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| Author: | kris [ 24 Jul 2013, 20:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Toshiba RD-A1 |
Where to find one? http://gizmodo.com/190259/toshiba-rd+a1 ... s-in-japan Any ideas? |
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| Author: | elahrairrah [ 24 Jul 2013, 21:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
 RD-A1 HD DVD - Yahoo Japan Auctions Equal to US$600, not too bad. Better stock up on these too, if you plan on getting that . . . http://www.dvd-and-media.com/HD-DVD/HD- ... erbHD-DVDR http://www.dvd-and-media.com/HD-DVD/HD- ... -DVDR-Dual . . . for I imagine they won't be around much longer! |
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| Author: | xtempo [ 24 Jul 2013, 22:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
that thing is a beast. that would be awesome to own even since HD DVD didn't make it. Are BD recorders like that? |
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| Author: | kris [ 24 Jul 2013, 23:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
elahrairrah wrote: RD-A1 HD DVD - Yahoo Japan Auctions Equal to US$600, not too bad. Better stock up on these too, if you plan on getting that . . . http://www.dvd-and-media.com/HD-DVD/HD- ... erbHD-DVDR http://www.dvd-and-media.com/HD-DVD/HD- ... -DVDR-Dual . . . for I imagine they won't be around much longer! It is a stunning beauty that machine isn't it  price seems right  too bad my Japanese isn't all that great  is there any way to buy from these auction sites ? |
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| Author: | elahrairrah [ 25 Jul 2013, 01:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
I usually go through http://celga.com/ to get stuff from YJA. But since you're in Europe, not sure if they'd be able to work with you. |
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| Author: | kris [ 28 Jul 2013, 00:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
elahrairrah wrote: I usually go through http://celga.com/ to get stuff from YJA. But since you're in Europe, not sure if they'd be able to work with you. sorry to say , it's a no go 
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| Author: | kris [ 28 Jul 2013, 01:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
kris wrote: elahrairrah wrote: RD-A1 HD DVD - Yahoo Japan Auctions Equal to US$600, not too bad. Better stock up on these too, if you plan on getting that . . . http://www.dvd-and-media.com/HD-DVD/HD- ... erbHD-DVDR http://www.dvd-and-media.com/HD-DVD/HD- ... -DVDR-Dual . . . for I imagine they won't be around much longer! It is a stunning beauty that machine isn't it price seems right too bad my Japanese isn't all that great is there any way to buy from these auction sites ? That's no Moon... It's a space station 
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| Author: | elahrairrah [ 28 Jul 2013, 04:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
kris wrote: sorry to say , it's a no go Give this one a shot: http://ssvillage.blogspot.com/ |
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| Author: | kris [ 21 Feb 2015, 20:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
Finally one turned up: http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/TOSHIBA-RD- ... 25990c7893 Is it just me or is this owner dreaming...?
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| Author: | lons_vex [ 22 Feb 2015, 01:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
"We cannot test it" lol... I'd stay away from it. Try to import one from yahoo auctions japan. |
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| Author: | kris [ 18 Jun 2019, 08:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Opinion About DVD Storage |
Left the hddvd format some years ago meanwhile. I was fed up with all the issues ... disc rot, Firmwire trouble. Only good working machine was my HD-XA1 after installing FW 4.0 Don't regret getting out of the game. Horrible discs and support. The discs that did work were amazing but since I like reliable hardware and software I'm glad selling it. Just bit the bullet and sold my Dvhs collection. Focus is on LD and UHD. |
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| Author: | makmak16 [ 28 Nov 2019, 06:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
When this tread was recently bumped I looked on Japan Yahoo Auction and found a Toshiba RD-A1 for sale. So I did what any self-respecting obsolete format hoarder would do and imported it. It arrived a month or so ago. It was pretty beat up. When powered on the GPU fan sounded like a roulette wheel. And then displayed error code ER7061. I believe this code refers to a faulty HDD. So I went ahead and replaced both HDDs. Well the ER7061 code no longer displays. I'm sure I need to format the drives somehow. My biggest obstacle is the manual and all the menus are in Japanese with no option for English. I've resorted to using a phone with picture Google Translate. Supposedly there is an option in the menu to format the drives. I have run what I think is the format but it shows an error message just short enough on the screen that Translate can't pick it up. That's where I last left off with this project. Currently it is in storage because my house is on the market and apparently having a disassembled carcass of a once professional-grade HD DVD recorder strewn across my desk is off-putting to potential home buyers. Interestingly enough, the GPU fan is the exact same model used in the period correct Toshiba Satellites. Off-the-shelf parts mixed with hardware and software design similar to that of previous Toshiba DVD recorders all in a rushed attempt to supply a demand requested from the launch of a competing, next generation, video format? There may be hope for me yet. Here is a video of the front opening and closing. "Me want cookie!!!" (The video is on its side to further prove I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.) |
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| Author: | controlav [ 18 Jan 2021, 16:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
I have a pristine RD-A1 that I got when the HD DVD team @ Microsoft folded. I did not get a remote, but it powers up and the front panel goes up/down. No success in getting a video signal though, do you have any recommendations? I believe the UX will all be in Japanese if I could see it. I am using US 110V but in theory it needs a Japanese 100V feed. I don't know if anyone ever used it on the team, I didn't even know we had it until that last day of the "fire sale" when all of the hardware and software was given away to the team members. That was a sad day indeed. I also picked up a cool framed poster of the RD-A1. |
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| Author: | controlav [ 18 Jan 2021, 20:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
Following a suggestion from makmak16 I connected it via RCA and it boots up fine. I inserted a retail disc but could not get it to play. Without a remote I'm not sure what more I can do. (Bonus points for noticing the black Xbox HD DVD drive). Attachment: 20210118_185356806_iOS_smaller.jpg [ 250.52 KiB | Viewed 3670 times ] |
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| Author: | lons_vex [ 19 Jan 2021, 00:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
The solution to all your problems: get the remote. Yahoo Japan might be a place to find one every now and then. |
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| Author: | deadlegion [ 19 Jan 2021, 02:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
controlav wrote: Following a suggestion from makmak16 I connected it via RCA and it boots up fine. I inserted a retail disc but could not get it to play. Without a remote I'm not sure what more I can do. (Bonus points for noticing the black Xbox HD DVD drive). Attachment: 20210118_185356806_iOS_smaller.jpg I see Xbox 360 Star Wars Limited Edition console  I know the black 360 HD-DVD drives are considered rare and desirable, but are they really any different to the standard ones? I've seen people paint standard drives black
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| Author: | controlav [ 19 Jan 2021, 14:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toshiba RD-A1 |
lons_vex wrote: The solution to all your problems: get the remote. Yahoo Japan might be a place to find one every now and then. Great idea, found and ordered one, thank you. deadlegion wrote: but are black 360 HD DVD drives really any different to the standard ones No, the drives are physically the same, but it also came with a black media remote which is equally rare. |
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