Your experiences with FWv14.104 for 8000, 9000 and 21:9 series (2011 models)

Hi All.

This is for technical feedback only. For other discussions please post in this thread.

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Changelog:

• HbbTV application is not working. (Only applicable to country, Czech Republic)
• USB recording resume function is not working.
• TV turns off and on by itself when EasyLink is enabled

- IMPORTANT: After upgrading your TV, it is necessary to perform a "cold start": after the TV is running again (after the update), shut down the TV, wait 2 minutes (till all components are shut down), unplug the TV from the mains (pull power cord) for a few minutes before starting again.


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TV Model:
Previous Firmware:

Positive:
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Negative:
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Best regards,
Benedcikte

TV Modell: 58pfl9956 /h12
previouse Firmware:FWv14.104

Positiv:
+start faster
+respond better
+
Negativ:
-still image flashes
-the flash image is the cause of the dynamic backlighting
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Please follow the following template in this thread. Off topic posts regarding the firmware will be moved to the other thread (linked over).


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TV Model:58pfl9956
Previous Firmware:14.101

Positive:
+Better result of the local dimming (although not perfect)
+Quicker menu´s
+
Negative:
-Imagen blinks
-Inestable local dimming mostly in dark images
-Strange efects in dark images, pereceptible in faces ( please see link) Post 35 http://www.supportforum.philips.com/...-models)/page3

TV Model: 46PFL9706h
Previous Firmware:14.101

Positive:
+ Better response from remote control commands and software itself.
+ Faster boot from standby
Negative:
- No improvement on very slow diming transition from dark scenes to bright causing strange brightness in scenes. Also reported here has strange face effects, but it happens from transitions from dark scenes to bright scenes.
- No fix for sleep timer bug, very simple bug but for me very annoing.
- Same performance in 3D having some scenes with ghost effects specially with 3D depth set to "more"(Using Side by side content).

TV Model: 58PFL9956H/12
Previous Firmware: 14.101

Positive:
+ resuming TV recording seems to be working again

Negative:
- 1) Local Dimming: gray bars on 16:9 content instead of black
- 2) Local Dimming: light flashes in dark scenes
- 3) Changing screen profiles (picture aspect) when seeing different screens on an HDMI device - tv doesn't remember last set screen profile
- 4) Resets of the TV when changing network (or router) settings (screen goes briefly on black, no sound but ambilight stays on)
- 5) Not able to watch a recording when IP-EPG server is down (which sadly is much to often)
- 6) Visible crosstalk when 3D depth set to "Normal", no crosstalk when 3D set to "Less" (but also almost no 3D experience when set to "less")
- 7) Multi view screen not working as advertised (advertised as: http://imageshack.us/a/img402/7205/multiview1.jpg but actually works like: http://imageshack.us/a/img546/9438/multiview2.jpg). Not really usefull like this.

TV Model: 52PFL9606
Previous Firmware: 14.101

Positive:
+ None
Negative:
- Local dimming grey "black" bars on 21:9 content
- Local dimming operation turned into "Global dimming"
- Local dimming fluctuations in overall image brightness when subtitles appear/disappear on screen(with certain Perfect Picture settings).

TV Model: 58PFL9956H/12
Previous Firmware: 000.014.101.000

Positive:

Negative:
- VGA port not selectable anymore (ex. for adding a device)

TV Model: 46PFL9706h
Previous Firmware:14.101

Positive:
can't comment as i purchased TV upon release of new FW
Negative:
TV keeps loosing sound and ambilight flashes at same time, does this every 5mins approx. It does this twice that tv seems to "reboot" and then the cycle begins again.

Static crack noise through TV speakers happens occasionally, when it happens it keeps on doing it every 10 mins or so.

TV Model: 46PFL8606H/12
Previous Firmware: 14.104

Negative:
- 1) Local Dimming: gray bars on 16:9 content instead of black

- 2) Perfect Natural Motion : (all Firmware)

Minimum = artefact
Moyenne = artefact +
Maximum = artefact ++

@Philips - Benedickte: Is Philips doing anything with this feedback? Will there be a new software update to solve the many bugs still left in the firmware or has Philips decided not to support the 2011 line any more?