Tosh G2 HD-A2 and HD-XA2 information and discussion - Page 5

Originally Posted by LCD1080

I'm glad that I bought my HD-DVD movies without ever having bought an HD-DVD player. Now I can get the HD-A2 for about the same price as the A1 but with a much sleeker design, a better remote control, and load times that have been cut in half. The A2 is a full 1.5 inches shorter in height than the A1 which is great. 5.1 outputs mean nothing to me, nor does HDMI 1.3 at this point in time.

Does anyone know how much the A2 weighs?

Originally Posted by lastxbr960

http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/hddvd/
On Toshiba's site

Originally Posted by lastxbr960

They look like consumer dvd players, like my samsung hd860, although I like the smaller height, I think the HD XA1 is the looker of the bunch.

Originally Posted by Q of BanditZ

What about it?

Originally Posted by lastxbr960

It's the official overview from Toshiba.
And it mentions the higher 297MHz 12bit Video DAC on the XA2, which I was wondering about, since this is a new feature, in addition to 1080P, HDMI 1.3, and should give better upscaling of DVD's compared to the other units I believe.

Originally Posted by Maestro J

Anyone know if Toshiba will continue to support the A1/XA1 with firmware updates when needed

Originally Posted by Maestro J

Thanks, I missed that comment.
Also, what HDMI version does the A1/XA1 have? Is it 1.2?

Originally Posted by LJG

Did you mean the Xa2?

Originally Posted by Maestro J

So naturally one should assume the PQ will be better in the A2 over the A1

Originally Posted by ninjanki

I really don't understand the reasoning behind the A2 feature set. The XA2 seems to be a clear upgrade from the XA1 model, making it either equal or better than most announced BD players, while keeping a competitive pricing. But the A2 is borderline unusable. Why did they remove the Analog audio output is beyond me... Most people do not have a HDMI capable receiver, and even the ones available are quite shaky in the HDMI compatibility department. I would rather take a DVI output and a 5.1 analog output than only an HDMI output for the lower-end version.(people buying the XA2 are more likely to have an up-to-date receiver...)

I guess the A2 users will need to rely on a single spdif output for audio... DD/DTS only.

Allan

Originally Posted by Maestro J

Thanks, I missed that comment.
Also, what HDMI version does the A1/XA1 have? Is it 1.2?

Originally Posted by ninjanki

I really don't understand the reasoning behind the A2 feature set. The XA2 seems to be a clear upgrade from the XA1 model, making it either equal or better than most announced BD players, while keeping a competitive pricing. But the A2 is borderline unusable. Why did they remove the Analog audio output is beyond me... Most people do not have a HDMI capable receiver, and even the ones available are quite shaky in the HDMI compatibility department. I would rather take a DVI output and a 5.1 analog output than only an HDMI output for the lower-end version.(people buying the XA2 are more likely to have an up-to-date receiver...)

I guess the A2 users will need to rely on a single spdif output for audio... DD/DTS only.

Allan

Originally Posted by Bill C.

Thank you for spreading the word, Robert. But what's MAP (as opposed to MSRP)?

Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

Why is that?

Originally Posted by Neo1965

I have no use for the analog 5.1 output. I know my receiver has them, but as far as I'm concerned, I always use the spdif for audio straight to my AV receiver. I know some people gush about why you must have TrueD audio, but for me, I can't even tell why DTS is better than AC3.

My pet peeves with the HD-A1 are as follows :

1. Boot Time waaay too long. (about 30x too long)
2. Load Time waaay too long. (about 15x too long)
3. "HDMI Error 1"
4. Too big
5. Unfriendly remote (can't even read buttons in a home theatre with lights off, too big, ugly).

Based on the HD-A2 loading faster alone, I am tempted to buy my 3rd HD-DVD player. (That will make it one every month).

Originally Posted by Blkout

Hell, why not hold out until the generation 3 players hit the market? Or generation 4? Or you could continue to wait until HD DVD is replaced with a newer format. I mean, where do you draw the line and just buy what you want? If you always continue to wait for the next generation, you will never enjoy anything. I always find posts like yours quite comical. It really comes across as a guy who wants to appear that he was smarter than everyone else for waiting, but in reality he was jealous of the early adopters the whole time and simply couldn't afford to jump in early.

Originally Posted by Maestro J

Never mind. Another poster stated that A1's have 1.2 so PQ should be relatively the same.

Originally Posted by los seres

Toshiba XA2

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Toshiba A2

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Very Nice!

Originally Posted by Robert D

Two new players from Toshiba is nice but I'm a bit concerned that no other CE's are supporting HD DVD.

Originally Posted by LCD1080

Actually I won't have an HDTV until early October so I wouldn't have had any use for an HD-DVD player up until now. I was going to buy the A1 a few weeks ago in anticipation of my new 1080p LCD-TV. All I'm saying is that I'm glad that I waited because now I can have the A2 with its superior feature set for essentially the same price as the A1.