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paul.b · Rated PG

hi guys,just joined up..i`ve just bought a archos av700 (40gb) off a friend,but i think he`s deleted some files from somewhere,because it wont play avi or divx films,just shows on the screen as a square file with a red X,if i click on an avi film,just says "cannot play video please check"
the firware is still origonal 1.2.01,if i updated the firmware,would that solve my problems ? also,,i`ve just been on the archos website,i saw the latest firmware 1.5.12,it says after updating to this firmware there`s no going back,so..is there any disadvantages on updating to the latest firmware ?? or could i update to a later firmware than mine but earlier than the latest version ? i dont want to go updating just to find that this updates rubbish..
all i want it to do is get it to play avi/divX,oh yes,does anyone find the picture quality a bit low res ?? and also,the sound is quite low unless i use the head phones..
please bare in mind that i`m a total novice at all this media player thing..
Thanks in advance..paul..