Tosh HD-XA2 1080p HD DVD - First End User Reports!: USERS ONLY PLEASE! - Page 99

Originally Posted by Razvanel

Yes, I've experienced the same thing with one of my XA2's, ver 2.7, serial number SLA7900702, manuf date September 2007. Took it back to Fry's. The replacement, also manuf September 2007, would freeze sometimes and took that one back too. I now have a July 2007 unit that has been great so far.

R

Originally Posted by bakpakva

I just ordered a replacement fan for my XA2 from mouser.com. Very nice people. The fan I choose was close to the spec'd fan in the service manual but no exact. It runs at a slightly lower RPM (3600 vs. 4000) and is about the same CFM (10.8 vs. 10.98). The dB rating is slightly lower (23.6 vs. 25).

I should have the fan in 3 business days, and after the replacement I will post my results. I will also be adding rubber grommets to further decouple the fan from the chassis. The fan is 2-wire, but I will need to terminate it.

Originally Posted by BuckNaked

Just curious, why didn't you approach Toshiba first for an exact replacement fan instead of going through all that for a non-spec part?

Originally Posted by bakpakva

Cheaper, quieter, and better fan than the Delta they use. Why replace it with a brand that we already know is too noisy? Besides, it is more fun to mod

Originally Posted by Razvanel

Yes, I've experienced the same thing with one of my XA2's, ver 2.7, serial number SLA7900702, manuf date September 2007. Took it back to Fry's. The replacement, also manuf September 2007, would freeze sometimes and took that one back too. I now have a July 2007 unit that has been great so far.

R

Originally Posted by BuckNaked

It seems a number of owners have reported no fan noise at all.

Originally Posted by Saskya

Searched the thread but didn't find a recommended set of settings for the XA2 - is there one? I am feeding 1080p HD to a 60" Sony XBR2 via HDMI, coax audio to a Pioneer 815, using all OOB settings on the XA2 and everything looks and sounds great (through my 5.1 Infinity setup that I have meticulously aimed and tuned using a laser and a digital SPL meter). If there are ways to tweak another little bit of performance out of this setup, I'm very interested. Thanks guys.

P.S. Running latest firmware as well - burned 2.7 ISO and slapped it on two days ago.

Originally Posted by sharkcohen

I've had some rare dropouts where everything seems to stop and the screen goes black, and then it carries on a few seconds later as if nothing had happened. Rewind, continue, doesn't happen again. This did not seem to start until 2.7, but I also added an Onkyo 605 to the chain the same day I updated to 2.7, so I'm not really sure what the cause is. It's rare enough that it is not bothersome.

Originally Posted by BuckNaked

It seems a number of owners have reported no fan noise at all. I would imagine a replacement part would solve the noise issue.

For me, it is becoming unbearably loud and detracting from my viewing experience. I would sign up for a "plug and play" replacement of the fan in a minute, but I am completely helpless when it comes to cutting and splicing wires.

Originally Posted by Pezlion

I've seen multiple posts with people talking about turning on/up edge enhancement for upconversion on their XA2, or noise filters etc. that are only applied to SD upconversion and so forth. What are these options? I have no such options in my setup menu. Am I missing something? Thanks.

Originally Posted by layne_friedman

Thanks for the info. I also didn't notice any dropouts until the
last couple of months or so (which, for my unit, would coincide
with the 2.7 install). The only other change that I made to my
system recently was the addition of an Oppo 3x1 HDMI switcher --
which makes me wonder if I'm being subject to an occasional
handshaking issue (?).

Originally Posted by bakpakva

I took my XA2 cover off tonight in preparation for the arrival of the new fan. It was very easy to disassemble and the fan is definitely the problem. When I unplugged it the unit was nearly silent. A replacement fan from Toshiba may have worked, but then again it may not have. I would rather try a different brand, as I am not at all impressed with Delta. It seems to be hit or miss with them and I don't want to have to order several to get one good one.

Originally Posted by BuckNaked

Moot point anyway. I called Toshiba, and they will not provide a replacement part, even for a simple swap-out of an item like a cooling fan....said I might "break something else" doing the repair.

Originally Posted by CraigCooper

I just did a search with no results. I have just bought the new Onkyo 875 amp with HDMI. Problem is my Projector only has component 1080i.
I'm running HDMI out from the XA2 to the 875. My question is can I still upconvert over compont from the XA2 to the screen as well as using HDMI for the audio. It will display over component when the HDMI cable is pluged in, but i'm not sure if it is upconverted or not.
I'm not in a position to upgrade my Projector for the next several months.

Originally Posted by Gary J

You do not say what your projector is so assuming it is not CRT look in it's manual and see what it does with 1080i input. It is de-interlacing 1080i and maybe scaling to another resolution.

Originally Posted by skier4evr9

My understanding is that none of the players will upconvert over component. HDMI only. Maybe if you use the component video out of the receiver?

Mike

Originally Posted by CraigCooper

It is more of a question about weather or not the XA2 can send out 1080i component and HDMi at the same time.

Originally Posted by Gary J

Yes it will. I have mine HDMI to an AVR for audio and component out to a video processor. For HD-DVD I ouput 1080i.

Originally Posted by debyrd

Yes, you'll get better performance using the six analog outputs.
You will need to mess around with the speaker settings in the XA2 menu.
Set them all to small if you have a subwoofer. The sub output is lower than the others so set them to -12 to start. Set the sub to its highest level, 0.

With toslink, you are limited to DD+

Originally Posted by rudolpht

This is very likely the issue. There is a drop, however momentary for handshakes. Some switches act (hopefully) as repeaters but it is one more hop (or double hop if there is an inline receiver) likely to cause issues.

Originally Posted by Splotto

Hello:

One follow up question:

With the analog connections, my AUDIO menu setting should all be set to PCM, correct?

Splotto

Originally Posted by tsx500

QUESTION ABOUT XA-2 AUDIO SETUP . . . . . i just installed the newest firmware update 2.7/T23 without a problem. my current set-up is all hdmi , Denon AVR 2807 receiver , 5.1 speakers. my question is regarding the the xa-2's audio setup. for the "digital out spdif" should i choose bitstream or pcm ? for "digital out hdmi" should i choose auto , pcm , or downmixed pcm ? and for "dynamic range control" should i choose auto , on , or off ? thanks in advance for the help and advice !

Originally Posted by hansangb

I believe it does that automatically, but yes, it should be PCM.