Firmware
From Samsung Plasma TV FAQ
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[edit] Where can I find the panel's total display time?
Please read this.
[edit] What do new firmware releases do?
Firmware is software that is iphone photography embedded on the circuit boards of your display. Samsung periodically releases updates to their firmware to fix bugs and/or issue improvements. Here is a summary of known bug fixes:
For the Samsung 720p displays (xx64, xx54, and xx34)
- Release 1024 fixes proposal software a problem with HDMI connection dropping
- Release 1035 fixes a problem with Audio drop-out.
- Release 1039 fixes Judder.
[edit] What's the latest firmware revision?
1039 for TLIL and TCAL boards, 1010 for TLIV boards, and 1021 for TSAF boards. Revisions 1039 and 1010 fix the judder issue for most 720p models (xx34, xx54, and xx64) however, at this time there is no 1039/1010 firmware update for the 4254 and 4234 TLIV models. It's unclear at this time what 1021 for the TSAF fixes.
[edit] How can I get the newest firmware revision?
You can download firmware revisions from the Samsung Plasma TV FAQ Firmware Library.
Alternatively, you can call Samsung Customer Care at 1-800-Samsung (1-800-726-7864, option 5,1,1) between 7am-7pm CT, 7 days/week, and arrange to download a firmware update from Samsung directly to your computer. You can also have a USB flash drive containing the firmware update shipped to you. Have the model number and serial number of your TV on hand when you call. Samsung will not release the firmware without a serial number. If you choose to download the update you must have an email address and a USB flash drive, thumb drive, or some other USB memory device.
Samsung will treat any request for firmware as a service call. They will confirm you have a problem which requires a firmware revision before giving one out. If you don't have a problem with your display or if you cannot otherwise convince Samsung to provide you with a firmware update, just use the revision in the firmware library that applies to your TV.
If you obtain firmware not in the library, please consider uploading it on the wiki for all to share.
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[edit] Do I need to upgrade to intermediate firmware versions before upgrading to the latest version?
No, you can upgrade directly to the latest firmware version without upgrading first to older versions.
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[edit] 5044
T-LIV50AUSC-1010 (Sep 5) T-LIV50AUSS-1011
[edit] 5034
T-LIV50AUSC-1010 (Sep 5) T-LIV50AUSS-1011
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[edit] Unknown Model
1011 February 24, 2007 [1]
T-TULPAUS0-1036 Aug 24 2007 T-TULPAUS5-1011 CS[D652] [40(CM)-inch]
So ecxtied I found this article as it made things much quicker!
[edit] Samsung FAQ/Knowledge Base
Click here then select Plasma TV from the Pull Down to search the Samsung Plasma TV FAQ's. Information in the Samsung FAQ/Knowledge Base is questionable -- and sometimes incorrect -- as a number of the FAQ's are outdated. For example, Samsung's website claims the 5064 has two 10-watt speakers, but the manual and other sources correctly state the 5064 has two 15-watt speakers.
