BDP5300K BDP6000 Latest Firmware upgrade (V1.61) has been released

[Philips - Remko]

V1.61 includes the following changes:

· Improves playability of discs with the following titles:

o Conan 3D

o Rio 3D

o Ice Age 3D

The former firmware version includes the following changes:

· Fixes the following issues: (V1.55)

o Philips TV’s with OneUX feature, BDP will freeze if BDP applications are triggered from TV menu.

o BDP does not playback media files when selected from sources menu, while using the MyRemote application on your mobile device.

· Philips SimplyShare is now supported. Philips SimplyShare lets you stream your music, movies & photos from Android Tablet or Android Smartphone or PCs to your Blu-ray player and playback on the TV. Simply install Philips SimplyShare app on your Tablet/Smartphone. You are now ready to enjoy all your entertainment effortlessly. You can find the SimplyShare application activation code by going to Setup > Advanced > Version Information. (V1.52 for BDP5300K/51)

· YouTube Leanback app is added to NetTV. (V1.42 for BDP6000/12)

· Upgrade Facebook application in NetTV. (V1.35)

· Improve playability on ‘HBO Eastbound and Down Season 2’. (V1.35)

· Improve playback operation on rental movies from online video stores via Net TV. (V1.35)

· Remove an unwanted screen saver when playback ‘.mkv’ files from USB flash drive. (V1.35)

· Enable Videociety online video store via Net TV in Germany and Austria. (V1.35)

· Solves the issues with VideoCity VOD service. (v1.31)

· Fixes the issues found on the following Blu-ray discs: (v1.31)

o HBO True Blood Season 3, unintended graphics in the Bonus feature menu Trueblood lines.

o Sherlock Holmes, intermittent narration in Live screening feature.

o Jumanji, unable to select subtitles from the Subtitle list.

· Also fixes the following issues: (v1.31)

o BDP auto exit to VOD main page when perform fast forward during buffering.

o Screen Saver is activated after 15-20 mins playback of mkv file in HDD.

Kindly download the software at www.philips.com/support

[thilo]

Hi Remko,
thanks for the Release!
I just checked it and it seems to fix the 'no USB-NTFS if autostarted from DVD'- bug (see also http://www.supportforum.philips.com/...ll=1#post33181 and http://www.supportforum.philips.com/...-DVD-Autostart).
Thanks very much for that, it was annoying
(TV: 42PFL9603, BluRay: BDP6000)