How do you do this and even get the update?
I made the HD DVD plunge, should you?
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How do you do this and even get the update?
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Plug in the ethernet cable. 
Seriously, with no disc in the player hit the "Setup" button at the bottom right hand corner of the remote. Under the General section, go to "Maintenance." Then click "Update."
If you are having problems getting connected, make sure that you go to the "Ethernet" section and under the "DHCP" section, that you turn on DHCP and DNS. You do not have to fill in the numbers, the player will use your routers connection info.
Seriously, with no disc in the player hit the "Setup" button at the bottom right hand corner of the remote. Under the General section, go to "Maintenance." Then click "Update."
If you are having problems getting connected, make sure that you go to the "Ethernet" section and under the "DHCP" section, that you turn on DHCP and DNS. You do not have to fill in the numbers, the player will use your routers connection info.
Plug in the ethernet cable.
Seriously, with no disc in the player hit the "Setup" button at the bottom right hand corner of the remote. Under the General section, go to "Maintenance." Then click "Update."
If you are having problems getting connected, make sure that you go to the "Ethernet" section and under the "DHCP" section, that you turn on DHCP and DNS. You do not have to fill in the numbers, the player will use your routers connection info.
Ok now Im lost. My internet connection is upstairs at my desk nowhere near the TV it will be hooked up to. Will that be a problem?
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If you try to update the player, it will tell you if already have the latest version.
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You can download the update, burn it to a CD, and then apply it that way if you want.
That'll work thx.
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Thanks man. I should get it next week I will let you know.
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No problem, send me a PM or something if you need more help.
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I'm still too worried about the blu-ray/HD battle to try and make a decision about buying one
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The battle will be around for at least another 2 years.
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Do both have backward compatibility for reg dvds? I have 200+ DVD's right now that I wont re-buy
Yes.
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good to hear... i guess sooner or later i'll have to figure it all out.
i've already upgraded to the 37in LCD... this is the next step
i've already upgraded to the 37in LCD... this is the next step
I tried this and burned it to a cd. I put the cd into the player and the player says that its a cd and cannot play the cd becuase its wrong format? Even at Toshiba they say burn it to CD?
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Did you use a CD-R? What burning software did you use? It has to be able to burn the image from an ISO file, not just burn a data cd.
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Also, a lot of players have problems playing CD+R's, so make sure it's a CD-R, like Dreamcast mentioned.
I did use a CD-R I dont remember what software I used just whatever the computer used automatically. I saw the intructions for ISO on the Toshiba website and I was LOST!
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You have to be able to write an image to the disc, and not create a data cd.
If it is just a data cd, it won't work. You may have to try a 3rd party burning software. Try Nero.
Question.
With movies like Spartacus, Untouchables, Top Gun, etc..... There is no way those movies were even filmed in an HD format. So does it truly pay to go out and get them on HDDVD when the player upconverts the regular DVD's you own already? Really what is the point? I cant see any advantage to it?
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A lot of those movies were filmed in HD. HD isn't new for films. Films have been shot using higher resolutions for decades.
Depending on the movie, and how much you like it should depend on if you should upgrade your standard DVDs. I definitely won't upgrade every DVD in my library, but there are several, that will absolutely be in HD. Upconverting players work well, but do not make a DVD, HD.
Do you have anything difinitive that shows that movies that are 20 years old like Top Gun etc... were filmed in an HD format? I have never heard or read anything like that?
If the technology has been around that long why havent we had it too?
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Look at Casablanca for example. (waiting to receive it in the 5 free HDDVD promotion) This is a B&W movie that was shot in 1942. The resolution on that HDDVD release is a full 1080p.
35mm film (which is used in a ton of movies) has approximately 3500 lines of resolution (7000 pixels 3500 "line pairs") , and we are only up to 1080p right now. There is still plenty of room for upgrades. Top gun was shot in Super 35mm film.
