Third Gen Toshiba HD-DVD Players Coming Soon!
08-07-07 | 09:05 AM
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I msy look at replacing my A1 with an A30 or A35. As Supermallet said, I'm not sure that will be able to use deep color. And my reciever only handles 5.1 over HDMI, so maybe I should go A30.
08-07-07 | 09:30 AM
#27
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
So...this player supports Deep Color, but...from what I've read the actual discs themselves don't support it. Unless I'm missing something, that's just a marketing thing that we won't be able to see with either format.
08-07-07 | 09:33 AM
#28
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Originally Posted by PerryD
I'll be interested in see what difference, if any, there will be passing the True-HD audio directly to the receiver vs having the player uncompress it to PCM. At worst, we'll get to see the True-HD symbol light up on the new receivers. 
On the other format, Blu-rays without interactive features are authored in Basic, but those with interactive features are authored in Advanced.
In any case, there's absolutely no difference between decoding inside the player and decoding in the receiver. The bits are arranged in a predetermined pattern, and it's not like one will decode more bits than another. Differences in audio quality come further down the chain, during the Digital-to-Analog conversion step, not during the decoding to PCM.
08-07-07 | 11:09 AM
#29
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
This will never happen. The HD DVD spec requires that discs authored in "Advanced" mode, which would be all of them, have audio decoded inside the player.
Additionally, the HD-A35 offers High Bit Rate Audio via HDMI. With content encoded in 7.1ch, this advanced surround sound is achieved through the HDMI connection bypassing the player's internal audio processor and sending the signal to a 7.1 capable A/V receiver. High Bit Rate Audio will allow the consumer to integrate the HD-A35 with the latest multi-channel A/V receivers and enjoy a whole new dimension of high definition home entertainment.
08-07-07 | 01:46 PM
#30
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Originally Posted by PerryD
I'm just going by what was said in the press release:
08-07-07 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Suprmallet
However, if the A35 proves not to have the hiccups the A2 line had, I may grab it to replace my A1, especially since I just bought the Onkyo 605 and can take advantage of the HDMI features.
08-07-07 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by The Bus
Didn't Tosh announce some partnership with some high-end manufacturer (Onkyo?) that's going to make an HD DVD player. Maybe the XA3 becomes that player, at least the part of it that Toshiba makes.
08-08-07 | 07:58 AM
#33
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I thought components in that player were made by Toshiba. This reminds me of the old Sabra Price is Right skit from SNL with Tom Hanks."So? Onkyo is good company! Inside is same as Toshiba! TOSHIBA GUTS! Is same thing!"
08-08-07 | 12:57 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
...Sarcasm my friend. Most Blu-Boys claim HD DVD is dead because their format with 10x the amount of players on the market sold 1,000 more discs each week then HD DVD. They call it a dead format. However a dead format wouldn't release new players....would they?
Shoulda figured given your use of smilie. 
