Just had a new email from Philips, i commented about the work around i.e. pausing the box to stop the sound stutter
"Im glad youve discovered the work-around, obviously this isnt a suitable long-term fix however were expecting the new update sometime this week (subject to change of course). In the meantime Im glad you otherwise like the update, aside from these issues Im pretty keen on it myself.
As to the Update list, Ive summarised the features list from the developer below:
SD/HD Simulcast
Multi-Network and Target Regionalisation for those in the range of more than one transmitter
Multi-PLP useful if a multiplex is ever transmitted with a mix of HD and SD content.
HD EPG the graphics and fonts have been improved
Channel numbers on the EPG
USB Media Player JPEG and MP3
Manual Timer so you can set a recording by time rather than by programming. Also works for when recording past the eight day programme guide.
Pausing/Rewinding live TV is now working as it should be.
Front Panel LED recording light now consistently works when it should.
Duplicate Recording issue resolved.
As for the delete option, it allows you to check a program by pushing right on the directional buttons. You can check as many programs as you want (Ive tested it myself and deleted well over a hundred without any problems) and then delete them all at once. The issue with it is that, when in a folder, if you just push the red button for delete without checking a particular program, it will delete the entire folder something that is quite easy to do."
Some interesting points, lets hope the update appears shortly