Starview Box 7 and firmware update

[cragga_lfc]

hi all,

i have read through all of the pages on this thread and i am looking at purchasing the new starview box 7 as my starview boxes 2 and 4 are now dead

i was thinking of buying this box

due to being a newbie and reading all the info i can get from this forum. if i were to buy this box can i install the new firmware (version 1.04 downloaded) following these instructions and it might work? do i need to do anything else before installing the new firmware?

INSTRUCTIONS:
option 1
put it on stick, load on to box, dont do factory reset, go to ss1, type in 1819, it should be working, make sure lan connectiion is in, thats how i done mine and its going fine, hope this helps

option 2
after upload of new firmware via pen drive,do channel search,go to ss1,see scramble,press 1819 on remote,see enable,press ok,your on

option 3
1. Copy the file to your USB pen drive
2. Install
3. Restart
4. Do a factory reset
5. Scan for channels in your area
6. When channel scan completes go to a channel and type 1819
7. Wait a few minutes and connection should be established

i hope someone can let me know if i have missed anything off or of anything else i need to do when i buy the box before installing the new firmware.

many thanks

[Manic01]

I would leave well alone, especially anything with Starview in it's name.

[cragga_lfc]

why is that mate?

[Manic01]

Have a good read on this site before parting with any money.

[cragga_lfc]

I have done mate, but we have a cable package (TV, net and phone) so I wont be changing to satellite. Before I buy I may just see how people get on with this new firmware, but still no one has got back to me about my original question. If I buy the box do I just proceed with installing the latest firmware? Or is there anything else I need to do before installing the firmware?
cheers

[Fredwinf]

for what there gonna cost ya go and get 1. i have 1 and spiderbox but perfer the SV7 good epg and once purchased for pee nuts now its free! even if u get 3-6 months out of it u have got ya money bak. any help just pm me will be willing to help