Comments on: Toshiba HD-D3 HD DVD Player – Includes 2 – HD-DVD’s + HDMI Cable

By: B. Newell

B. Newell — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:41:00 +0000

Picked 2 of these up at Sams Club for $68.00 each. With the free cable and 2 HD movies they pretty much gave me the player. Have had no problems with playing disc’s whatsoever. Even plays my old DVD+R disc’s. Standard DVD’s look terrific and as soon as I upgrade to HDMI on my TV I will see what the upconversion looks like. Unit will not upconvert through the component output’s. No regrets yet.

By: lovhybrid

lovhybrid — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:42:39 +0000

I also experienced the same problem about pauses and delayed audio at the middle part of the movie, but all it needed was firmware upgrade.

I called toshiba to request the disc for upgrade and i got it within a week.

In my opinion, there is no visual difference between 1080i and full hd.

It comes with hdmi cable, and it did its job, you do not have to buy an expensive one.

By: Daniel Pratt

Daniel Pratt — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:35:50 +0000

I picked this up when it was on sale for around $150. It also came with 10 movies. So far I have had no problems. The HD movies are really nice. It also makes regular DVD’s look really good too. I’m actually thinking of buying another if the price is right.

By: T. J. Wittenberg

T. J. Wittenberg — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:47:43 +0000

Comes with a 6′ HDMI cable, 2 HD movies in the box and a mail in coupon for 5 more HD disks. I downloaded firmware version 1.3 from the Toshiba website, burned a CD and popped it in before I played any DVD’s. It automatically detected the new firmware and loaded it. I have since played both old and new disks. No problems at all. Would recommend.

By: Gerald Schoenburg

Gerald Schoenburg — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:03:42 +0000

This model HD-D3 is the Costco version of the HD-A3...It's identical.

I had the same problems with this model as the previous reviewer did. I hooked my unit up to the internet via the ethernet port and downloaded the firmware update. It was a very large update. Following that upgrade, the unit worked perfectly.

The only problem I have with HD DVD players in general are the disk themselves. They must be perfectly clean before you view. I find even brand new disks need to be cleaned. I never get the pauses, skips, and stoppages if I clean the disk first. If you rent from a box store, or Netflix, they are especially vulnerable.

I also have an A20 as my 2nd tv is 1080P. It works great providing the the disks are clean, not damaged, the and firmware is current.

I am also getting a BLU Ray since finally the prices are coming down. This way I have more titles to choose from, and if either fails, I'll have a player for either! Enjoy!!!!