**Official Toshiba HD-A35 (ONLY) Thread** - Page 153

of all the ones i watched....planet earth, galapagos included.

I know the xa2 has the all region firmware mod, does the a35 had a firmware mod like the xa2? Iirc i thought there was a page for this, but i cant find it any more. Thanks

HD DVD is region free, no mod needed.

Yes, you can make it regionfree for SD DVD. But your TV or projector has to support PAL.

I just hooked up my toshiba a-35 - NOS - sitting in my basement for 2 years to my just purchased onkyo 3007 receiver. With HDMI, while the a-35 is running, I see nothing on the screen. Can't bring up menu either. Do I just give up the ghost on HDMI and switch to component at this point?

You may need to pay special note to the order in which the components are turned on. With HDMI (and the A35 in particular), the HDCP handshaking requirements often make for very iffy connections with other related components; I find the A35 in conjunction with my Onkyo 805 to be an especially sensitive combination.

Try turning your display device on first, then your HDMI-capable AVR, and then the A35. That way, by the time the A35 is powered up, a clear and complete handshaking path is established. If you should lose the signal during connection, try switching the input on your AVR to another source temporarily; then with your TV remote, switch to another input; on the AVR, switch back to the A35, and then switch the TV back to the AVR. You should immediately regain connection. You may have to experiment with the switching order (HDMI is flaky like that) for your specific setup, but that should do it provided nothing else is wrong with any of your associated components.

Also (and I should have probably mentioned this first) make sure the HDMI settings on your AVR are correct, e.g. disabling HDMI Audio Out so that the AVR can decode hi-rez audio and enabling HDMI Monitor so that your TV can receive the A35's video signal.

I wouldn't give up on HDMI just yet....

Finally got my Samsung UN46B8500 Led Local Dimming HDTV.
Hooked up my Samsung BD-P2500 and Tosh A35 and was
totally blown away that the A35 turns on and off with AnyNet+
I never expected that to happen. WoW.
Picture is gorgeous in 1080P/24. I just love it.


JohnnyJT
South Philly

For the last year or so my HD-a35 has had the audio slightly off going through my onkyo 805 (i think) receiver. It wasn't ever too bad, but lately it seems to be getting worse. I can't find a way to delay the video enough to match the audio (picture is quicker). I don't watch a lot of movies, maybe one a month. It happens with regular dvds and HDdvds. I have never updated the firmware, would this help it? The player is original, like 2 years old now maybe. Any suggestions?

I would try updating, it can't hurt.

can i update by hooking directly to the net? Never even looked into it. seen downloads, but imagine it would be quicker the other way.

Does your TV have a 'sync' funtion/feature? Usually that is where the problem lies. Also check for this function in your Onkyo AVR.

I dont remember ever seeing that function on the tv. I think it is a Sharp LC46D64U

Yes, that's how I get my downloads.

I use an Integra 9.9 Processor. Timing is perfect because they include a "fast", low latency switch. It was designed to be used for game devices like a PS3. The Integra 9.8 did not incorporate this feature and the video was always ahead of the sound. While both processors allow you to delay audio, this does no good when the video is already ahead of the audio. I fear your Denon suffers from the same problem. Look for a current model Onkyo or Integra processor or receiver. There is nothing you can do otherwise except bypass the receiver nd go directly to your monitor.

I have an onkyo sr805

Verify your 805's firmware. If you aren't at Main Firmware v1.08, you may want to update it.

The 805 is a contemporary of the Integra 9.8. The 9.8 suffered from the same problem you describe. I upgraded to a 9.9 and my delay problem was resolved. I do not believe you will resolve the problem with a software fix but I guess it is worth a try.

Thing is, the only time I've ever experienced delay with the 805 (even with early f/w version 1.04) was when I plugged a video component such as the A35 into an audio input. In other words, if I plugged the A35 into, say, the CD input, a horrible delay would then ensue when playing movies. Utilizing the proper input, however, resolved that issue. (Not to mention the fact that my v1.04 unit automatically and internally calculated the necessary delay compensation; with v1.08, the internal calculation somehow changed to 0ms on its own. Now, I can't say I know or understand exactly what was going on there, but it was what it was. Either way, I never experienced any sort of overt or untoward delay when components were properly connected. This is why I suggested the firmware update. For indeed it couldn't hurt.)

Yes my Toshiba has one.
Toshiba 46HDTV LCD 46RF350U

Any way in moding the A35 so we can make use of the USB2.0 port it has?

I spent the weekend researching all this, i am awaiting a dongle now. My boot load is 1.00 and my main is 1.04.


I factory reset the reciever this weekend because I noticed my FL channel was super low on audio output. Well, that fixed it. Sound and video are synced perfectly now. I don't know why that happened over time, but something went goofey. Now I await my 805 fw update. Wondering if I need to even do the A35 update now.

I am not getting 1080p/24Hz to display on my TV when using the HD A-35 set to up to 1080p/24Hz. It simply shows 1080p. I also have an OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray player and when setting that player to play at 1080p/24Hz my TV recognizes it and the input display shows 1080p/24Hz. I'm wondering if the HD A-35 is functioning properly. Anybody know anything about this issue?

I've had it happen on both my XA2 and A-35 and I think it's related to Firmware v4.0.

If the OSD says 1080P in addition to your TV, even though you know it's set at 24P in the player's Setup, then go back into the Toshiba Setup and toggle 24P off and back on which cures the problem.

It only happens very sporadically with my 2 players.

I tried switching it back and forth. No change. Both the player and TV display 1080p and not 1080p/24Hz

Swap HDMI cables with the Oppo.

Swapped. Although it looks a bit better overall, there is no change in the display of 1080p to 1080p/24Hz.

Hi everyone

I have a question regarding this player, are there any differances between the A35 model and the european model E35? The reason i`m asking is because i live in Sweden and i just recently bought this player (A35) from a friend of mine but didn`t really take notice that it was the american model of the HDDVD player that i bought.

Should i try to get the E35 model instead?

You can flash the A35 with the EP35 "dirty" firmware, and it will be just like an European EP35. It will even be regionfree for standard DVD afterwards.

It's a bit scary procedure, but if you follow the instructions to the letter it is smooth sailing.

any other advantages other than region free dvd playback?

Not really.

The American A35 and the European EP35 are basically the same player. The only difference is in the firmware. The A35 is locked to region 1 for standard DVD and has only NTSC ouput. The EP35 is out of the box locked to region 2 for standard DVD and has PAL output as default but will output NTSC when playing NTSC discs. It is possible with a hacked firmware to flash the A35 with EP35 firmware and vice versa. There is as mentioned before also available a regionfree firmware for the EP35.