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How do i update my DVDr 610 with the updated software & are there any risks with doing this ?

Hi.

It`s not so hard (assuming you have a CD writer). The upgrade can be downloaded from:

http://www.consumer.philips.com/consumer/support/cons_product_support_detail.jsp?productId=DVDR610_05_GB_CONSUMER&catalogID=&language=en&country=GB&catalogType=CONSUMER&proxybuster=CVBA4X4B3YLHVJ0RMRESHQVHKFSEKI5P

It`s about 10Mb in size, so if you only have a modem (a fast one), this is a 40 minute download (on a really good day). There is a set of instructions on the philips web site, but in summary, you extract the ZIP file, burn the extracted files to a CDR, stick it in your DVD recorder and sit back for about 2-3 minutes.

The only real risk is if the power goes off during the update. Even then, I thin Philips have built in some sort of default which installs itself in this eventuality. The other danger (you can read about it elsewhere in these forums) is that Philips have a nasty habit of removing (or hiding) features which don`t work rather than fixing them.

Incidentally, if, for this reason, anyone wants to go back an issue of firmware, I have BT1_21 (circa 13-Nov-2004) and BT1_12B (circa 01-Sep-2004).

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