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Toshiba SD-H802A 2.4X HD-DVD Drive

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OK, i purchased the cheap Powere DVD 7.3 from ebay. Downloaded the patch. It plays now!!!...well, kinda sorta. If the player is at a half or less window size, no problem. Expand the window, and the lower half of the picture is all distorted. Any ideas on that one? Thanks


UPDATE:

I found a dude that had the exact same problem I'm having. Now, I'm using DVI out of the card to DVI into the Samsung LCD monitor. Same problem with using VGA too, but I'm using a DVI to VGA adaptor when testing VGA,

link

One answer says this:

Our "friends" at PowerDVD and WinDVD deliberately wrote both programs so that they will NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES (read that carefully) output full 1080p resolution unless the output is going through HDMI. DVI will NOT work. Note that the discs themselves do not restrict the output. Both formats currently allow full resolution to be output via DVI at this time. PowerDVD is screwing you over to make Hollyweird happy. That's why it looks OK when you shrink it. Normally it just outputs at a lower resolution rather than forcing you to shrink the window yourself. Yes, shrinking to about 1/4 the size of the screen roughly sounds right for the resolution PowerDVD and WinDVD restrict you to if you can't output video via HDMI. Despite what video card manufactures say, DVI to HDMI does NOT work for full resolution on PowerDVD and WinDVD when playing HD DVD and BluRay. This is why the first HD DVD ripper was supposedly the written. The author was angry that PowerDVD refused to send full 1080p output over his DVI connection.

Your "fix", if you can even call it that, is to buy a video card with true HDMI output. DVI will never work because of the limitations both PowerDVD and WinDVD have deliberately built into themselves. "


So, I have to use HDMI only? or maybe a card that has a true VGA port, and not use an adaptor... Bummer


 
I had a problem with the HD-DVD starting then crapping out after a few seconds. The Advisor said it was because my cable was non-hdcp compliant but thats false, Im using DVI.
The fix for this was to use AnyDVD in the background which eliminates the need for HDCP compliance all together.
 
Originally posted by: carbont
I had a problem with the HD-DVD starting then crapping out after a few seconds. The Advisor said it was because my cable was non-hdcp compliant but thats false, Im using DVI.
The fix for this was to use AnyDVD in the background which eliminates the need for HDCP compliance all together.
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I tried that too. I think I tried that. When you say running in the background, you mean just have it open and not doing anything?
This whole thing is absurd. I don't want to rip anything, copy anything, I just want to play a damn factory disc in a my pc. That's all.
 
Sounds like your running an Nvidia video card with the official latest drivers. Update to the latest beta drivers and your problem will go away. Like mine did.


Originally posted by: GeezerMan
OK, i purchased the cheap Powere DVD 7.3 from ebay. Downloaded the patch. It plays now!!!...well, kinda sorta. If the player is at a half or less window size, no problem. Expand the window, and the lower half of the picture is all distorted. Any ideas on that one? Thanks


UPDATE:

I found a dude that had the exact same problem I'm having. Now, I'm using DVI out of the card to DVI into the Samsung LCD monitor. Same problem with using VGA too, but I'm using a DVI to VGA adaptor when testing VGA,

link

One answer says this:

Our "friends" at PowerDVD and WinDVD deliberately wrote both programs so that they will NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES (read that carefully) output full 1080p resolution unless the output is going through HDMI. DVI will NOT work. Note that the discs themselves do not restrict the output. Both formats currently allow full resolution to be output via DVI at this time. PowerDVD is screwing you over to make Hollyweird happy. That's why it looks OK when you shrink it. Normally it just outputs at a lower resolution rather than forcing you to shrink the window yourself. Yes, shrinking to about 1/4 the size of the screen roughly sounds right for the resolution PowerDVD and WinDVD restrict you to if you can't output video via HDMI. Despite what video card manufactures say, DVI to HDMI does NOT work for full resolution on PowerDVD and WinDVD when playing HD DVD and BluRay. This is why the first HD DVD ripper was supposedly the written. The author was angry that PowerDVD refused to send full 1080p output over his DVI connection.

