Toshiba Japan first firmware update released

[Avi]

Spotted this on AVS. Hopefully the US player version isn't far behind.

"Toshiba's first HD DVD player that debut in Japan back in March , the HD-XA1, has been given a firmware update. It is available for download via the use of the Ethernet port with Broadband/Internet connection or by the request and reservation of the update on a CD-ROM via the Internet website (in Japanese) and/or fax. The update CD-ROM will take around 1 week for processing/sending.

The firmware update for the Japanese HD-XA1, is reportedly suppose to improve overall player performance, especially disc reading/loading efficiency. This is good news for the users who are experiencing a "significant" timelag on that machine than average DVD players, especially the time taken between loading the disc on the disc tray and appearance of the content on the display."

AVI

[hunts1uk]

This is excellent news,mines going back as i keep getting ERROR (machine froze as well)on every film i've watched so far but if this got sorted i wouldn't think twice about buying another.

[cybersoga]

Anyone who has a Japanese player and sucessfully updated please comment

[Mike_CA]

For what its worth, there is also an article concerning hangups caused by the remote. Scroll down the link until you see (LATE UPDATE - 5/9/06 - 5:30 PM PDT) third paragraph about the problem.

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/mytwocentsa120.html