**Official Toshiba HD-A35 (ONLY) Thread** - Page 159

It was fun coming back here and finding that I am not alone. When HD-DVD 'died' I bought an additional player and started buying more and more discs. This had continued until recently when I realized I owned every one that was desirable to me.

True my Blu Ray collection will continue to grow and while the HD-DVD will not. But there are SO MANY films in the HD-DVD collection that are repeat watchable that I'll likely keep using my A-35 for as long as I am watching movies.

If I had one wish it is that HD-DVD had come out with more classics. Its ability to show 4:3 films on my full 4/3 120 inch screen is so nice in comparison to the Blu-Ray's 16/9 only approach. The later requires me to "zoom" my projector lens to fill the screen.

When I watch the HD-DVD of Casablanca in its full screen glory I realize what was lost. Only perhaps at a first tier, first run, theater like The Radio City Music Hall has an audience ever been able to see that film in the way I can view it now in my home theater. And for that alone I'd keep my A35 in my system forever!

-don

I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. If your projector is 4:3, and you set your blu-ray player to output to a 4:3 TV, I would expect it to behave the same as your A35 assuming it is set to output to a 4:3 display?

It does not. The system always projects its image into the 16:9 space. The setting only change the way the information is distributed in that space.

This is a basic blu-ray design issue, not one that varies model to model.

-don

Has nothing to do with blu-ray design issues. But rather everything to do with the aspect ratio the disc is encoded in. Folks simply do not want 4:3 material except purists. So BD gives people what they want.

For you to "zoom" 16:9 material is for you to lose ALOT of information from the sides as it cannot be done any other way. By any model.

anyone know if remote for xa2 work on the a-35?

Yes it will.

2nd that. The remote for my A2 is identical to it.

the remote i have is toshiba flagship model xa2 it will work?

And who said interest in the Toshiba HD-DVD player was dead!?

For the second time...yes it will.

Just watched "Breakfast Club" with the family on our A35 a couple of days ago. Not dead at all.

Just watched "Blade Runner", 2007 Directors Cut, still looking and sounding great! Still alive for me!

Dave

I have all the seasons (except 10 which hasn't been released) of Smallville and seasons 5 and 6 are in HD DVD so I'm currently watching season 6 on HD DVD. Will be a long time before it's completely dead.

+1 I have a ton of unopened HDs including the Harry Potter Boxed set. Looking forward to many hours of enjoyment from my XA2 and A35.

It's too late for you but I usually tried to watch the movies as soon as I get them in case they are damaged and I needed a replacement. It's getting harder and harder to find replacement HD DVD's.

I thought of that. Hopefully any "damaged" ones could be swapped out in the Red to Blue campaign or the like.

...is the definitive versions to have (and I got 'em all)!...

-thts

Sorry if this has already been answered, but does anyone know if the front "HD DVD" LED is able to be turned off? This "feature" honestly feels like a downgrade to my A30

Yes. Just hit the 'dimmer' button once and it turns off.

Thanks!! Using a Harmony remote and left it programmed w/ A30 commands... I'll switch it to A35 and do that

Look under 'DEVICE' and the dimmer button should already be programmed into it. Me, I LIKE the HD DVD blue light UNLESS (like last nite) I want to see the flick in complete darkness, then I turn ALL the panel lights out and only deal with the power LED. I turn the AVR panel off, the power conditioner lights off and the HD DVD/BDP panel lights off. But 9 times out of 10 I don't sweat it.

Yeah, I just had the top panel customized for the 8 buttons I actually use, and Dimmer wasn't one of them. TYVM for the tip though!

I realize I am responding to something a bit old . . but I played around with this issue a little today. On my Sony BDP-S1000es, there are a number of settings regarding the screen aspect ratio of the TV being used, as well as choices about how you want 16:9 or 4:3 material displayed. My player is connected to a 16:9 screen via hdmi. Playing 4:3 material results in my screen being filled top to bottom with bars on the side. The instructions in the manual suggest it can adjust the material correctly for either a 4:3 or 16:9 TV (ie. it should fill a 4:3 screen completely with 4:3 source material if all the settings are correct).
What blu-ray player are you using? How is it connected to your 4:3 projector (cable type)?

eBay...

Yeah the HD DVD Harry Potter boxed set is pretty awesome. Don't think anything like it exists on BD yet.

http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Y.../dp/B001DPHDI8

No I meant the one with the trunk.

http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Y.../dp/B000W45D06

This is the one I have and I didn't know they were still selling them?

There are plenty of resellers for new and used HDDVDs. I'd never buy used since HDDVDs have the poor protection on the discs (which is why I ripped them to keep just in case they fail).

The BOX Set for HD DVD is a Collectors Item. They only have one more in stock by Amazon.com.......