Here we go again!

I just downloaded firmware 1.6 the other day and now my combo HD DVDs seem to be loading properly. Do you use an ethernet connection?

I watched Iwo on my Xbox360 and I did notice a long pause before it began to play. I thought maybe I got a fingerprint on the surface, but after waiting a little while, it began to play. Most definitely had me worried. My 1st rental of March of the Penguins wouldn't play, but the 2nd worked.



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Just received "Letters from Iwo Jima" yesterday and went to play it today and got the dreaded "this disc is not dvd format". Washed it in warm soapy water and it still fails. I had also received the Toshiba 1.5 update for my A2 yesterday. Actually for some odd reason Toshiba sent me 3 discs for the 1.5 update.

I applied the update before trying to play Letters. After Letters wouldn't play I tried several other combo discs that people have had problems with,such as Hollywoodland, and they played fine. Has anybody else had a problem with Letters?

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I couldn't play any combos before the 1.6 update. Unfortunately, I didn't try Letters before the update. It works after the update though. Not sure if that helps you or not. Good luck.

Thanks to all. You've helped me decide whether or not to return the disc to Amazon. I think I'll wait for the 1.6 update disc. Sounds like the combo disc problem will finally be fixed.

You know Toshiba have made the ISO's avail. online....

http://209.167.114.38/support/ceg/downloads/#


I saw this in another thread... maybe you can get to watching that movie quicker than you thought.

Thanks for the link. It's still at version 1.5, but hopefully they'll update it soon. I may even get brave and run some cat 5 from my router to the player, about 25'. I'm a little nervous doing it that way, since there's more of a chance to mess up.



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Thanks for the link. It's still at version 1.5, but hopefully they'll update it soon. I may even get brave and run some cat 5 from my router to the player, about 25'. I'm a little nervous doing it that way, since there's more of a chance to mess up.

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There's very little chance it'll mess up and brick your player. When people have problems, the update simply doesn't run. It might timeout for no good reason at step 34/35/36 but the worst thing in that scenario is you have to unplug the unit to reboot.


Losing power while it runs through update steps 1-5 would probably brick the player. But that could occur just as easily via an ISO update as over Ethernet.



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Originally Posted by rkwagner /forum/post/0


Just received "Letters from Iwo Jima" yesterday and went to play it today and got the dreaded "this disc is not dvd format". Washed it in warm soapy water and it still fails. I had also received the Toshiba 1.5 update for my A2 yesterday. Actually for some odd reason Toshiba sent me 3 discs for the 1.5 update.

I applied the update before trying to play Letters. After Letters wouldn't play I tried several other combo discs that people have had problems with,such as Hollywoodland, and they played fine. Has anybody else had a problem with Letters?

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Have you ever considered getting the Bluray version when both are available? I support both formats but HD DVD is always a gamble - whereas I've never had a playback issue with Blu-ray.



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Have you ever considered getting the Bluray version when both are available? I support both formats but HD DVD is always a gamble - whereas I've never had a playback issue with Blu-ray.

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well I guess when some of us decide to spend 900.00 on a dvd player then it will be considered



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Have you "considered" checking out the problems with some Blu ray discs in the BD forum??

there is,apparantly,a lot dice-throwing as well...and with more than one brand..

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And... more FUD.


Pirates is having issues.... Big whoop. It'll be fixed. Nearly all issues are due to people not updating firmware.


If you've seen the menu you'll know it's pretty cool when it works.

I've played about 40 HD-DVDs on the lowest end player (XBox add on) and have not had one problem. Many of these discs were combos and many have been purchased used.


I bought five Blu-Ray discs for my parents and had to return three because they wouldn't play (Casino Royale, Crank, and Flyboys) on their $900 player. My parents are ordinary consumers (not AV inclined), bought a Blu-Ray player on a whim, and now dislike it and seldom use it.


For me, I'm completely satisfied with HD-DVD and have no intention of buying a Blu-Ray player.


Anyway, to the OP, I played Letters from Iwo Jima perfectly last night in the XBox add on. The initial loading time was a little longer than usual, but I had no problems with the film itself.

2.2 on G1 plays the disc fine. Id like to add that I own 75 HD DVD and have rented 7 and have never had a single playback issue.