Strange....Manufacturers don't tend to change the access method for service menus between models let alone firmware updates......Have you tried just pressing the menu button on the TV alone for 60 seconds?
As you say, you may just have to accept the fact that the process is not worth the hassle....Just buy a set top box with USB and networking to view video. I have three sources for USB access now. It seems to be the way everything is going.....
Last edited by call100; 24th January 2011 at 12:03.