Comments on: Toshiba HD-A2 Review

By: brian

brian — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:30:06 +0000

I need your help. I bought the Toshiba HD A2 player but I am looking for some advice regarding surround sound. As with the previous poster above, my old 5.1 surround does not support HDMI. I am looking into getting a new surround that handles the HDMI from my DVD and also HDMI from my Direct TV receiver.

Any suggestions on new systems or even a suggestion on receivers? Any help is appreciated.

By: Billy

Billy — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:30:38 +0000

I picked up the A2 at Walmart on Friday and had a question. I can’t get dolby digital working from it. I’ve tried it using the HDMI to my tv and then optical out from my tv to my receiver. I’ve also tried going optical out from the A2 to my receiver. I can get Dolby Digital on my Direct TV HD box and my XBOX 360 with optical audio. Is there something I need to change in the setup?

By: fred

fred — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:40:56 +0000

just purchased toshiba hd-a2 from wally world for 98$ this is my first hd dvd player havent opened yet been doing some reading (home work) to see if right for me. i have a sony 32in vega hd tv (crt) any feed back will be appreciated.

By: fred

fred — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:40:01 +0000

By: fred

fred — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:39:38 +0000

By: B.Greenway

B.Greenway — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:39:21 +0000

It can do 1080i over component for HD DVD but only 480p for protected DVD’s.

By: Alchemist

Alchemist — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:57:32 +0000

Can the A2 display 1080i HD DVD content via component? or is it limited to 480p over component like it is for standard DVDs.

By: DAKOTA

DAKOTA — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:03:24 +0000

Walmart selling it (HD A2) for $99 tomorrow and Sunday? (November 2nd and 3rd) Wow. Gotta get one for sure.

By: B.Greenway

B.Greenway — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:59:53 +0000

Hi Robert, rest assured if I’d noticed anything problematic with the HD-A2’s component video outputs I would have mentioned it in the review. To be quite honest I’m hard pressed to see any noticeable difference between the HDMI output and component with my current display.

By: Robert Lafaille

Robert Lafaille — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:35:58 +0000

You mention that “however I did spend a bit of time viewing a handful of discs over the component output” but you fail to mention the results?

My Plasma Hitachi 50 inch does not have HDMI. I am interested on your views using componemts.

Thank you

By: Richard Rife

Richard Rife — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 13:27:30 +0000

I ahve both the A2 adn Xa2, and while both work fine for DVDs, both skip while playing CDs. If you look at the counter, the timing skipps too! It’ll go from 1:45 to 1:48, then 1:49, then 1:51. Has anyone else seen this?

By: JAMES KARR

JAMES KARR — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:03:47 +0000

I just bought the Samsung 63″ plasma. I have a
set top box with HDMI (tv has hdmi also) and a DVD
player with an HDMI out connection.

Can anyone help me with – I assume it’s set top box to tv and component connections from the dvd
to the tv.

Thanks for the help.
JK

By: Drmillerse

Drmillerse — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:06:04 +0000

I have purchased the Toshiba HD-XA2 and after about 3 weeks of getting this new player I am becoming ever more impressed. I have a Sony 60″ SXRD HDTV with 1080p. The XA2 1080p HD-DVD playback is outstanding. I thought it would be! But much to my surprise was the outstanding playback of standard DVD’s…not quite HD quality…but still the best SD playback I have seen. I believe the Silicon Optix Reon Processor is worth the extra money that the XA2 costs. The price is already dropping. I paid $899 in early January and received 2 free HD-DVD’s in addition to the rebate of 3 HD-DVD’s from Toshiba. I have nothing against Blu-Ray…but it really doesn’t matter much in light of all this player does..the sound is WOW!

By: westcott

westcott — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:08:59 +0000

I really hope you can get your hands on the HD-XA2. The Silicon Optix Reon Processor should make SD and HD material the cats meow.

It may even make the Denon 2930ci or 3930ci a real question mark!!!!

Hope you can get your hands on one! I trust your take on the product.

By: Chani Leonard

Chani Leonard — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:59:16 +0000

I went the HD-DVD way as well and I own a HD-A2 since launch here in Canada. So far I have seen V for Vendetta, Troy, Batman Begins, Million Dollar Baby, The Last Samurai and Swordfish. I must say I’m really satisfied with my new acquisition. I think its great that they are releasing a 1080p version at a price similar to PS3 and with Toshiba announcing their new 50G discs HD-DVD hasnt much to envy from blu-ray.

I’m still glad that I bought a HD-A2 since my HDTV is one year old and doesnt support 1080p and HDMI 1.3 also I have read that the difference between 1080i and 1080p is only noticeable with display larger then 60 inches. Only downside is that now I’m looking for a new HDMI receiver since the HD-A2 doesnt have analog 5.1 outputs and my old receiver doesnt decode Dolby Digital. I knew before I bought and told myself its just an excuse to get a new receiver.