Toshiba A2 HD DVD Player Firmware Update Process

Shows how to update firmware on Toshiba HD-A2 XA2 A20 HD-A2W D2 or E1 HD DVD Player with broadband internet Web connectivity via Ethernet LAN port. This Toshiba HD DVD player was on sale at WalMart for $99.

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Education

Tags:

• Toshiba
• A2
• A3
• HD
• DVD
• player
• firmware
• update
• WalMart

[johnnyrinsma]

Hello,.. it does'nt find a IP adres.

Can you help me out?

Kind regards,

Johnny From the netherlands

[pixfire]

Groetjes Johnny,

Sometimes the IP address doesn't show up until you exit the DHCP menu, and then return to the DHCP menu.

To recap the video: DHCP = On, DNS= On, select Confirm, select OK.

Then, exit the DHCP menu, wait 15 seconds, and then select the DHCP

menu again to see if the IP Address shows up.

You can also burn a CD as suggested by Belpowerslave.

Search "toshiba a2 firmware update" to find the iso file on Toshiba's Website.

Hoop dat het helpt

[johnnyrinsma]

Hallo je bent spreekt nederlands dat scheeld! Het is uiteindelijk gelukt! bedankt voor je instructies. Alleen hoopte ik dat het beeld minder schokkerig zou zijn echter geen verschil! Daarnaast zie ik ook geen verschil in het setup menu van toshiba. Wellicht kunt u mij verder informeren. Bewegende beelden zijn niet strak het schokt/stottert wat.

Excuses voor het ongemak.

[pixfire]

I don't think the shaking picture is related to the firmware. I can only suggest to try changing the output resolutions 1080, 720. Also check the settings on your display. Check another HD DVD disc to make sure it isn't that. Good Luck

[johnnyrinsma]

Thank you sir.

I will try output resulutions.

But What is new after this update I made to 2.8. I don't see any difference at all.

Maybe you can explain the sense of update the thosiba E1 player ?

Kind regards

[pixfire]

Firmware version 2.8 added 50Hz disc compatibility and 1080p/24Hz output selection.

Is the disc you are trying to play PAL or NTSC?

Is the resolution on your E1 set to "up to 1080p/24Hz"?

Try changing it to "up to 1080p" instead.

From the SETUP MENU, select "Picture" > "Resolution setting" > "up to 1080p", then press OK.

[efgjr1967]

@Belpowerslave

Toshiba does not offer anything on the a2 hd dvd anymore... Microsoft started that trend 'i think' and does not and will not offer updates or Support on Vista as of july 201. When I ran setup ... when I clicked on 'Confirm' at the dhcp page,that was the end.... it was used anyway..

[EpicureMammon]

Yeah, because this was supposed to be of interest to people who don't have the player and aren't looking for straight-forward info about the update process. Where are the naked girls? The guys getting hit in the crotch with nerf bats?

I also think that manuals have too little plot and character development. There wasn't even a love interest in the A2 manual!

[Audioquest56]

Firmware 3.0 killed my HD-A2.  The update went fine, but the drive would no longer read any kind of disc. It worked fine before the update. Toshiba replaced the unit under warranty with an HD-A3.

[CommercialMonkey]

...lets check with uncle Jeb while were waitin' for the download. Yee-haw!

Accurate information, yet very boring.