Toshiba Releases Firmware 3.0 for First Gen HD DVD Players

[gadgtfreek]

Toshiba Releases Firmware 3.0 for First Gen HD DVD Players : Format War Central

In what very well may be the final update, Toshiba has released firmware version 3.0 for the HD-A1, HD-D1, and the HD-XA1 HD DVD players.

Toshiba says the firmware "Improves network connectivity for supporting the download of web-enabled network content associated with certain HD DVD discs, improves certain video and audio processing capabilities, and also addresses certain disc playback and HDMI/DVI related issues."

 

[BlackHitachi]

Wow Toshiba is a class act for continuing support. Even if it's the very last update. :up

 

[vurbano]

Im suspicious. You first.

 

[BlackHitachi]

Im suspicious. You first.

what?

 

[navychop]

An update for network connectivity (amongst other things)? Is there anything definitive on how long the studios will support that feature?

 

[teachsac]

I'm more interested in 3.0 for Gen 3 after they screwed up 24p with 2.0.

 

[vurbano]

An update for network connectivity (amongst other things)? Is there anything definitive on how long the studios will support that feature?

The update is for more than that. One thing I know is that I can now pause a movie, switch inputs from HDMI and the player still stays right where I left it. Before it would stop playing and display "no HDMI" message.