, but not since: information about your choices is stored in persistent memory). The Persistent Storage option simply allows you to delete anything currently being stored in the player's 256MB of memory (probably very little, if anything) and start over from scratch.

Adam
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post #161 of 220
6/1/07 at 3:14pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Thanks Adam for that.
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post #162 of 220
6/4/07 at 8:18am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Anyone else suffering the drive noise on SD discs since going to v2.2? I was watching Joan of Arcadia S1 last night and the drive "clicking" was quite noticeable...and It was not present with v2.1.

any chance Toshiba will fix it in 2.3 without "breaking" something else?
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post #163 of 220
6/4/07 at 9:15am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

No noise noted here...
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post #164 of 220
6/4/07 at 10:59am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

If anyone wants it I have an extra Toshiba firmware 2.2 update disc. I received 2 of them over the weekend and would gladly send someone the extra. For models HD-A1/HD-XA1/HD-D1.

Actually I was surprised Toshiba sent me the latest firmware disc since I never heard anything from them since asking for it back in October. Fortunately I was able to download and burn my own discs to update my player.
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post #165 of 220
6/4/07 at 11:07am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Send it to Tim G., Brian.
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post #166 of 220
6/4/07 at 11:17am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

I am not having any problems with my HD-A1 other than a few glitches with the Universal "Good Shepherd" disc. I am going to wait and watch before upgrading to 2.2 since all I have is an upgrade disc and no internet connection to the player and no known way to return to the current firmware if I do have problems. So far, it is unclear to me that this new firmware is to be recommended.

Chris
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post #167 of 220
6/4/07 at 1:25pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Ha...nah, I got 2 of those myself.
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post #168 of 220
6/4/07 at 1:58pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Lo & behold, Toshiba really wants me to update to 2.2. Another 2.2 disc arrived today. That makes 3! Anyone need an official one?
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post #169 of 220
6/4/07 at 7:32pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Tim:

YGM.

-p
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post #170 of 220
6/4/07 at 8:45pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Glover
Lo & behold, Toshiba really wants me to update to 2.2. Another 2.2 disc arrived today. That makes 3! Anyone need an official one?

Does it appear they are sending these to everyone who received a 2.0 disk? They sent me one of those, but no sign yet of even one 2.2.
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post #171 of 220
6/4/07 at 9:15pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Paul, got it and have sent you a reply private message thru the HTF.
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post #172 of 220
6/5/07 at 4:04am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by LarryH
Does it appear they are sending these to everyone who received a 2.0 disk? They sent me one of those, but no sign yet of even one 2.2.

Yes, that is my understanding.

Chris
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post #173 of 220
6/5/07 at 4:06am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Glover
Lo & behold, Toshiba really wants me to update to 2.2. Another 2.2 disc arrived today. That makes 3! Anyone need an official one?

Are there any differences in the name & address shown on the envelope? I sometimes end up with duplicate or triplicate bulk mailouts and find a slight difference. Getting two of the three removed isn't easy if all three are the same.

Chris
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post #174 of 220
6/5/07 at 11:40am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim Glover
Lo & behold, Toshiba really wants me to update to 2.2. Another 2.2 disc arrived today. That makes 3! Anyone need an official one?
Maybe they sent you three instead of the three free disk offer.
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post #175 of 220
6/7/07 at 3:45pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Tim, do you still have an extra disc? I've tried upgrading buy burining the ISO file to a disc, but something keeps going wrong.
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post #176 of 220
6/7/07 at 3:56pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

I received the 2.2 disc in the mail today after not receiving any of the prior update discs. Still would like final word on the HDMI/DVI fix though before I proceed.
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post #177 of 220
6/9/07 at 4:41pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveMcS
Anyone else suffering the drive noise on SD discs since going to v2.2? I was watching Joan of Arcadia S1 last night and the drive "clicking" was quite noticeable...and It was not present with v2.1.

any chance Toshiba will fix it in 2.3 without "breaking" something else?
I have the noise but it showed up for me on v2.1. I get it on both SD & HD discs.
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post #178 of 220
6/9/07 at 5:28pm

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD
my xa1 has started to click with this latest update.

post 132
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post #179 of 220
6/14/07 at 5:12am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

HI,

I loaded up 2.2 last night, no problems.

I watched an SD DD and noted that I could no longer upconvert the SD image to 1080i, the HD A1 would only allow me to upconvert to 720p.

Previously, with 2.0, I was able to upconvert to 1080i.

My set up is:

Toshiba HD a1 ver 2.2
Samsung DLP - 720p/1080i resolution HLN62XXX

connected via HDMI/DVI (TV has only DVI input, no HDMI)

I only watched one SD DVD. I also watch MI 3 on HD DVD for a few minutes. Although I did not notice if it was sending out the signal at 720p or 1080i. Will experiment more this evening.

Dave
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post #180 of 220
6/14/07 at 7:40am

Re: HD-(X)A1 Firmware Update now available on Toshiba website. Now version 2.2!!!

Quote:
Originally Posted by RudyN
I received the 2.2 disc in the mail today after not receiving any of the prior update discs. Still would like final word on the HDMI/DVI fix though before I proceed.

i did too, although i did get the very first update.
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