Your experiences with FW v0.140.44.0 for 8xx5 and 9xx5 series (2010 models)

[speedlink]

Thanks!!!! It's ok for 8xx5 models?

[ali54]

Thanks!!!! It's ok for 8xx5 models?

im not to sure looks like the 9 series only

[Michiel1986]

I never had this sound problem with every update, and now i had it with 140.44 this update but i get hdmi sound drops true my bdp7500 i am back on 140.39 now agian but this is not right.
The strange thing is the sound drops only is there on the bluray disc player not on the media box from upc.

[ali54]

I never had this sound problem with every update, and now i had it with 140.44 this update but i get hdmi sound drops true my bdp7500 i am back on 140.39 now agian but this is not right.
The strange thing is the sound drops only is there on the bluray disc player not on the media box from upc.

you still geting sound drop using 0.39 or is it just 0.44

[Michiel1986]

you still geting sound drop using 0.39 or is it just 0.44

Only with 140.44

[petasis]

I have the subtitles problem. There are sources where the effect is not that visible but in others it is everything but subtle. It is generally more visible with homogeneous colored backgrounds, for example fog or even office gray walls where the walls "blink" with the subtitles appearance. To see if backlighting is doing anything you just have to turn it off an on preferably on dark scenes. An obvious example would be the initial or ending credits of a film where besides the white letters there is only the black background. You should see a big difference between an illuminated black and a non illuminated black. This effect should be more visible with a good input. In my case I use a pc 1080p input and in a 1080p mkv the difference is pretty big unless you have exaggerated levels of brightness.

Try to reduce your contrast setting. There is no local dimming TV that does not have halo in the lit zones.

[petasis]

I also upgraded to 140.44. I like the picture quality (especially DVB-T quality is very good, and not noisy as with 140.40), but I also face the problem with PS3 games and sounddrops with HDMI inputs. I think it is a little worse than 140.40 for sound.

[ali54]

philips need to change the way they oprate selling tvs with out testing and qc then try to fix all the problems after words not only it cost philips lot of time and money. there is lot of head ache for the consumer

[durtro]

Try to reduce your contrast setting. There is no local dimming TV that does not have halo in the lit zones.

It is not a contrast setting problem. The problem is that the so called local dimming affects the whole frame and not only the surroundings of the new brighter element in certain conditions. I can make the whole panel "blink" by just making the mouse pointer appear in some still frames from some movie and anime sources.

[Chrissie18]

chirssie18
so would you say this new tv you have has better 2d pictuer then your old one my thoughts on the new tv is the black level not as good and at times the black washes out but all this could be the new softwears we need 0.25 back so we can test

No I was saying that the viewing angle (the number of steps you can take to the left or right before the colours completely fade away) is dramatically better with the new panel, but indeed the black values - or at least the annoying dynamic backlight artifacts - are also dramatic worst.

I would have preferred the old panel, but maybe this was also a bad repair job. Anyways, it doesn't matter as they have taken the TV again...

Chris

[Fan_TV]

I compare the two firmware again (44 with 40).
Besides the problems with the sounddrops by HDMI inputs, I think the sound (its saturation) from main tuner is much worse. I mean, the FW 44 is faulty.

[driss_himdi]

Hello, this is my first time here as a forum member!

Ever since FW v0.140.040.0 for my 40pfl9705 and prior to that, I had no problems (as I remember) and was happy...

Then as soon as I updated to the latest: 0.140.044.0, I started having these nasty stuttering noise when ever I raise the volume while playing Playstation 3 (HDMI).

Please Philips, I love and enjoy your products but I need help to resolve this issue? :/

[johngialips]

image quality for DVB-T is better now.
until now all updates fixed something but something else is going worse.
i am not technician but i think that 73MB firmware are not enough to handle hardware or software problems.so you win some.. you loose some.
if this happens then i want a firmware only for image quality and 3d.for nothing else.

[Michiel1986]

Hello, this is my first time here as a forum member!

Ever since FW v0.140.040.0 for my 40pfl9705 and prior to that, I had no problems (as I remember) and was happy...

Then as soon as I updated to the latest: 0.140.044.0, I started having these nasty stuttering noise when ever I raise the volume while playing Playstation 3 (HDMI).

Please Philips, I love and enjoy your products but I need help to resolve this issue? :/

Just downgrade for now to version 140.40 or below, i had a similar problem, also with my console and my BDP7500 blu ray disc player.

I have version 140.39 back on it again no problems anymore, not the enoying HDMI sound stutter anymore lol.

I never had this with any firmware update the HDMI sound stutter then suddenly when i had this with firmware 140.44 it began.

So for all u guys who wanne instal the new firmware 140.44 dont do it!

[Nazgul]

Toengel,

Changelog:
2011-08-22: added clarification 8 / feature 10, 11 / bug 10, 11, 12, 13
2011-08-23: added feature 12 / bug 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
2011-08-25: bug 12 fixed with FW 140.40
2011-08-26: feature 14
2011-08-27: features 15, 16, 17
2011-08-28: feature 18
2011-08-30: features 19, 20, 21
2011-09-01: bug 20, feature 15 => tbc
2011-09-06: bug 21
201!-09-07: feature 22
2011-09-09: bug 22
2011-09-10: bug 23
2011-09-13: features 23, 24
2011-09-21: bug 24, workaround for bug 1
2011-09-27: bug 25
2011-09-29: bug 26
2011-09-30: bug 27
2011-10-05: Comments were made by Philips - Thomas (red underlined)
2011-10-18: feature 25
2011-10-20: bug 4 updated
2011-11-02: bug 28
2011-11-03: feature 26
2011-11-05: feature 27
2011-11-25: bug 29, 30, 31, feature 28
2011-12-07: bug 10 updated with link
2011-12-08: Firmware 140.44 released for 8K and 9K series
2011-12-12: Clarification 1 - SOLVED
...

Philips 42PFL6805H & firmware 140.44
Fixed only:
1) 2011-08-22: feature 10:

There is no zoom setting to display TV broadcasts in 4:3 aspect ratio without stretching to 16:9

2) Аdded icons (discs, folders and files) for USB.

And where all remaining clarifications, features & bugs from the changelog?