Your experiences with FW v0.14.99.0 for 8000, 9000 and 21:9 series (2011 models)

[Philips - Thomas]

Hi

14.99 is on its way, we are currently in Upload Process and i will let you know as soon as it is online.

Here is the Changelog:

· Content from maxdome is distorted in autozoom on a 16:9 set.

· Set blocked when subtitle menu is opened and HbbTV is present.

· Videociety streaming is causing a TV crash.

· TV switches on with Perfect Natural Motion switched on by default. The user has to switch off PNM each time if they don't want it.

· Improvement on picture performance.
(has been renamed as it was bit to tecchie for normal users)

Important: Please perform a COLD REBOOT after updating (when TV is running again) the firmware (goto standby, wait 2 minutes and plug out the power cord for 2-3 minutes)!

Regards
Thomas

[kookaburra]

Hi

14.99 is on its way, we are currently in Upload Process and i will let you know as soon as it is online.

Here is the Changelog:

· Content from maxdome is distorted in autozoom on a 16:9 set.
· Set blocked when subtitle menu is opened and HbbTV is present.
· Videociety streaming is causing a TV crash.
· TV switches on with Perfect Natural Motion switched on by default. The
user has to switch off PNM each time if they don't want it.
· Wrong values at startup for contrast reserve and loco. When you switch off
dynamic contrast and the PQ profiles "contrast reserve" and "Loco user
value" are set off for that UI level and you restart the set: these
registers should also be off.

Important: Please perform a COLD REBOOT after updating (when TV is running again) the firmware (goto standby, wait 2 minutes and plug out the power cord for 2-3 minutes)!

Regards
Thomas

Hi Thomas.

I´m not completely sure about the issues that you mention above, I don´t really understand all that they are referring to. So I wonder if you can explain if any of them solve the local dimming issue?

Best regards.


Alfonso

[21_9_78]

hmm still waiting for the norwegian supprt website to update their download link so i can try yet another firmware update.

[Espen000]

I will try this when i get back home from vacation.

I did not understand the comment regarding dynamic contrast though. Coul you elaborate on that? And why did you remove that comment when editing your post a few hours later?

[21_9_78]

talked with livechat support and asked why i still cannot download firmware 14.99 and they said its ready but the people who upload it to the support webpage are in china so it will happen soon hehe

[21_9_78]

a working download link would be cool, se we could comment on update

[Philips - Thomas]

Hi

if you read my initial post:

14.99 is on its way, we are currently in Upload Process and i will let you know as soon as it is online.

everything is already explained.

Thomas

[21_9_78]

cool thank u

[kookaburra]

1 Content from maxdome is distorted in autozoom on a 16:9 set.
2 Set blocked when subtitle menu is opened and HbbTV is present.
3 Videociety streaming is causing a TV crash.
4 TV switches on with Perfect Natural Motion switched on by default. The
user has to switch off PNM each time if they don’t want it.
5 Wrong values at startup for contrast reserve and loco. When you switch off
dynamic contrast and the PQ profiles “contrast reserve” and “Loco user
value” are set off for that UI level and you restart the set: these
registers should also be off.


What happened to point 5? (Problems dynamic contrast)

[21_9_78]

i didn't understand what point 5 means. is this the fix for local dimming maybe?

[kookaburra]

i didn't understand what point 5 means. is this the fix for local dimming maybe?

I did not understand the point 5, but it does not matter because Thomas has released software upgrades and eliminated 14.99 Section 5. Why this point has been removed?

google translator

[21_9_78]

strange

[Philips - Benedickte]

Hi all,

Please see point 5:

· Improvement on picture performance.
(has been renamed as it was bit to tecchie for normal users)

Benedickte

[21_9_78]

wow cant wait for the it to be released i am very excitet to test a firmware that has improvements to picture maybe i can finnaly use the local dimming ?

[zlatko]

· Wrong values at startup for contrast reserve and loco. When you switch off
dynamic contrast and the PQ profiles "contrast reserve" and "Loco user
value" are set off for that UI level and you restart the set: these
registers should also be off.

As I understand reading carefully - this is only an issue in case you switch off dynamic contrast. Does not look like PQ improvement.
@Philips-MODS
Please elaborate on the PQ improvement - users here are tech savvy to understand. Issue with above quote is that it contains some Philips engineers' specific slang that is NOT commonly used terminology.
Thank you in advance.