Complete newbie here, both to TVs and Satellite TV reception.
I'm getting a TV for the first time, after several years without a TV.
Our house has 2 Sky TV dishes, one at the side of the house with 2 LNB cables and another on the roof, with 1 cable running from it.
Both dishes seem to be pointed in the same direction. These cam with the house, when we bought it, 5 years ago.
Requirements:-
1) I would like to receive all Free To Air channels on Astra 28.2°
2) I would like to be able to receive IPTV channels that do not require a subscription
3) I would like to watch OTT sources like BBC Iplayer, Netflix, Youtube etc.
4) Have a device that has wi-fi capabilities
5) Have a device that can handle 4 K
6) Not have non FTA channels on EPG
Options considered:-
1) Buy a used Sky + HD box
Pros:-
Will work out of the box
Cons:-
Will display all paid channels in EPG as well. Painful to navigate and understand what is not FTA
Will not handle IPTV channels
2) Buy a Freesat box
Pros:-
Will work out of the box
Cons:-
Will not display channels not of Freesat EPG. Need to manually search and add.
Will not handle IPTV channels
3) Buy a Linux Enigma2 / Android receiver with OpenVix
Pros:-
Should be able to meet all requirements
Cons:-
Set up and programming could be complicated
I am veering towards the option of getting an Enigma 2 receiver.
With this option, please can you help me choose the right receiver?
Would Zgemma H9S SE be a good choice?
I don't think I would be interested in recording programs.
Questions:-
1) I have seen some posts about how to replicate Sky EPG in a Linux receiver.
But if I follow those steps, will even the paid non FTA channels appear in the EPG?
2) Is there a way to build an EPG, that will scan and include all the FTA channels on Astra 28.2°, even those potentially not on sky EPG?
3) Will the IPTV channels need to be on a separate EPG? How do I build one for IPTV channels?
4) What about OTT channels like BBC iplayer, netflix, youtube etc? Can I build a separate EPG for them how do I build one?
If the answers to Questions 2, 3 and 4 above have been covered in separate posts, please can you put a link to the appropriate posts?
Thanks in advance.