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post #91 of 1863
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...
post #92 of 1863
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Originally Posted by skw549 View Post

3. Next played one of my Indian languages (Telugu) movie DVD. The DVD is basically good quality.

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)
post #93 of 1863
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Originally Posted by BenDover View Post

maybe at some point i will get the kahunas to pop open the case, but for now, no kahunas

now if we can just get pclausen to buy an XA1, then we would be set (pclause, don't post A1 pics, get the XA1! )


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.
post #94 of 1863
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Originally Posted by Tango22 View Post

Last night I finally had a chance to sit down and watch an entire movie (Serenity) on my XA1 that I picked up on Thursday. It's connected via HDMI to a Sammy HL-R6768W (calibrated by Eliab). I've always thought that my set looked fantastic with HD programming from DirecTV and standard DVDs up-converted with my Sony 3100ES. When Eliab finished the calibration of my Sammy a few months back, he told me that I haven't seen anything yet...wait until I see HD-DVD or BluRay on it. Last night was the best that my set has EVER looked. I had no idea that my DLP was capable of producing a picture like this. The detail and depth that I witnessed on the screen was phenomenal. I've read that Serenity has the worst picture quality of all of the recent releases. If that's the case, I can't wait to see what the other discs (and future releases) will look like. The sound was no slouch either!



I'm afraid that it's going to be extremely difficult to watch standard DVDs from this point on. We need more releases!

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
post #95 of 1863
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Originally Posted by Art Sonneborn View Post

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...
post #96 of 1863
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Originally Posted by megalopav View Post

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)


I played only one Telugu movie so far "Nijam". I have Pioneer Elite 1130HD
post #97 of 1863
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...
post #98 of 1863
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Originally Posted by skw549 View Post

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

You should check out the titles I mentioned. Other than Okkadu, the rest have 24fps progressive flags!
post #99 of 1863
Does the player upconvert standard DVDs and does it have a zoom feature?
post #100 of 1863
Is the XA1 remote same design as the A1 but with backlight, or different/better?
post #101 of 1863
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Originally Posted by TWD View Post

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

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

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

-Robert
post #102 of 1863
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Originally Posted by powerdog View Post

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

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

-Robert
post #103 of 1863
Or backlit manually, the unused button above the "A" on the A1 remote is labelled backilight
post #104 of 1863
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).
post #105 of 1863
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Originally Posted by Gary16 View Post

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.

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.
post #106 of 1863
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Originally Posted by TWD View Post

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

O my GOODNESS
post #107 of 1863
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Originally Posted by DTV TiVo Dealer View Post

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

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

-Robert



How do you activate the Zoom function? Can't find it mentioned anywhere in the HD-A1 manual.
post #108 of 1863
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Originally Posted by nhey View Post

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.
post #109 of 1863
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Originally Posted by Josh Z View Post

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.


Many thanks!
post #110 of 1863
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
post #111 of 1863
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...
post #112 of 1863
Thread Starter 
Played my first SD DVD last night on this puppy.
Looks quite good, less blocking then my Denon 3910 but it took a long time, and a few tries for the player to recognize the disc (over and above the usual 1 min. load time). Player kept trying to find a disc, but could'nt. It finally read it after pulling the disc out, and pressing play after closing the tray drawer.
Havent tried any other discs yet. The HD discs play automaticly when you close the drawer.
When I get home today, I'm going to try loading several different discs to see if the problem repeats.
Is anyone else having trouble with loading SD DVD's ?
post #113 of 1863
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.
post #114 of 1863
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by bferr1 View Post

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.

Hmmm! I guess it's just me
I will play with it more when I get home.
Havent had much time, and I would still like to take some pics of the inside of this thing and post them.
post #115 of 1863
Some people are saying it's the brand of blanks you use that might make a difference. I use Verbatim for my dual-layers.
post #116 of 1863
I haven't had any issues either playing SD dvds... I would definitely experiment with other dvds as soon as you can...
post #117 of 1863
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.
post #118 of 1863
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Originally Posted by bferr1 View Post

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.


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.
post #119 of 1863
+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.
post #120 of 1863
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...
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