This TV is a UK model brought into Australia a few years ago. Repaired it by changing out the inverter and now realise it doesn't tune to our Australian DTV frequencies. Owner now tells me he uses a set-top box to drive the TV.
I'm investigating the possibility of loading in compatible firmware for Australian frequencies. Looking into the matter last night, I don't recognise a direct one-for-one between the UK model and any of the Australian models sold by Sharp.
I've downloaded the firmware for the three 37" TVs sold by Sharp into Australia, of which only two are 1080 TVs, so I'm down to two possibilities. I also have downloaded the firmware for the UK model.
My concern is if I start mucking around with incompatible firmware I might not be able to get it back to the original firmware.
I've thrown the question back to Sharp Australia Technical Support but doubt I'll get any reasonable response as the TV was not sold here in Australia.
Anyone had this challenge with other brands of TV and how did your experience go?
I'm investigating the possibility of loading in compatible firmware for Australian frequencies. Looking into the matter last night, I don't recognise a direct one-for-one between the UK model and any of the Australian models sold by Sharp.
I've downloaded the firmware for the three 37" TVs sold by Sharp into Australia, of which only two are 1080 TVs, so I'm down to two possibilities. I also have downloaded the firmware for the UK model.
My concern is if I start mucking around with incompatible firmware I might not be able to get it back to the original firmware.
I've thrown the question back to Sharp Australia Technical Support but doubt I'll get any reasonable response as the TV was not sold here in Australia.
Anyone had this challenge with other brands of TV and how did your experience go?
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