Posted by Jay G. on 06/14/06 02:01

On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 20:38:14 GMT, Roy L. Fuchs wrote:

> On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 05:59:17 -0500, "Jay G." <Jay@tmbg.org> Gave us:
>
>>Name *any* DVD that *ever* needed a firmware upgrade to play DVDs
>>correctly.
>
> I have PC mount 5.25" form factor drives here that had firmware
> upgrades.

So, not a consumer device then. I'm sorry, I should've been clearer. PC
parts needing upgrades don't really count when comparing them to Toshiba's
standalone HD DVD players.

> I have several CD drives that had firmware upgrades to make
> them read more recordable and rewriteable format discs.

Again, those upgrades added functionality that wasn't originally promised
with your purchase of the device, which is different than with the
Toshibas, which needed a firmware upgrade in order to play what it was
*originally* supposed to.

-Jay

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