First Impressions of the Toshiba A3 - Page 2 - Club CDFreaks

*CDan* · 20-12-2007

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Originally Posted by Jesterrace

Well, crap. Burned 2 Maxell CD-R Pro discs (Taiyo Yuden) and 2 Taiyo Yuden DVD-R discs and get the unrecognizable disc error each time. I extracted it to ISO format. Tried it with Nero but burned it as a data cd so of course it failed. Tried IMG Burn but got an error each time I tried to attach the file. Tried CD XP Burner Pro with both CD-R and DVD-R in different modes and it refuses to read. I keep getting the error with IMG Burn and don't know what to do here. The player is fine as is barring the exceptionally long load times and the fact that Serenity crashed in the middle of the movie last night. Worked just fine after rebooting the system though and have played a few other titles through with no problems. BTW my current firmware revision is V1.1 but I would definitely like to get V1.3 on there. *EDIT* NM. Currently updating via ethernet jack. Much easier with my setup. All I had to do was activate the network settings in the player. I don't know why but the DL file (when I attempt to download and burn to disc) seems to always come up as a corrupt file. No idea why, I am extracting it with Winrar. Incidentally I found this great guide for updating via both methods:

http://www.highdefforum.com/showthread.php?t=56607

I used Nero to burn the ISO, worked fine.

*Bob* · 20-12-2007

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Originally Posted by Jesterrace

Well, crap. Burned 2 Maxell CD-R Pro discs (Taiyo Yuden) and 2 Taiyo Yuden DVD-R discs and get the unrecognizable disc error each time. I extracted it to ISO format. Tried it with Nero but burned it as a data cd so of course it failed. Tried IMG Burn but got an error each time I tried to attach the file. Tried CD XP Burner Pro with both CD-R and DVD-R in different modes and it refuses to read. I keep getting the error with IMG Burn and don't know what to do here. The player is fine as is barring the exceptionally long load times and the fact that Serenity crashed in the middle of the movie last night. Worked just fine after rebooting the system though and have played a few other titles through with no problems. BTW my current firmware revision is V1.1 but I would definitely like to get V1.3 on there. *EDIT* NM. Currently updating via ethernet jack. Much easier with my setup. All I had to do was activate the network settings in the player. I don't know why but the DL file (when I attempt to download and burn to disc) seems to always come up as a corrupt file. No idea why, I am extracting it with Winrar. Incidentally I found this great guide for updating via both methods:

http://www.highdefforum.com/showthread.php?t=56607

I used a Maxell CD-R Max packaged in slim case (TY), my Plextor Premium 2, with ImgBurn, and no problems updating the f/w.

The links i posted are from Toshiba themselves.

Glad you got it updated

**Jesterrace** · 21-12-2007

I know, that's what makes me scratch my head and say what's going on? Either way, it's all updated and now I have access to web features. Can't wait to see some of the extras on my 2 disc Transformers set.

*Bob* · 21-12-2007

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Originally Posted by Jesterrace

Either way, it's all updated and now I have access to web features.

Anyone know of a way to do this wireless? I have a wireless/hard wire router. I hate to have to run 30 foot of CAT5/6 cable

*CDan* · 21-12-2007

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Originally Posted by rolling56

Anyone know of a way to do this wireless? I have a wireless/hard wire router. I hate to have to run 30 foot of CAT5/6 cable

Treat it like any wireless peripheral. You just need the wireless link thingy to plug the A3 into and your router should pick it up. Just be sure to reboot everything once the connect is established. I'd advise against updating firmware via wireless though.

*Bob* · 21-12-2007

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Originally Posted by CDan

Treat it like any wireless peripheral. You just need the wireless link thingy to plug the A3 into and your router should pick it up. Just be sure to reboot everything once the connect is established. I'd advise against updating firmware via wireless though.

This is what i'm not sure to get. And yes i would not update the f/w but only to use the web stuff.

**Jesterrace** · 21-12-2007

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Originally Posted by CDan

Treat it like any wireless peripheral. You just need the wireless link thingy to plug the A3 into and your router should pick it up. Just be sure to reboot everything once the connect is established. I'd advise against updating firmware via wireless though.

Yeah, I have to agree with updating via wireless. The instability of the connection is enough to make just about anyone nervous. Mine is a regular wired connection and my player sits not 3 feet from my router. Incidentally, I was taking a look at my firmware revision after I updated and it came out as 1.3/1.1. I was just curious if this is how it is supposed to be after updating from V1.1? or if it should say 1.3/1.3.

*Bob* · 21-12-2007

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Originally Posted by Jesterrace

Mine is a regular wired connection and my player sits not 3 feet from my router.

yeah that's the breaks of not having my router close to it

If and when we get the carpet replaced i have some wiring i need to do.

*Bob* · 21-12-2007

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Originally Posted by Jesterrace

Incidentally, I was taking a look at my firmware revision after I updated and it came out as 1.3/1.1. I was just curious if this is how it is supposed to be after updating from V1.1? or if it should say 1.3/1.3.

Mine is 1.3/1.1 also after updating.

*TCAS* · 22-12-2007

The title of this thread is "First Impressions of the Toshiba A3" and so far no one from the onwer of this drive provided any "Opinion" as How this drive reading integrity, functions, performace, its reliability?.

**Jesterrace** · 22-12-2007

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Originally Posted by TCAS

The title of this thread is "First Impressions of the Toshiba A3" and so far no one from the onwer of this drive provided any "Opinion" as How this drive reading integrity, functions, performace, its reliability?.

I think I covered all that in my original post. The thread was created just to share my personal experiences thus far. Anyone else can chime in with their personal experiences as well.

*Bob* · 05-01-2008

Watching Top Gun right now and it looks great like i figured. But the 6.1 DTS using optical in is just amazing

*bigmike7* · 05-01-2008

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Originally Posted by Bob

Watching Top Gun right now and it looks great like i figured. But the 6.1 DTS using optical in is just amazing

Yo Bob-

Funny - I got 'Top Gun' in HD too - off of Amazon - much better than the original DVD-eh!!

*Bob* · 05-01-2008

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Originally Posted by bigmike7

Yo Bob-

Funny - I got 'Top Gun' in HD too - off of Amazon - much better than the original DVD-eh!!

yeah Mike both video and audio

I like the disc Menu on this movie

21-12-2007	#23 (permalink)
Jesterrace Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,666	Re: First Impressions of the Toshiba A3 I know, that's what makes me scratch my head and say what's going on? Either way, it's all updated and now I have access to web features. Can't wait to see some of the extras on my 2 disc Transformers set.

22-12-2007	#30 (permalink)
TCAS CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 7,477	Re: First Impressions of the Toshiba A3 The title of this thread is "First Impressions of the Toshiba A3" and so far no one from the onwer of this drive provided any "Opinion" as How this drive reading integrity, functions, performace, its reliability?.

05-01-2008	#32 (permalink)
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