HD DVD 2.1 Firmware Woes

[Ascended_Saiyan]

It seems that some HD DVD players are having huge issues when upgrading to Rev. 2.1.

I have updated 5 times to 2.1 and I have had to roll back to 2.0 every time. A rollback is not possible without a previous firmware release on disc. Once upgraded, my HD-A1 will not output via the HDMI port. I get the NO DISC banner, but once a disc (HD or SD) is inserted or setup is pressed, all I get is purple snow. The sound works, but not the picture. I cannot even go to setup. I can view HD disc and SD disc over the component port, but SD disc will only display at 480P. I get a message that upscaling to 1080i is not allow for those type of disc over this connection.

I called Toshiba, and they said to unplug the unit for 5 minutes and then try it. I get the same results. Basically, Toshiba took my name, number, serial number and what my problem was and thanked me for calling.

I have my HD-A1 hooked up via the HDMI port to a HDMI-DVI connecter to my tv. They said that could be the problem, but that they really did not know.

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