Do I have a problem with my HD-A2?
06-22-07 | 02:20 PM
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Do I have a problem with my HD-A2?
I recently purchased an HD-A2 player. It exhibits two behaviors that I'm slightly worried about, as I don't know if they're normal for this player.
First, when I turn it on or off, my TV will flash green for less than a second.
Second, I could not get it to turn off via either the remote or power button on the unit. This only happened once.
Does anyone have any information about this?
First, when I turn it on or off, my TV will flash green for less than a second.
Second, I could not get it to turn off via either the remote or power button on the unit. This only happened once.
Does anyone have any information about this?
06-22-07 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Damed
What firmware are you running? Have you upgraded to 1.6?
Originally Posted by DVD Josh
First issue sounds like either a non-issue or a HDCP display issue, neither or which I'd worry about.
Second doesn't seem like a problem but an anomaly.
Second doesn't seem like a problem but an anomaly.
06-22-07 | 03:27 PM
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I've encountered an issue similar to the second problem once with my HD-A2. When it happened to me I had just inserted an HD-DVD and closed the tray and then shortly after the tray closed, I pressed the power button. The unit display just stayed stuck on "Loading" but never loaded the disc nor turned off as requested. I figure it got caught in some race condition that caused it to hang. I was running 1.6 at the time but it hasn't occurred again.
06-25-07 | 08:10 PM
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From: I'm Still Alive in Los Angeles...or am I?
I've had an issue with that 'Green Screen' thing ever since I upgraded to 2.1 (way back when) and I mentioned it in post #580 on page 24 in digitalfreaknyc's 'Toshiba HD DVD firmware news and discussion' thread:
Then I upgraded to 2.2 and it started to do that 'Flash' thing and posted about it in post #591:
In Post #599, I posted some pictures:
I still don't know what it's all about, however, it only happens when I'm shutting the unit off and then either going to sleep, or watching something on ye ol' PS3, Sony HDMI 5-changer, DVL-91, or cable, and has become rather unimportant and I hardly even notice it anymore.
-THEEK-SAKE!
Originally Posted by The Edit King
Howdy, tim! 
I have a XA1 and last week I was able to download V2.1, but now when I put in a disc, I've noticed that the very first sounds off the disc (usually music or what have you) begins just a few seconds before the picture actually comes on, and when I turn the system off, an all green splash screen with little matrix-like dribble dots (is the best way I can describe it), runs down the screen a couple seconds before it goes black. Other than that the discs play beautifully without any other problems.
Thinking that I somehow didn't get it all, I've been trying to download it again, but I keep getting that BLASTED, "Cannot Find Out Server" message.
(That's NOT a type-o on my part, but it's exactly what it says!
)
At least you know it REALLY exists!
Good Luck!
-Paul
I have a XA1 and last week I was able to download V2.1, but now when I put in a disc, I've noticed that the very first sounds off the disc (usually music or what have you) begins just a few seconds before the picture actually comes on, and when I turn the system off, an all green splash screen with little matrix-like dribble dots (is the best way I can describe it), runs down the screen a couple seconds before it goes black. Other than that the discs play beautifully without any other problems.
Thinking that I somehow didn't get it all, I've been trying to download it again, but I keep getting that BLASTED, "Cannot Find Out Server" message.
(That's NOT a type-o on my part, but it's exactly what it says!
)At least you know it REALLY exists!
Good Luck!
-Paul
Originally Posted by The Edit King
I downloaded it too...However...
Last night, at the end of the evening (just before the system shut down), it did that green screen again, but this time it flashed (like a strobe-light) 5 or 6 times before the green dots froze and then the screen went black.
...but the movies played flawlessly, and that's all that matters anyway! Green screen, strobe light, raining matrix dots, or not...my XA1 Still KICKS MY ARSE!!!
-THEEK!
Last night, at the end of the evening (just before the system shut down), it did that green screen again, but this time it flashed (like a strobe-light) 5 or 6 times before the green dots froze and then the screen went black.
...but the movies played flawlessly, and that's all that matters anyway! Green screen, strobe light, raining matrix dots, or not...my XA1 Still KICKS MY ARSE!!!
-THEEK!
Originally Posted by The Edit King
Hey & Well, All Right!
They came out!
Here's 5 pictures I just took (one right after the other) until the player shut off and the screen went black (So, I'd say it lasted around 10 seconds...one picture every 2 seconds, I figure...):
After taking the pictures and getting to actually see them in, 'freeze frames' (as it were), it looks more like a green cactus, well, either that, or that 'Shrek' character has been plucking his leg hairs inside MY player!
...is that covered under the warrantee?
( )
So there ya have it!
-THEEK!
They came out!
Here's 5 pictures I just took (one right after the other) until the player shut off and the screen went black (So, I'd say it lasted around 10 seconds...one picture every 2 seconds, I figure...):
After taking the pictures and getting to actually see them in, 'freeze frames' (as it were), it looks more like a green cactus, well, either that, or that 'Shrek' character has been plucking his leg hairs inside MY player!
...is that covered under the warrantee?
(
)So there ya have it!
-THEEK!
-THEEK-SAKE!
Last edited by The Edit King; 06-26-07 at 12:35 PM. Reason: Because that's what I do.
