Tosh HD-XA2 1080p HD DVD - First End User Reports!: USERS ONLY PLEASE! - Page 150

Yes, they are pressed update discs, NOT DVD-R's. I'm not convinced they're any better than DVD-R's. Just don't touch ANY buttons on anything in the house, and don't even breath in the area until it's updated.

ok I am confused does this player bitstreams DTS HD master, DTS HD, Dolby True HD??, and does it use Burr-Brown Dacs like the A1?, I am planning on using it as a CD player also

Yes. The XA2 can bitstream all audio formats.

In terms of the analog outputs I am not sure which player would be better for cd play back. I know the XA2 is known for having great dacs but I am not sure of the specifics. The A1 is known for being a great cd player. I believe the XA2 is as well. I don't know which one is better though for cd playback. BTW, the A1 cannot bitstream.

I am waiting to receive a XA2 I bought from a fellow member here. Once I receive it I will be retiring my A1. If your interested in it send me a PM.

Thanks Bee, I do have an X1 now , but don't use not more, I use an A30 , but looking to get the A35 or XA2 and want to use it as a CD player also. The A1 is a GREAT cd player, but like you said it does nor bitstream., So A35 or Xa2?, I really don't have that many or watch SD DVDs any more, so I was thinking on the A35, but I need to know which is a better CD player. Thanks

I have no proof but from everything I've read the XA2 should be the better CD player. It is the best overall HD DVD player according to most here. I think it is safe to assume it would handle CDs better than the A35. The XA2 is known for being built extremely well. The A35 is more or less a down grade in overall build quality.

My XA-2 is stuck with the message loading repeating , and never actually loading. The player became unresponsive with the remote control. I couldn't get the XA-2 to open or shut off.

Tried the reset by holding the ON/standby button down for 30 seconds. The player would shut off ,but when turned back on it just started loading the disc and not-allowing me to open and remove the disc or shut it off without holding the ON button down for 30 seconds.

Tried unplugging but that didn't solve the problem. So now I have a XA-2 that when turned on just shows the message loading ,but doesn't load.

I watched the Hd dvd of Training Days before with on problems.


Any suggestions ?

Try turning the player on with the Eject button. It should then eject the disc before starting loading.

Thank You - it did open and eject the disc.

Does it play other discs without problems?

I was wondering if anyone ever had their HDMI port go bad, and is there any kind of software fix?

Did you by any chance move the switch on the front accidentally?
This may affect HDMI/component output? See page 20 of the owners manual.

Thanks for the reply, ok I just checked that and it seems to be set right.
I do get an on screen message that says mode is not supported, HDMI cable and HDMI port work with my Blu-ray player, also no problem with Fios STB.
My wide screen is a Sammy 52 inch 650A
I have no problem playing through component source.
I understand handshake problems in equiptment but seeing how it used to work leaves me a bit confused.
I did have similar problem with Direct TV at one time and had to switch to components., I suspect my Sammy being the problem seeing how two different devices did not function, but Blu-Ray player works so Sammy support said not their problem.

No problems with other HD or regular dvds.
Just that one for some reason.It has played before with no problems.

The disc is probably damaged, I get the same problem with some combo discs.

Your Player Might need Lens Cleaner?

Assuming your disc has been cleaned and your player doesn't read it, you might need a lens cleaner. Lint and other debris can collect on the lens and your player will fail to read properly. True of any disc.

Any suggestions for a lens cleaner ?

Has anybody notice that setting the SPFIF to PCM make the two channel analog sound better, dynamic and better bass? I know everybody says to leave it on bitstream, maybe is just my set up!. So I have SPDIF on PCM and HDMI to auto bitstreaming to a Marantz sr7002.

Digital bitstream gets converted to you guessed it... digital PCM.

Is that what it is?, so it's not "pure" au
Dio then

Hi, can you check your disc? I received discs from Toshiba today and they are burned, not pressed, discs. They do have labels on them, but they are cyan bottomed discs. I am wondering whether yours is actually a CDR or if they ran out and started burning them instead.

my xa2 which i have had for about 2 years is now freezing ussually about 1 hour into a movie.its doing it on movies that have always played smoothly with no hiccups at all.picture freezes,audio cuts out but front display on xa2 keeps counting as if its still playing the film.i keep very good care of my prized large hd-dvd collection.no scratches or smudges at all on any of the half dozen or so discs that are doing this stuff.the discs all play fine in my a35 from start to finnish.on the xa2 if i skip past the freeze spot it will play for about 5 or 10 minutes and freeze up again.any of you guys have any ideas on what could be done?i also wonder if there is a lense issue.also does anyone know of a lense cleaner that will be effective and not harm anything?other than the lense is there anything alse that could be wrong?DOES TOSH STILL HAVE THESE XA2 UNITS AVALABLEin fact this unit is a new replacement that toshiba sent me about 2 years ago to replace another xa2 that croaked well before its time.any help or advice would really be appreciated.thanks in advance!

I had to share my good fortune, at least so far. I have a xbox hd DVD player for the original xbox 360 that outputs via component only. I was an early adopter so my LCD projection tv was only 1080i at that time and that was ok with me at the time. Now xbox is my Netflix access point in bedroom for Sony 1080p tv. In living room I just recently got a replacement tv at a discount for the failed optical block issue.

So I got the logitech harmony one to streamline access and decided to get an hd DVD player for the living room that can output 1080p to go with tv. I was searching for less than a week on eBay
for a hd-a30 when on an online advertising site I found a xa2 that seems to be working fine with 5 hd DVD included in price for, yes, can you f...ing believe it, $30. I asked him why he was selling it initially over the phone and he sounded so nice, but naive, "well, you know, everything is blue now."

He was right!

But red still works! I was purple in the beginning.

I guess I need to turn on my XA2 sometime. It's been a very long time since I've turned it on.

LOL. Me too. Although the other day I hit the wrong Activity Button on my Harmony Remote (intending to watch an SD on my Oppo BD player) and accidentally fired up the XA2 instead.

So since it was already on, I popped in the disc and had almost forgotten how cool a player it is. I'm keeping this beast around for a very long time.

same here....I have gone Blu and never looked back...I liked both formats equally and bought both early on....

had a hankerin' to see the Eagles Concert from Austrailia the other day. I'm sorry to say that was the first time my XA2 had been powered on in several months.

That disk is reason enough to keep my XA2 connected and ready to go!

That concert is awesome. it was the reason I got my XA2 in the first place. I have since converted that concert to Blu ray but still have fond memories of that concert, The Matrix and Transformers all HD DVD exclusives at the time.

Yeah my BD PS3 buddy is jealous of the Eagles HD DVD and makes me put it on whenever he visits.

I was watching Out of Sight the other day on my XA2 and at some point during the movie, the picture went black for a second. I 'rewound' to before the spot and it didn't happen again. I've watched probably 60 movies on the player and this is the first time this has happened. I remember reading about this issue on the forum at some point, but don't remember any details. This hadn't happened before, and hopefully it is not something that appears and continues to happen. I'm still on firmware 2.7 (the one before the jaggies showed up).