Toshiba BDX1200KY Blu-ray Player

[irockmysocks]

Is this the region free player? Or is there software that makes it regoin free?? Ive got a good deal lined up for it but want to pull the trigger once I findm out if it is region free.

[Cevolution]

A disc comes in the box with the player which has official Toshiba firmware on it and makes the player region free.

[Verbal Kint]

Do you know if the player is any good? Where abouts are getting it from socks?

[Cevolution]

I bought the BDX3200KY for my bedroom not long ago. To be honest for an extra $20-$30, I don't know why anyone wouldn't buy it over the BDX1200, as the BDX3200KY is just a much better player.

[Villan]

Originally Posted by Cevolution

A disc comes in the box with the player which has official Toshiba firmware on it and makes the player region free.

Unfortunately, the disc has been removed from newer stock of this player and the region switching feature disabled out of the box.

Fortunately, a link to the older region free firmware can be found over at AVForums which re-activates the feature.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by Villan

Unfortunately, the disc has been removed from newer stock of this player and the region switching feature disabled out of the box.

Fortunately, a link to the older region free firmware can be found over at AVForums which re-activates the feature.

No it hasn't been removed at all. The people who bought these players only to find the disc wasn't in the box bought them in January and Feburary. However in March Toshiba were shipping the discs again with the players. I know this to be a fact for 2 reasons, 1 is my brother works for one of Australia's biggest retailers and sell Toshiba products, and 2 both my brother and I purchased the BDX32000KY from his work in April which was from a batch that Toshiba delivered to them on the 19th of March. Personally, it's my opinion that Toshiba most likely run out of firmware discs over the January holiday period, and didn't get more made up until late Feburary early March, which would explain why some people were missing discs.

[Prim]

Originally Posted by Verbal Kint

Do you know if the player is any good?

I have heard about stuttering playback issues, but that's it. I don't have the 1200, but i have the BDX3100 (picked up a second one today just in case ) and it's for the most part (99%) brilliant. The only issue I have had with mine, is the SD extras on the French Conan the Barbarian (1982) only played in the upper left corner of the screen, in a small window. Other SD (and HD) extras and movies have all played beautifully so far, and region switching is a breeze. Toshiba 1200 stuttering playback google search HERE.

[Verbal Kint]

Cheers Prim.

@cevolution that is good to hear re update disc.
I may just order to pick up from JB Hi-Fi for $149. This will be my second blu-ray purely for region A discs.

[Verbal Kint]

I got the BDX3200XY today from JB and it didn't come with a disc. I downloaded the firmware update, which I found on the AV forums, and installed it via USB.
However, I have encountered an issues. When I tried out my region A kick-Ass the image ratio was just constantly changing every split second (not sure if this is the stuttering that people encountered with the 1200 model). This also happens if I change between inputs on my Receiver. The same happened with my region free copy of the Matrix reloaded.
Once i get the image to load properly there is no problem afterwards (well I watched 30 mins just to make sure), so not sure whether to keep the player for now and claim back on the warranty if it persists.

Did anyone else experience anything similar with the 3200? Also I have two icons on the top black bar that I have no idea how to get rid of, I have pressed every button on the controller.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by Verbal Kint

I got the BDX3200XY today from JB and it didn't come with a disc. I downloaded the firmware update, which I found on the AV forums, and installed it via USB.
However, I have encountered an issues. When I tried out my region A kick-Ass the image ratio was just constantly changing every split second (not sure if this is the stuttering that people encountered with the 1200 model). This also happens if I change between inputs on my Receiver. The same happened with my region free copy of the Matrix reloaded.
Once i get the image to load properly there is no problem afterwards (well I watched 30 mins just to make sure), so not sure whether to keep the player for now and claim back on the warranty if it persists.

Did anyone else experience anything similar with the 3200? Also I have two icons on the top black bar that I have no idea how to get rid of, I have pressed every button on the controller.

To the best of my knowledge the disc originally only come with stock sold by Harvey Norman, then a month or 2 later other retailers started to receive stock with the disc also. Maybe Harvey Norman are the only one's that once again have stock with the disc. All I know is the BDX3200KY players my brother and I purchased from HN in April were from a batch that Toshiba delivered on the 19th of march. Before purchasing the players, I even informing the proprietor of the electrical department that I had heard these players were no longer being shipped with the region free firmware disc, so he opened up all his stock that he received of the BDX3200KY's on the 19th of March to check, as many customers were interested in these players because of the region free capabilities, and each unit contained the disc.

Edit: I haven't had any problems with mine, and neither has my brother with his. If you need it, I can burn my disc and send it to you in the mail?

[Verbal Kint]

Originally Posted by Cevolution

To the best of my knowledge the disc originally only come with stock sold by Harvey Norman, then a month or 2 later other retailers started to receive stock with the disc also. Maybe Harvey Norman are the only one's that once again have stock with the disc. All I know is the BDX3200KY players my brother and I purchased from HN in April were from a batch that Toshiba delivered on the 19th of march. Before purchasing the players, I even informing the proprietor of the electrical department that I had heard these players were no longer being shipped with the region free firmware disc, so he opened up all his stock that he received of the BDX3200KY's on the 19th of March to check, as many customers were interested in these players because of the region free capabilities, and each unit contained the disc.

Edit: I haven't had any problems with mine, and neither has my brother with his. If you need it, I can burn my disc and send it to you in the mail?

Thanks again Cevolution, I probably should have gone to HN.
Well here is a pic of the icon's stuck on the screen. I may take you up on the disc, but I will see how I go with mine first. So far this morning I played a movie and changed between inputs quickly a few times and it seems to be OK (fingers crossed it stay that way). What software version is your player on?
mine is BDP V25

EDIT: I have removed the icons

[Curiousmole]

Originally Posted by Verbal Kint

Thanks again Cevolution, I probably should have gone to HN.
Well here is a pic of the icon's stuck on the screen. I may take you up on the disc, but I will see how I go with mine first. So far this morning I played a movie and changed between inputs quickly a few times and it seems to be OK (fingers crossed it stay that way). What software version is your player on?
mine is BDP V25

EDIT: I have removed the icons

Hi, how did you remove the icons it's driving me crazy.

[Curiousmole]

No worries, sorted it now

[antiism]

How did you manage to remove those icons?

[Daemonia]

My Toshiba BDX3300 also displays those icons. I disabled the PIP in the settings, but they just won't go away. How is this fixed?

[antiism]

Mine got caught in an update loop so I unplugged it and plugged it back in, the icons were gone.