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HD-A30/A35 User Manuals

post #1 of 15
9/15/07 at 2:58pm
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Are the manuals for these new models available for download anywhere? Thank you.
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post #2 of 15
9/15/07 at 3:36pm
Not that I've seen. Is there something specific that you're looking for in the manual or do you just want to see the whole manual?
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post #3 of 15
9/15/07 at 5:15pm
I too would be interested in the A35 manual.
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post #4 of 15
9/15/07 at 6:06pm
I still have not heard what the A30 does for downsampling over the optical cable. DD like the A20, or DTS like the A2?
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post #5 of 15
9/15/07 at 6:14pm
+1 for da manual.
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post #6 of 15
9/15/07 at 6:20pm
I did find some small info here.

http://www.toshibahddvd.com/
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post #7 of 15
9/15/07 at 6:27pm
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Originally Posted by mfabel View Post

I still have not heard what the A30 does for downsampling over the optical cable. DD like the A20, or DTS like the A2?

- From my A30 manual.

HD DVD Video Advanced Content
- DD Plus/Dolby TrueHD > Dolby Bitstream
- dts-HD/L-PCM > DTS Bitstream

HD DVD Video Standard Content
- DD Plus > Bitstream
- Dolby TrueHD > Dolby Bitstream
- dts-HD > Bitstream
- L-PCM > DTS Bitstream
- MPEG > Bitstream

I hope that helps...
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post #8 of 15
9/15/07 at 6:43pm
Thanks, Tokerblue. I think that means DD Plus will come across the digitial optical cable as DD, which is what my receiver can handle. That means the A30 will work for me!
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post #9 of 15
9/15/07 at 7:49pm
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Originally Posted by tokerblue View Post

Not that I've seen. Is there something specific that you're looking for in the manual or do you just want to see the whole manual?

I would like to see what the differences are compared to my A20 in order to decide whether it would be time to upgrade...
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post #10 of 15
9/15/07 at 8:05pm
The only real difference that I gathered from when I was doing research was that the A30 has the new look and slightly better load times. Functionality wise, it should be the same due to the constant firmware updates.
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post #11 of 15
9/15/07 at 8:23pm
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Originally Posted by tokerblue View Post

The only real difference that I gathered from when I was doing research was that the A30 has the new look and slightly better load times. Functionality wise, it should be the same due to the constant firmware updates.

The A30 also has a smaller (downgraded) display which is a big turn-off for me. The new look is better but the load times leave me unimpressed.
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post #12 of 15
11/13/07 at 2:02pm
This is what someone else said on another thread:
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Originally Posted by unclewebb View Post

When using an optical cable with the A2, it down converts Dolby True HD and Dolby Digital Plus to DTS which to me sounds pretty damn good. I'm sure Dolby True HD would sound even better but for me it's not worth spending a $1000 bucks for a nice new Onkyo HDMI receiver.

The higher end A20/XA2/A30/A35 all down convert to regular Dolby Digital at 640 kbps which isn't nearly as good as DTS at 1.5 mbps so at least you picked the right HD DVD player to go with your older receiver.

Can this be confirmed by someone else? It seems like the optical quality on the A20/XA2/A30/A35 are not as good as the A2!
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post #13 of 15
11/13/07 at 3:12pm
You can find the European versions of the manuals here :

http://tesc.toshiba.co.uk/Web/Websit...t?OpenFrameset

Just watch on the left and scroll to select DVD ->HD-DVD players.
HD-EP35=HD-A35
HD-EP30=HD-A30
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post #14 of 15
11/13/07 at 4:03pm
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Originally Posted by sudetta View Post

You can find the European versions of the manuals here :

http://tesc.toshiba.co.uk/Web/Websit...t?OpenFrameset

Just watch on the left and scroll to select DVD ->HD-DVD players.
HD-EP35=HD-A35
HD-EP30=HD-A30

Many thanks!
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post #15 of 15
11/13/07 at 6:31pm
I hope this helps ...

Toshiba A30 USA/Canada Owner's Manual

Toshiba A35 USA/Canada Owner's Manual
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