Tosh HD-XA2 1080p HD DVD - First End User Reports!: USERS ONLY PLEASE! - Page 103

Anyone?

I finally found a way to hook the player up to my modem and downloaded the firmware that way. Currently I am downloading firmware for my Blu-Ray player. When that is done I am going to check and see if my problem is fixed...

Last night I was able to watch about 20 minutes of National Treasure on SD-DVD without the unit shutting down....

If the unit still shuts down after this firmware upgrade, I will be giving Robert a call in the morning about an exchange per his direction.

I am also hoping this update will allow me to properly pass the HD-Audio..

Glad to hear you've gotten upgraded to 2.7! Just be sure to try playing several HD-DVDs at 1080p output. I think the consensus is the shut-down bug occurs when playing a HD-DVD at 1080p. Playing at 1080i or 1080p/24 isn't usually a problem, nor is playing a SD-DVD at any output resolution.

Well after hours of messing with this unit.... the firmware upgrade did not fix the problem.... I guess I will be contacting Robert in the morning about getting the exchange...

I will try that now... I thought this also fixed the audio problem as well. When I put in Heartbreak Kid, I selected the "True HD" soundtrack and put my receiver on Bitstream. Then when I played the movie, the receiver was not recognizing it....

What am I going to lose by switching the playback to 1080i? I thought the whol idea of this player was to have 1080P...LOL

My point was to make sure you'd also tried HD discs at 1080p, and not to assume success with playing SD discs means the bug is cured. I agree - you should be able to play DVDs at any of the available output resolutions without worrying about freezing up!

I can't comment on your audio problems. My A/V receiver is older, so doesn't decode any of the HD audio formats. But - sounds like Robert at VE will take good care of you.

Good luck with getting a replacement! Let us know how the new one works.

After numerous tests....It appears if I have my player set at 1080P, the player will shutdown. If I change it to 1080P/24, it doesn't shutdown... The good news is, I really didn't see a big difference between those two modes.

I am hoping the audio can be fixed... I will be calling first thing in the morning...

I believe the shutdown is heat related. I think the unit becomes hotter when in 1080p mode. Try putting it in a better ventilated spot, this worked for me.

I am crossposting this here incase others are interested. I need a new XA2 fan and am interested in buying the OEM replacement from cofan-usa as ihifi researched for us in the link below. I phoned them, and their min order is 50 dollars for which they will ship 5 fans. I am trying to get together 5 buyers. I need two more.

If interested please see this link.

Thanks,
Rich

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...6#post12788536

I'm finally getting a HDMI 1.3a capable receiver (Denon 3808). But I still do not have a HDMI capable projector. Can HD-XA2 simultaneously output video over component and audio over HDMI?

That's the way I do it!

So I have updated the firmware and I now have 2.7 loaded.

My receiver is capable of "True HD"...it is the Denon 2808CI.

I have the player set on "Bitstream"

The disc has "True HD" available on it.

When I select this option the receiver is still showing "Multi Channel In"...

What am I missing??? Does anybody else experience this same issue??

I am REALLY close to sending this unit back to Value Electronics and getting a new one.

Thanks,

Are you using the multichannel out? If so, that's why. You probably need to be running hdmi to get the bitstream True HD.

Go back and see Post 3006.

There are several places that still sell the XA2 for $600. Does anyone know for certain that Toshiba is not making any more of these players?

And if Toshiba is no longer making the XA2 model, how do we know they are not working on the next generation of this HD player?

FINALLY"!!!! This last step is what it took to finally get this unit working properly!!

Thanks..

Thanks for the post... I completely read over that the last time..

That fixed the audio problems. I turned off the 1080P/24 and the unit shutdown zero times last night when watching a couple of movies...

Now off to fix my Samsung issues!

RobZ, not sure if you are still debugging this issue, but I just watched U-571 from my XA2 and I do not have this macroblocking that you have posted pics of.

The 2nd XA2 I bought shuts down with 1080p resolution (there is a separate thread about this problem) The only fix is to send it in to Toshiba. They told me they would replace the unit if it wasn't repairable but that if there aren't any new XA2 units available it would be a refurbished XA2 or another model altogether. So it doesn't sound like Toshiba is making them anymore.

Read this thread.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=939795

I finally picked up my HD-XA2 and will be setting it up this weekend. I've spent a good chunk of time skimming this thread but I am wondering if there is a central source (page or post reference) that provides the accepted settings that folks are using to optimize their audio/video (boosting bass in the pre-pro, noise filtering of the image, etc.)

For video, I am running HDMI directly to my 720p PJ (Mits HD1000) and for a while anyway, my audio will be analog outs to my pre-pro. Do any of you have suggestions or considerations for me?

Thanks,
B

With 103 pages I wasn't sure where to start looking in the thread. I looked thru several pages & wasn't sure where to find the information. I have a HD-XA2 arriving on Saturday.

Do I upgrade to the 2.5 software 1st & then upgrade to the 2.7 next or do I just upgrade to the 2.7 from whatever software is on HD DVD player?

Also does anyone have the links to the downloads of the software so I can burn them to CDs before the player gets here?

Thanks for the help.

For firmware download, go to the below thread:

** OFFICIAL - FIRMWARE VERSION 2.7 RELEASED!!!! for HD-XA2 (HD-XE1), HD-A20, HD-A2/D2

Do I need to upgrade to 2.5 first & then 2.7?

Thanks for the link.

No, udates are not incremental. All firmware versions contain all the updates required, in fact I think the newer version may entirely replace the old. Update directly to 2.7, even from 1.0 .

I called Toshiba today to try and get my money back for shipping the 3 week old XA2 to them. Toshiba won't reimburse for shipping but it you complain enough when you call about the shutdown when selecting 1080p and you're still in the 1 year warranty period I was told they would then send a prepaid label to you.
I was also able to get some more information from him about the unit. He said a firmware fix will not be available to correct this problem as it has something to do with something on the motherboard. He said they haven't been able to repair the issue so are sending out new XA2 after testing them to people who send in their old one. So far he says they have enough new units saved away that they can send out a new one to people. They are still making parts for the XA2 but no longer producing the unit. They were planning on coming out with a 4th generation HD player but since Warner's switch, they cancelled those plans. I told him many people like the XA2 due to the Reon upconverting but he said he doesn't know if they well be coming out with new DVD players in the future that will have it. He said it looks like the A35 will be the last HD player Toshiba will make.

It sounds like they are preparing to accept a get-out-of-the-market settlement from Sony. We can only hope there is something in it for us suckers, err, customers like a Blu-ray discount coupon.

Do you have any more info regarding this or just speculating on the comments that were floated by br supporters? And if Warner cost $500 million how much would Toshiba cost? Does sony have that kind of money?

All based on comments from the Digitals Bits site who talked to Toshiba reps at CES.

Obviously an unbiased and neutral site, right? Also strange that no one else managed to glean this info from Toshiba.