Firmware 4.0 available for A-3, A-30, and A-35

I upgraded last night from 1.3 to 3.0. Transformers Chap 5 does not show any jaggies as discussed with 2.0. My tv accepts 1080p/24 directly. Hopefully 3.0 will help with the Bourne Ultimatum freeze problems I have had with 1.3, will ck it out tonight.

I just updated over the internet. I went from 2.0 and now says 3.0/1.1. I played two discs with no problem. So far I've only noticed the load time from tray close to HD-DVD on display seems to have sped up a bit.

At this point my A3 is used as standard DVD player and all I care about is whether they can get it to load up faster. My pioneer 4280 does the upconverting and deinterlacing.

Not yet available for ISO download.

Also updated my D3 and A35 last night. Have not tested anything on them though.

My gut tells me these 3.0 updates might be the last we get.

Just updated mine over web any idea what this corrects?

Wow, a full version number jump!

Now the big question: Do we finally get forced P24??

I avoided 2.0 but decided to give 3.0 a try via download. Unfortunately, I now have jaggies in Transformers chap.5. Put in my 1.3 firmware disc and it says "software has already been updated-process will now end." Ugh.

Will someone who has 3.0 on their 3rd gen player. Press (Display, 1, 9, 5, Display) on your remote. Let us know what package version it displays.

Package Version:3003 (on my HD-A35)
Also it seems that the revert to 1.3 disc does not work with 3.0. Maybe someone with knowledge of firmware hacks can release a new version that does?

When I press Display 1,9,5, Display I get NOTHING. My A30 has 3.0 software (downloaded 2 hours ago). My DVD player is on etc.

I have an A3 running 1.3. I haven't had any problems. Does anyone know what 3.0 will get me?

Would you upgrade if you were me? Remember I have an A3.

If it speeds up the power on/tray open process, I am all in!

You should be able to go back to 1.3 by hex editing the 1.3 firmware with HxD from 0514 (1300) to something higher than 0BBB (3003). For example 0BBC (3004).





EDIT:
I attached some ppf files for people who want a easy way to edit theirs.

 

3rd Gen 1.3 Downgrade.zip 4.064453125k . file

OK, this is new stuff for me but I've opened up the HD-A35 original 1.3 firmware in HxD and have highlighted the areas that you did in the diagram. It looks basically the same. What exactly am I supposed to change? Sorry if I'm asking something that's been posted before. If so, maybe a link to the instructions?
Thanks.

Think of it as a glorified notepad or wordpad and that the iso is one big text file that needs a word edited.

Then cut out the blue highlighted 0514 and paste in 0BBC in its place. Then save it. Then it's ready to burn.

Well thanks to N8YWF's help I now have a new .iso for firmware 1.3 for the HD-A35. I have tested it and everything seems back to normal (at least with Transformers). Firmware reads 1.3 again. Anyone needing it can P.M. me.

so based on what i read there is no reason to update to 3.0 if u have jaggie free 1.3

I am curious if 3.0 does anything to help fix the DD+ droputs when bitstreaming to my Onkyo 705. I am currently using 1.3 and have my A35 set to output PCM since the DD+ dropouts were very annoying. I did try 2.0 for a short while but I was still getting the dropouts so I reverted back to 1.3.

Why does one person have jaggies with 3.0 and another person doesn't?

Not sure, but it definitely made things worse for me.

Interesting, I for one will not update until more people say it's worth it.

I don't think you can discount the individual monitors in use and their settings.

Perhaps those who have upgraded to 3.0 can post if they have the jaggies with 1080p/24 and which display they are using.

With 3.0: Jaggies with 1080p/24 using a Panasonic PTAE-1000u projector. The only discs I tested were Transformers and DVE-HD. No jaggies using 1080i. 1080p/60 not fixed-still failed resolution tests with DVE-HD. The jaggies once again were probably only evident on AVC encodes like Transformers (just like 2.0). 1080p/24 looked fine on DVE-HD.

I've never had a problem with dropouts bitstreaming DD+, TrueHD, or dts-HD Master Audio from an A35 with 1.3 firmware to a Sony 5300ES. Works flawlessly. I see no reason to gamble with upgrading to 3.0 since I've had no issues running 1.3.

I have a SONY kds-55a3000 rear projection. I will look more tonight for jaggies with the 1st scene with the helicopter but I never upgraded to 2.0 so I keep looking for these jaggies just to stand out and when I watched all of chapter 5 there was no issue with the camaro looking funny or anything like that. I upgraded to 3.0 because I kept getting hangups on my Bourne Ultimatum hd dvd which plays flawlessly in my a1 with 3.0.
I will report more tonight when I get home from work.

Are you using 1080p24 resolution?

Yes. I watched Transformers and even through the helicopter scenes and chapter 5 again I don't see anything that is disturbing. From what I have read these jaggies really stand out and the picture is almost unwatchable.
I am setting about 6 feet away.

Not sure what I am looking for so maybe I am wrong but I don't see something that makes me think this is unwatchable. I am no expert like you Josh. Your columns are great on High def digest.
I am an amateur at this so I don't want to argue with anyone or make false statements.