Newbie- Please give me the top five things to do with a new box, ie, firmware, configs, setup, etc

Getting a new box, I am thinking of firmware 1.09 and leave everything else default.  Wired ethernet and HDMI setup.

Community advice?

It can first get a box and then the questions will be less.

oldman777, why did you even bother to spam my thread with your condescending reply? :confounded:

Others, pls add helpful responses as we all learn by sharing.

This is not spam. I think my answer helpful in this situation.

I’m sorry that you are upset. Hopefully someone else will more useful advice.

If you have a good sound system, pick up a optical cable for great sound

on HD movies.  I have an optical cable from my WDTV Live to my Bose.

rocam81 wrote:

oldman777, why did you even bother to spam my thread with your condescending reply? :confounded:

 

Others, pls add helpful responses as we all learn by sharing.

Thats not the way to get a response from a user to user forum. It was a good reply.

Just plug it in and play with it. Read the manual and change the defaults to see what they do. Obviously use an HDMI cable if you want the best picture and an Ethernet connection if you want the best speed. Try it out with the firmware it comes with and update later. You can always rollback if you don’t like it. Come back if you have any problems.