How to flash a TV

A TV is one of those types of household appliances that is present in almost every person’s home today. This is understandable, previously televisions were a luxury and after many years their presence, by definition, became a sign of the wealth of an individual and his family. But if previously the cost of televisions was not inferior to several monthly salaries of a factory worker, today it is one of the most affordable categories of household appliances, occupying fourth place after the microwave oven, electric kettle and coffee maker.

Of course, as decades have passed, televisions have become more functional and some of them have software that, in terms of technical characteristics, will not be inferior to that found in sixth-generation personal computers and laptops. They can be connected to the Internet, satellite, analog, digital, cable television and used as projectors, provided additional compact specialized equipment is available.

Modern TVs - versatility and convenience versus complexity of control

Approximately every second modern LCD TV has the ability to install various applications, including those responsible for visiting social networks and gaming activities. Moreover, almost 95% of new TV models have the now classic function of connecting to a personal and laptop computer (netbook, laptop).

Although this is convenient, it still to some extent complicates the process associated with their management, even for young people born in the era of the “information boom.” For this reason, many people do not know how to flash the TV’s firmware without connecting additional devices.

REFERENCE. Today, more than 100,000 people search for information on the firmware of one or another LCD TV model on the Internet every month.

How to flash a TV from a flash drive

Firmware today is a rather pressing problem, since most problems in modern TVs are related precisely to the gradual aging of the “software”. There are often cases when the latter fails due to a number of problems, the cause of which in most cases should be considered:

• A sudden power outage or pulling the “plug” of the LCD panel from the outlet without first turning it off.
• Incorrect use of the accessible interface and uncontrolled “tuning” of little-known settings by the user.
• Burning of a video console or any other equipment connected to the equipment, causing a failure in the software interface of the latter.

Most often, in the event of a technical problem, the LCD TV goes into standby mode, the so-called “protection mode”. Without firmware, it is impossible to use it in this state to watch videos.

Flashing the TV using a USB drive

To flash the TV firmware from a USB drive (flash drive), you will need to go to the manufacturer’s website and find a page with drivers (versions) for the desired TV model. After this, you need to download them to your computer and transfer them to a pre-prepared flash drive - the drivers weigh a little (up to 100 MB).

Some manufacturers include USB flash drives or disks with classic versions of drivers with their LCD TV. Therefore, look, you may not even have to download this software from the site.

• After the drivers have been transferred to the flash drive, you need to insert it into the USB hole and turn it off/on. This must be done for prevention.
• Next, go to “settings” and into the “firmware” menu, “update” - called differently in each model, and select “update LCD TV using USB” or simply “Update”.
• We wait a few minutes, so if until the firmware is updated, and only after that we turn it off/on again. It will be necessary to update the “list of programs” - they get lost in 50-60% of cases when the firmware crashes.

Automatic TV firmware

Some LCD TV models have a built-in automatic software flash function. Most often it is on, but in some cases it is disabled.

To check the information on the availability of automatic firmware, just go to the settings and go to the “Updates” tab. If the checkbox is ticked, it means it is enabled and to carry it out you need to connect the TV to an Internet connection via wire or Wi-Fi.How to flash a TV automatically with confirmation of update actions? If the TV is connected to Wi-Fi and you have automatic firmware enabled, then its updates will be carried out as soon as they appear or after a few days, if you have not confirmed them.

Any firmware update is carried out only after confirmation of these manipulations by the user himself. Most often, a corresponding message will appear on the screen while watching a TV show, notifying you of the need to carry out a scheduled software update.

Restoring firmware after an unsuccessful attempt

There is a situation when the firmware is “broken” - this happens with both online and offline versions that were downloaded to a USB drive and installed not in offline mode. A flash drive can also cause “damage” to the firmware, so the exact problem why the firmware did not work as it should cannot be detected by an ignorant user. The only way to return everything to its original “channel” is to restore the previous version of the firmware from the internal “backup” (built-in memory). You must understand that this method does not work in situations where the previous version or built-in program has failed. This problem can be solved by installing the old or new firmware version.

To restore the firmware, you will need to go to settings or turn on the equipment in “technical mode” (for more details, see the instructions) and then select “restore previous version”. As you can see, it is quite possible to reflash the equipment if it does not turn on. Reflashing will take a little of your time.