Your "fix", if you can even call it that, is to buy a video card with true HDMI output. DVI will never work because of the limitations both PowerDVD and WinDVD have deliberately built into themselves. "


So, I have to use HDMI only? or maybe a card that has a true VGA port, and not use an adaptor... Bummer
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Yeah, that's right. How do I get the Beta drivers? On Nvidia's web page, I see drivers dated 5.16.08, version 175.16. Is that the ones you are talking about?
Thanks


EDIT: You Da Man! That was it, I had the drivers before the latest ones.
It works! It works!:thumbsup:
 
Anyone update the firmware in the SD-H802A ? I can't find one on the Toshiba page. How does one find out what firmware it currently has? Windows reads it as a CD drive
Thanks
 
I thought I might update some playing problems, that might not be drive related. I have had 3 different HD movies freeze on me. 2001, Matrix Reloaded, and Bullitt. These were rented discs, and you guys all know how people treat them, but they did not look that bad to me. Might a firmware update cure some of these freezes?
 
I've tested this on vista and XP. Works far more easily with vista since you don't have to update for it to see hd-dvds.

Installed PowerDVD 8.0 with hd-dvd hack/patch and it plays just fine!

Tried:

Balls of Fury
300
Bourne Identity
Matrix1/2/3

Not bad - just wish i had a bigger monitor like a 2407fpw or 3008fpw to take advantage!
 
Originally posted by: GeezerMan
I want to update the firmware, but I don't know where to get the download, nor do I know the procedure.
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I highly doubt that the fw upgrade will fix your freezes.
What are the specs on the rig you are running this on?
HD playback is a very cpu/gpu intensive task, the freezing could be your machine crying uncle?
My amd x2 3200 would choke on a few hd titles, not freeze but it would stutter every now and then.
 
Originally posted by: kki000
Originally posted by: GeezerMan
I want to update the firmware, but I don't know where to get the download, nor do I know the procedure.
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I highly doubt that the fw upgrade will fix your freezes.
What are the specs on the rig you are running this on?
HD playback is a very cpu/gpu intensive task, the freezing could be your machine crying uncle?
My amd x2 3200 would choke on a few hd titles, not freeze but it would stutter every now and then.
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Well my other hardware is not the problem. I'm running a Q6600 on a Abit I35 Pro, 2GB PC26400 Ballistix Tracer, 8600GT video, Corsair 550 watt PS, HDTV tuner, X-FI Elite Pro sound, 400GB X2 drives. My 8600GT has hardware acceleration, so the CPU is just loafing

I read certain HD titles would have problems with the Toshiba players, like the HD-A30, and a update would fix it. I know this is not HD-A30, but it might be subject to the same type of problems I just played Shooter in HD, no problems. My problems seem to be confined to certain titles that I have tried: Bullett, Matrix Reloaded, 2001
 
I finally got around to installing mine yesterday & so far its working without a hitch.

I decided to try ArcSofts Totalmedia Theater 15-day free trial to play HD-DVD's & its working well although it seems to be missing a few features I'm used to on Power DVD like aspect ratio control & in-movie picture adjustment, however at $90 its no bargain.
 
Picked up a second one today, this drive goes in and out of stock. Apparently they have a trickle of refurbs coming in randomly.

Just as an update, I got my first one a month ago and ended up going with AnyDVD HD because I couldn't get my system (9600GT connected by HDMI to a Sony 32" HDCP LCD) to work, PowerDVD 7 refused to play the discs. With the additional software now I can play these movies on my non-HDCP Samsung monitor and it's quite nice.
 
Originally posted by: Denithor
Picked up a second one today, this drive goes in and out of stock. Apparently they have a trickle of refurbs coming in randomly.

Just as an update, I got my first one a month ago and ended up going with AnyDVD HD because I couldn't get my system (9600GT connected by HDMI to a Sony 32" HDCP LCD) to work, PowerDVD 7 refused to play the discs. With the additional software now I can play these movies on my non-HDCP Samsung monitor and it's quite nice.
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I can't get mine to work. I successfully ripped my matrix trilogy HDDVDs to the hard drive using AnyDVD HD, but I cannot seem to get playback to work via disc or hard drive. I have tried PowerDVD8.0 w/ HDDVD hack and PowerDVD6.5, to no avail.

The best I can get is the video seems to start, but then i get audio static followed by player crash.

I'd appreciate any help that could be offered, and specifically Denithor what "additional software" did you use?
 
Originally posted by: marmasatt

I use PowerDVD 7.3, it works great
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I use this as well. Sorry I can't offer any advice. You are completely HDCP?
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what happens if you have an HDCP video card but not an HDCP monitor?

edit: assuming you have Power DVD 6.5 and AnyDVD HD
 
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