Thread: HD-A35 and Top Gun Bitstream
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01-26-2008 05:08 PM #1
HD-A35 and Top Gun Bitstream
Anyone else having problems with bitstreaming the topgun TrueHD track from the A35?
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01-26-2008 05:40 PM #2
Its because its a Dolby TrueHD EX stream. The A35 cannot bitstream any Dolby TrueHD EX streams. Hopefully a firmware update will fix this issue in the future.
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01-26-2008 05:53 PM #3
DAMNIT!!! that blows. Add Happy Feet to the list. How do you find out if it is EX
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01-26-2008 06:05 PM #4
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01-26-2008 07:32 PM #5
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01-26-2008 07:46 PM #6
Also anyone having issues playing bourne ultimatum on it? with firmware 1.3. I am on my second copy from Futureshop and still nothin
Hitachi 55" LCD projection TV
Onkyo TX-SR805
Energy C-500(fronts),Energy C-C100(center), Energy C-R100(rears), Energy S10.3 10" sub
Toshiba HD-A35
Panasonic DMP-BD30K
Shaw HD PVR Cable
Xbox 360 Premium (non-HDMI)
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01-26-2008 07:56 PM #7
Coaler: no problems with Bourne Ultimatum (yet), but I haven't watched it all the way through. I basically popped it in to check out the PQ and special features. Does yours play at all or does it crap out part way through the movie?
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01-26-2008 08:06 PM #8
It played the universal intro before the menu where it fades to the HD DVD logo. I was on AVS and some guys recommended "intializing" the player. So i did and reset all my settings how i want them again and now it seams to work. i haven't watched all the way through though but i got to the movie finally.
Hitachi 55" LCD projection TV
Onkyo TX-SR805
Energy C-500(fronts),Energy C-C100(center), Energy C-R100(rears), Energy S10.3 10" sub
Toshiba HD-A35
Panasonic DMP-BD30K
Shaw HD PVR Cable
Xbox 360 Premium (non-HDMI)
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01-26-2008 10:06 PM #9
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01-27-2008 01:24 AM #10
I have a Toshiba HD-XA2 that bitstreams & I've played "Top Gun" Dolby TrueHD bitstreamed & it plays perfectly. I've also tried the DTS-ES track & the Dolby EX track & they play perfectly also.
I watched it all the way through with the Dolby TrueHD track with no problems. I just sampled the DTS-ES & Dolby EX tracks & had no problems.
I also watched Happy Feet with the Dolby TrueHD track bitstreamed & again played perfectly.
I had some problems with the HD-A35 & exchanged it for a HD-XA2 & downloaded the firmware update for it to bitstream & have had no problems with the HD-XA2.Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)
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01-27-2008 01:30 AM #11
It has no problem with the extra channels with DTS (such as 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio & regular DTS ES) just Dolby for some reason.
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01-27-2008 04:28 AM #12
Top Gun is Dolby TrueHD 5.1
I pulled my copy out tonight & checked it. So is Happy Feet.
I tried all 3 soundtracks bitstreamed on my Toshiba HD-XA2 (Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital EX & DTS-ES) & they all bitstreamed fine to my Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH.
Is the HD-A35 having trouble bitstreaming the Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack on Top Gun?Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)
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01-27-2008 10:53 AM #13
Hitachi 55" LCD projection TV
Onkyo TX-SR805
Energy C-500(fronts),Energy C-C100(center), Energy C-R100(rears), Energy S10.3 10" sub
Toshiba HD-A35
Panasonic DMP-BD30K
Shaw HD PVR Cable
Xbox 360 Premium (non-HDMI)
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01-27-2008 11:45 AM #14
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Do you use the Uni web enabled features? With the newer Universal releases (Bourne Ult., Eastern Promises, etc.), I've had to clear all the Universal web content out of my persistent memory to get them to play correctly on my A35. I think initializing clears out the memory as well.
That's a bummer about the A35 not bitstreaming any Dolby with EX. Hopefully a firmware update will fix it. I'm kind of wishing I had gone with the XA2 now. At the time I was thinking the Reon processor was the only difference, but the XA2 seems to be a better player in several aspects.
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01-27-2008 12:13 PM #15
I agree Cochise. the more and more I keep seeing different threads it appears that the XA2 is better in many ways.
Luckily I have neither player (just 2 A2s), so I think I'm going to begin looking for an XA2 online.



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