Tosh Hd-xa1 User Thread & LINK to FAQ - Page 4

Well, with the added resolution making a crisp, clear picture and nicely saturated colors the blacks are bound to look nicer as well. Even if it is an illusion, it is a very nice one indeed. The darkers scenes in these movies are so clear they are scary. Just wait til we get our first slasher flick. Now that will be even more scary...

Athadu?
Chatrapathi?
Sri Anjaneyam?
Okkadu??

what type of display do you have? (curious to know what Telugu DVD's look like on diff displays/equipment)

C'mon dude, you know you want to.

Seriously though, if I knew that the XA1 had the "-7" chip, I'd buy it instead. There wouldn't be a firmware 1080p guarantee, but at least the capability is there.

I agree the space scenes and some of the chase stuff were the cleansest sharpest images I've ever seen period. Today I compared it to I Robot on DTheater and the FX looked better ! I had made some earlier comments the first time I saw it that talked about it being a little soft and it was some of the live action shots that were slightly out of focus etc. This may ultimately not be a reference title but it is spectacular none the less !

Art

YES...especially the space scenes. The scene where Serenity is flying through the fleet of Reaver ships (1Hr and 12 minutes in) is crazy!! I couldn't believe the detail in the ships! Jaw-dropping...

I played only one Telugu movie so far "Nijam". I have Pioneer Elite 1130HD

Guys, anyone else here been tempted to accidentally take the DVD Forum demo disc that some BBs have running?

Man, I would even pay for that demo disc...some GREAT stuff on there...my wife was wondering why my quick Home Depot run took so long

I couldn't walk away, I wanted to see all the movies that are coming out soon...the Serenity disc had an insert with a bunch of upcoming titles as well.

And, OMFG, did Kong look spectacular.

I read about people seeing a demo disc but never personally saw it and thought most of the references were to the "intro" on the WB discs...

You should check out the titles I mentioned. Other than Okkadu, the rest have 24fps progressive flags!

Does the player upconvert standard DVDs and does it have a zoom feature?

Is the XA1 remote same design as the A1 but with backlight, or different/better?

Yes, it does a great gob of up-converting SD DVDs through its HDMI connection.

The Zoom is 2x/4x/8x.

-Robert

The remotes are exactly the same. The XA1 is motion sensored to activate the back-light. Very useful in a dark room.

-Robert

Or backlit manually, the unused button above the "A" on the A1 remote is labelled backilight

First the good news. I fired up my XA1 using HDMI with my JVC HD-2K projector and watched "Serenity." It looked terrific. Picture was sharp, colors were vibrant, no video noise or chroma noise, no dropouts, etc. Looks the equal of D-Theatre and broadcast HD so far.

Problem: I wanted to use the 5.1 analog outputs into my Lexicon processor. I went into the XA1's speaker settings menu and set the proper sizes and distances for my speakers and then went to the settings for speaker levels with the automatic test tone. I clicked on the automatic test tone and it went immediately to the left speaker with tone which I was then able to adjust. However, when I then tried to go to any of the other speakers the test tone would go away. I tried several times (including rebooting the XA1) with the same results. I can only hear a test tone from the front left speaker. The others go silent and the "automatic test tone" light goes off. Has anyone else had this problem? Perhaps I missed it elsewhere in the forum. Since I couldn't set the balance, I listened to the movie with through the optical out converted to DTS 5.1 which sounded very good to my ears (with a powerful low end).

The test tones will automatically cycle through all of the speakers if you leave them be. If you try to manually move to the next speaker, the test tones turn off.

It's a little annoying, but it will work.

O my GOODNESS

How do you activate the Zoom function? Can't find it mentioned anywhere in the HD-A1 manual.

I know it's the "A" button for HD DVDs. I don't know about SD DVDs.

Many thanks!

Gosh, Tango22's and Art Sonneborn 's post in this page makes me want to buy the HD-XA1 . Ohh well.

Dual core processor or HD-DVD :P

I would get the XA1. It is really a nice piece of equipment. The motorized door is a neat option. And the remote is easy to read since it lights up quickly. We like a darkened room, so this is a bonus...

No problems here, Nats, and I've tried store-bought DVDs, as well as burned DVD+Rs and DVD+R DLs. Haven't tried any rewritables, yet, though.

Some people are saying it's the brand of blanks you use that might make a difference. I use Verbatim for my dual-layers.

I haven't had any issues either playing SD dvds... I would definitely experiment with other dvds as soon as you can...

I'm about to pick up the XA1 at a local retailer... just came in today. Wondering what the current thinking is on buying an extended warranty for this model.

Strange.

The Toshiba web site indicates the following:
Disc Playback: HD-DVD/HD DVD-R/DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/CD/CD-R/CD-RW/

+Rs aren't listed.

+R format isn't officially recognized by the DVD Forum; only the -R format. Compatibility with +R is a given, but not a documented and promoted feature.

Warranties are really insurance. I would rather gamble with the manufacturer's warranty than spend extra for something that might not be used. That extra money could by more HD DVDs...