Tosh HD-XA2 1080p HD DVD - First End User Reports!: USERS ONLY PLEASE! - Page 8

Originally Posted by tsx500

if i use my current receiver and run all of the audio thru 5.1 analog, will i be getting the best audio quality (including Dolby TrueHD when available) this way?

Originally Posted by psychdoctor

Let me get this straight (with the XA2). I have yamaha 6090 with LPCM (multichannel PCM) and I cannot get TRueHD over HDMI (1.2A) connection but only the stupid two channel PCM (over HMDI)? Or do i have to resort to analog which by-passes my Yamaha's processing and get low bass? Thank sukkss

Originally Posted by calikarim

Most amazing player, get 1080i over component, but not via hdmi converted to dvi on my Mitsubishi 65813. I have an XA1 also with some connector no problem getting 10801 over hdmi, or upconverting standard dvd.

My only problem is hd dvd is ok over component, but i can't convert standard dvd to 1080i, serious problem. A lot of people are complaining about the A2 same problem, with hdmi to dvi getting 10801 it reverts to 480p

Please help

Originally Posted by calikarim

My only gripe is over hdmi/dvd to my Mitsubish 65813 it downconverts everything to 480p, for SD dvd's and hd dvd. I only get 1080i over component only for hd dvd. I cannot watch any sd's upconverted to 1080i. I have an XA-1 and using same hdmi cable or component i get 1080i over hdmi for both HD dvd's and SD dvd's. There is a problem with second gen players and hdm to dvd's many people have complained about this with the A2.

Originally Posted by spa

Many people have HDMI to DVI working just fine. HDMI to DVI will lose blacker than black and whiter than white, but many displays do work with it otherwise. My panasonic plasma does, for example.

Those who have the problem are obviously waiting for a FW fix. A recent poll showed that a significant number of those using DVI saw the problem, but still less than half.

The reason I am trying to clarify this issue is because I have an HD-XA2 connected to an InFocus ScreenPlay 7205 projector via HDMi to DVI, and I'm not getting any image whatsoever.

Originally Posted by LarryChanin

Hi Steve,

I have read about some folks with HD-A2s with HDMI to DVI connections having blacker than black and whiter than white problems, but so far I haven't seen reports of this with the HD-XA2. With all these threads it's possible I could have missed the reports. Can you please provide a link to a report regarding this problem for HD-XA2s?

I've seen the poll regarding HD-A2s with HDMI to DVI connections having a downrezzing problem, but haven't seen the poll for HD-XA2s with color problems. Can you please provide a link?

Thanks.

Larry

Originally Posted by Josh Z

For theatrical features, yes. However, some special interest content such as A View From Space With Heavenly Music or Guitarscape Planet was originally shot on 1080i HD video and is encoded on disc as 1080i.

Originally Posted by PooperScooper

Wow. Is the M1->DVI adapter active or passive?

larry

Originally Posted by jlee301

I know a new firmware is not out yet. But I am getting "Cannot find out server" which is telling me either something is wrong with my player connecting to the network or the out server it is referring to is not available yet.

Are others getting Firmware is up to date message?

Originally Posted by General Kenobi

I've gone through this thread but have not really found anything that would tell me if this is worth 2x the price of the HD-A2. I'm looking for something to hook up to a new 52" Aquos 1080p and would like to know if I should get the Xbox add-on and wait for prices to drop, get the HD-A2 if the pic quality is close to the XA2 or spring for the XA2 because it is that much better?

Any advice would be appreciated!

Originally Posted by LarryChanin

How about animated movies, would they be encoded on HD DVDs disc as 1080i/60?

How about most prime time network TV series broadcast in HD, are they likely to be mastered in 1080i/60 and encoded on HD DVD boxsets at that resolution?

Originally Posted by nash0r

You can get multichannel PCM audio over HDMI. You cannot ship TrueHD over the HDMI cable to be decoded in your processor, but that doesn't really matter since the DVD player will do it for you.

Originally Posted by General Kenobi

I've gone through this thread but have not really found anything that would tell me if this is worth 2x the price of the HD-A2.

Originally Posted by psychdoctor

Hi Nash:
I just want to make sure I understand. The XA2 will decode True Dolby HD and pass it over HDMI to go to 6.1/7.1 channel set up on my Yamaha? Or since my yami has only HDMI 1.2A, I cannot get True Dolby HD over HDMI and have to resort to analog (6 speaker or 8 speaker?) multichannel input into my A/v receiver, which would mean, I could not control LFE or bass? Does that make sense? Also, does anyone know if Xa2 player has audio set up to control bass (LFE) output for analog?
Thanks

Originally Posted by Josh Z

Now the problem: I was testing a few discs and noticed that playback is sometimes jittery, as if the XA2 were dropping a frame here and there. Oddly, the problem is reproducable when you replay the scene. Two places this stood out:

- The beginning of Serenity, as the camera pans up to reveal River hiding on the ceiling.

