Customer Reviews

Toshiba HD-D3 HD DVD Player - Includes 2 - HD-DVD's + HDMI Cable

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This model HD-D3 is the Costco version of the HD-A3...It's identical.

I had the same problems with this model as the previous reviewer did. I hooked my unit up to the internet via the ethernet port and downloaded the firmware update. It was a very large update. Following that upgrade, the unit worked perfectly.

The only problem I have with HD DVD players in general are the disk themselves. They must be perfectly clean before you view. I find even brand new disks need to be cleaned. I never get the pauses, skips, and stoppages if I clean the disk first. If you rent from a box store, or Netflix, they are especially vulnerable.

I also have an A20 as my 2nd tv is 1080P. It works great providing the the disks are clean, not damaged, the and firmware is current.

I am also getting a BLU Ray since finally the prices are coming down. This way I have more titles to choose from, and if either fails, I'll have a player for either! Enjoy!!!!

Comes with a 6' HDMI cable, 2 HD movies in the box and a mail in coupon for 5 more HD disks. I downloaded firmware version 1.3 from the Toshiba website, burned a CD and popped it in before I played any DVD's. It automatically detected the new firmware and loaded it. I have since played both old and new disks. No problems at all. Would recommend.

I picked this up when it was on sale for around $150. It also came with 10 movies. So far I have had no problems. The HD movies are really nice. It also makes regular DVD's look really good too. I'm actually thinking of buying another if the price is right.

I also experienced the same problem about pauses and delayed audio at the middle part of the movie, but all it needed was firmware upgrade.
I called toshiba to request the disc for upgrade and i got it within a week.
In my opinion, there is no visual difference between 1080i and full hd.
It comes with hdmi cable, and it did its job, you do not have to buy an expensive one.

Picked 2 of these up at Sams Club for $68.00 each. With the free cable and 2 HD movies they pretty much gave me the player. Have had no problems with playing disc's whatsoever. Even plays my old DVD+R disc's. Standard DVD's look terrific and as soon as I upgrade to HDMI on my TV I will see what the upconversion looks like. Unit will not upconvert through the component output's. No regrets yet.

I like this unit very much, It also Upconverts DVD. It's a shame they discontinued HD DVD, because they have great clarity and good performance.

I own this HD DVD player and a Playstation 3, which I use to play Blue Ray movies and seriously, I can't tell the difference.

The seller sent an e-mail that he mailed the HDMI Cable but it has not shown up yet. The player works fine.
Ed Ostroff

I got this HD DVD player from another store and it came with two free DVD's. The player had trouble playing one of the DVD's that it came with- freeze framing and distorting image and sound. I contacted Toshiba and they said it was a software problem and sent out a DVD with updated software to upload new programing into the unit. I did it and it still did not function correctly- same problem. I returned it to the store. Maybe I just got a defective unit but it seemed to respond to all the commands slowly. I am hoping to have better luck with another Toshiba model...

IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE BLUE RAY WON, DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS HD DVD, TOSHIBA ANNOUNCE RETIRE ALL THEIR PRODUCTION!!!!!!!

I made the mistake of buying one of these for Christmas, only to have Toshiba and the rest of the industry declare the HD format dead weeks later.

What a waste of money for myself and the others who poured cash down the HD-DVD money drain. I should have known better than to spend my cash before the format war ended.

Toshiba has announced that they are getting out of the next generation DVD player business. Get a conventional DVD player or a Blu-Ray, not one of these dogs.