Firmware Update on Philips LCD

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Hey guys,

I am trying to update the firmware on my Philips 32PFL5605H LCD TV, I have found the update online but I am not sure how you place it on a USB stick. These are the instructions I found online :

Philips TV software upgrade with USB portable memory

Introduction

Philips offers software upgrade capability for your TV using USB portable memory.

After you have completed software upgrade, your TV will typically perform better.

What improvements are made depends on the upgrade software you are using as well as the software

your TV contained before the upgrade.

You can execute the software upgrade procedure yourself.

Be aware that the content of this document is addressing technical or software skilled users.

Preparing a portable memory for software upgrade

For the procedure you will require:

• A personal computer with web browsing capability.

• An archive utility that supports the ZIP-format (e.g. WinZip for Windows or StuffIt for Mac OS).

• A preferably empty USB memory stick.

Note: Only FAT/DOS-formatted portable memory is supported.

New software can be obtained from your dealer or can be downloaded from the

www.philips.com/support website:

(1) Go to www.philips.com/support using the web browser on your PC.

(2) Follow the procedure to find the information and the software related to your TV.

(3) Select the latest software upgrade file and download it to your PC.

(4) Decompress the ZIP-file and copy the file “autorun.upg” to the root directory of the USB portable

memory.

Note: Only use software upgrades that can be found on the www.philips.com/support web site :

I am not sure how I decompress the zip file and copy to root directory on a USB (or what it even means) and what does FAT/DOS memory mean? Sorry to be a pain but I just need some help!

 

[Andrew Everard]

It means you have to ensure the stick is formatted to FAT/DOS: you do this using the format utility on your computer.

You should be able to get an uncompressor such as WinZip free from t'Interweb.

Download the file mentioned, unzip it using the uncompressor, and save the resulting file straight onto the USB stick (ie not in a folder or anything).

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply Andrew, I had a look at WinZip but I have to pay for it. Do you know of any free alternatives that will do the same job?