What to do with Broken HD-A2

pmlewis

I was so excited when I found a new, unopened HD-A2 at my local Walmart. I knew that I was getting and HD TV and was going to by an up converting DVD player anyway so when I saw this for $74.99. Well I finally got my TV and hooked up the A2. The picture was great for all of 10 minutes and then it froze.
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I cleaned the disk, cycled the machine, tried other DVDs but always the machine says “no disk” when a DVD is loaded. I put in a CD-R and it recognized it right away. I then downloaded the latest firmware which loaded fine, but still “no disk” with DVDs. I tried compressed air but no luck. Today I called Toshiba and they said they would exchange it for and A3, but I have to pay shipping to Lebanon, TN.

Should I spend the extra money and get a replacement A3 (probably a refurb), or should I just return it to Walmart and get my money back?

WilliamM2

If it were me, I would just return it. They will give you a refurb in exchange.

AsSiMiLaTeD

and I'd take the exchange for an A3...

dorokusai

Fire.

mantis

Do you own a Boat?

nebborjk

Take it back. You can find better deals for better players on ebay.

ND13

Probably needs a firmware update

PhantomOG

Will it blend?

shawn474

You probably just need to do the firmware update.

pmlewis

In case any one cares I took back the A2 to Wal-Mart and wound up finding an HD-A30 at a local pawn shop for $5 less. Everything seems to be working fine for now. Thanks for all the input.:D

nebborjk

Beware of the Firmware 2.0 update for the A-30. Let us (me) know if you have any problems with combo disks.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=992822

Ron-P

Have you tried to unplug it for about 5 minutes and then plug it back in?