Philips Cinema 21:9 LED TV 58PFL9955H 147 cm (58") Full HD 1080p digital TV with Ambilight Spectra 3 and Perfect Pixel HD Engine

How do I check the current software version on my TV set?

1. Press the  button on the remote control to access the home menu.
2. Use the cursor button to select SETUP and press the 'OK' button to confirm.
3. Press the cursor down to select SOFTWARE UPDATE and press the cursor right.
4. Select CURRENT SOFTWARE INFO and press the 'OK' button to display the current software version on your TV set.
5. If the TV software version is lower than the version posted on the website, your TV set needs to be upgraded.
6. Follow the instructions in the user manual or readme file of the firmware upgrade on how to upgrade your software.  
 

Where can I find the latest software for my TV set?

  
• You can find the latest TV Firmware Upgrade Software and Readme File documents on the Philips support website.  
 Refer to the SOFTWARE & DRIVERS section.
7. The software update will not change the user settings.

The TV software upgrade will solve the following: 

• Long movies will not play until the end. (not a download issue)
• Loss of services from channel grid in DVB-S when using ECO-Multiswitch.
• Solution for stuttering noise on HDMI.
• Solution about visible artifacts.
• Solution for No HD+services possible anymore when provider driven SW update is done. (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
• Solution Metallic sound when switching between SD and HD sources.
• Solution for audio drops and mutes with DVB-S boxes from Polsat
• Solution for Video picture disturbances / freezes on two DVB-C HD services on Eltrona Luxembourg network.
• Solution for sudden volume changes on Bose HCS systems via SPDIF.
• Solution for sound lost in combination with specific Hotel STB.
• Solution for slow response of TV RC keys.
• Solution to activate Net TV in a better way.  
• Solution for loss of presets after toggling between ASTRA and HOT Bird (between 2LNBs).
• Solution for picture disturbance on DVB-C channel 'Phoenix'-Germany region Zweibrucken.
• Solution for lipsync on EXT, 'audio uitvoer delay' not working.
• Solution for when starting up sometimes no picture.
• Solution for Russian translation errors in UI and Net TV.
• Solution for set goes auto to standby after 2h startup in the morning,
 RiksTV Norwegian DVB-T network.
• Availability for Latvia about DVB-T full profile.
• A small picture of TV channel in the upper right corner of NetTV.
• Solution for ZDF/ARD Mediathek playback freezing after 20 minutes.
• Solution for MPEG artifacts on Spanish HD channel La Sexta.
• Solution for no text after open Internet usage or during external usage.
• Solution for special characters in Portuguese multitab via RC.
• Solution for colored semi-transparent layers in NetTV and text.
• Solution for problems with technisat HD8+ HD stb.
• Solution for EPG always starting on channel 1.
• Solution for when movie from video store stops after 2h33.
• Intermittent sound loss while watching TV or a connected device via HDMI.
• Macro-blocks appear on digital (DVB-T) channels with HD content. (Only applicable to country, Spain)
• Intermittent sound loss while watching TV or a connected device via HDMI.
• Slow to switch between digital cable (DVB-C) channels.
• Macro-blocks appear on digital (DVB-T) channels.
• To enable the TV to accept Com Hem CAM software upgrade via OAD.
 (Only applicable to country, Sweden)
• Solution for intermittent freezing picture in Finland.
• Solution for zapping away from the 3D broadcast channel in the Netherlands, which results in no picture on the screen.
• Solution for intermittent disturbance on audio via SPDIF output.
• Solution to prevent random services installation on UPC cablecom in Switzerland.
• Solution to avoid the set rebooting/being dead after sw update via PTA02 from a USB stick.
• Solution for distorted sound with certain video formats playing via HDMI.
• Solution about the issue when the Double Video MHP application "GF Pay" is killed and switches from secondary to primary video.
• Solution for drops in sound.  
• Improvement to zapping performance.
• Fix – set restarting when switched to standby.
• Improvement of zapping on cable 3D channels.
• Improvement of support with new NetTV service portal.
• Fix – TV intermittently switching to standby after 2-3 hours.
• Fix – combined satellite tuner visibly reboots.
• Fix – When accessing NetTV, the interface language is always in English independent of the system menu language selected by the user.
• Fix – Finland -Intermittent functioning of teletext and subtitles
• Fix – Video playback (USB/DLNA/nettv) ? Picture format now takes into account the video aspect ratio instead of the standard container 
 aspect ratio. Result: videos with aspect ratio different than 16:9 are not going to be stretched anymore by default.  
• Fix – Picture judders during playback via USB.
• DVB-S: pre-defined channel grid in Austria and Switzerland implemented.
• Improvements to general picture performance.
• Improvement of the EPG broadcast performance and channel list on KDG cable network (for Germany).
• Improved behavior of video store.
• Improved startup behavior.
• Enhanced robustness against remote controls of other devices.
• Possible audio loss solved on HDMI and DVB-T Spain.
• Widget icon is no longer present in the menu.
• Ziggo certification obtained.
• Improvements to subtitles level for BBC1 and UPC.
• Reduces possible transients after channel change.
• Solves possible loss or dark picture at startup or after channel change.
• Improves ambilight stability.
• Improvements to sorting on digital channels in Germany.
• Improvements in MPEG4 playback.
• Improvements to teletext in Denmark and the Netherlands.
• Improvements to broadcasting in Switzerland.
• HDMI audio improvements in general and especially for Belgium concerning Belgacom box.
• Adaptation menu items Germany.
• Support for Video Store.
• Improvement on the level of the startup behavior.
• Improvements to the multimedia features.