Originally Posted by jasonDono

I have it hooked with HDMI to a Denon 2807 and then HDMI converter to DVI to a M1 converter into an Infocus SP7205, which is a 720P projector. It does not have any problem sending 720P or 1080i over this connection.

Originally Posted by jasonDono

While the picture the XA2 sends it great, it is no better to my eye than the A2 which was no better than the A1, both of which I have owned. Perhaps my eye is just not discerning enough or maybe I have just reached the limits of my projector. I hopethe latter is the case, because I have a RS1 on pre-order and hope to see a big difference with that upgrade. I have tried both 720P and 1080i and can't say I see much of a difference in either HD DVDs or SD DVD's. I was hoping I would see a huge improvement in SD DVD's over the A2 and A1, but again, didn't happen.

Originally Posted by jasonDono

I don't think it passes BTB or WTW. Avia was useless for setting contrast and brightness, couldn't see the second bar.

Originally Posted by jasonDono

Overall I have to say I am a little underwhelmed. I am hoping that it is due to my 720P display and that it will really shine on the RS1 with a 1080P input.

Originally Posted by psychdoctor

Hi Nash:
I just want to make sure I understand. The XA2 will decode True Dolby HD and pass it over HDMI to go to 6.1/7.1 channel set up on my Yamaha? Or since my yami has only HDMI 1.2A, I cannot get True Dolby HD over HDMI and have to resort to analog (6 speaker or 8 speaker?) multichannel input into my A/v receiver, which would mean, I could not control LFE or bass? Does that make sense? Also, does anyone know if Xa2 player has audio set up to control bass (LFE) output for analog?
Thanks

Originally Posted by JMCecil

Ok, first........I am underwhelmed with the results of HD TV. Everyone talks about POP and 3D. Well I see mostly squares of color that motion blur at the points of the show that are actually of interest. In other words, when you want it most, it's at its worst.

The sound was excellent after a good bit of configuring. I don't have the low volume problem being discussed, but I also am sending PCM, not Bitstream. Also, it's not over HDMI. I did the audio channel configuration by setting distance and using an SPL meter to get the levels balanced. Once that was done $$$$ it was great.

Originally Posted by LarryChanin

Hi Jason,

I also have an InFocus 7205. However, I have not been successful in getting an image over HDMI. Normally I use a DVI switch to connect DVI or HDMI video sources to my projector. I run an HDMI to DVI adapter cable to the DVI switch which in turn connects to a 9 meter run of DVI cable which connects to an M1 adapter at the other end at the projector. This works with an HD TiVo, but yields no image at all with the HD-XA2.

I also tried taking the DVI switch out of the video path. I used an HDMI to DVI adapter at the Toshiba which in turn connected to the long DVI cable and the M1 adapter. This arrangement also failed to provide an image.

Can you please tell me which version of firmware your InFocus is running?

The only other difference in our setups is that you have your HDMI first running to your Denon receiver. I have read other threads where folks using Denon receivers have resolved HDMI problems. If you have a convenient means of running your Toshiba directly to your InFocus I would greatly appreciate knowing whether this configuration works.



I just have an HD TiVo satellite receiver and a V Inc. D2 upconverting DVD player for a basis of comparison. I have always enjoyed excellent images from these devices. However, to my eye my recorded HD TiVo programs look significantly softer than virtually all the HD DVDs I have sampled. (I've only had the Toshiba for a few days haven't done a lot of sampling.) My D2 has always done a good job on upconverting, but generally most HD programs look better than upconverted DVDs. So it goes without saying that HD DVDs look much better than upconverted DVDs.

It takes me too much time to switch resolutions to get a good feel which yield the best image, 1080i or 720p output resolutions. Without being able to do an instantaneous resolution switch they both look the same to me.

I've got a 120" diagonal Stewart Firehawk screen in a total light controlled room. I sit at roughly 12 to 13 from the screen, depending on the amount of recline I have on the cinema recliner. How large is your screen and where do you sit?



Since my Toshiba's upconverting features current;y don't work on my setup I can't try a standard calibration DVD. I'm anxious to buy an HD calibration disc when they are available.



I didn't expect a "night and day" improvement on a 720 projector, but I'm satisfied that the HD DVDs I've sampled look as sharp or sharper than my current HD sources. No doubt your JVC projector will look noticeably better unless you're accustomed to viewing from a great distance.

Larry

Originally Posted by Josh Z

Now the problem: I was testing a few discs and noticed that playback is sometimes jittery, as if the XA2 were dropping a frame here and there. Oddly, the problem is reproducable when you replay the scene.