Enigma2 user, considering Z7+

by Wokmeister

I have a Vu+ Duo2 in the living room. I need a new device for the bedroom so I am looking at options. One option is the Vu+ Zero 4k. Another is the Z7+.

The downside based on my duo2 is it doesn't handle catchup when using suls plugin and the m3u and isn't really designed for iptv, its more of a proper cable/sat replacement box. Upsides are its a true TV box so no messing about with apps, you turn it on and it plays, and you can customise the channel lists to hide the junk and re-arrange the channels, so it just works, and its reliable, never crashes.

The Z7+ seems popular and seems to be a fair bit cheaper at £90 vs more like £148 for the zero 4k once you include a wifi dongle. However I read about issues with the epg which I would hope are resolved by now? and I don't know if this mytvonline app has the ability to remove categories you dont want to see and to rename and rearrange channels? Also not sure of the stability.

I am trying to work out whether to grab the Z7+, with the risk being I have not used a box like that before, or pay a lot more and get the zero 4k, knowing exactly what I am getting but getting a box not really designed for iptv again. There may be other pros and cons for the z7+ that I haven't thought of.

manosteel9423

As someone who has both the Z7+ and the Zero4k, I would choose the Zero4k ever time! In fact, I'm planning to sell my Z7+ and buy another Enigma2 box for the second TV.

The Z7+ does catch-up very well, but the EPG issue not yet fully resolved and will likely never work like it does on an Enigma2. When I turn on my Vu+, the EPG is just there. When I turn on the Z7, I have to wait 3-5 minutes for the EPG to be "fully" populated...not really fully populated mind you, just the next 4 events on each channel.

Categories cannot be removed from the MyTVOnline app and channels can't be moved or edited in any way unless you use the m3u portal (which is useless currently as it has no XML EPG available) and edit your m3u with Xtream-Editor.

Speaking of Xtream-Editor, if catchup is your only major problem with running IPTV on your Enigma2, I would suggest using the Xtream-Editor plugin to load your bouquets. You will have to pay about $15US/year to use it, but you can edit your bouquets and channel lists right on the website and it allows you to use the Catchup feature that you can setup on a hotkey on your remote. Pretty slick and runs just like a suls scripted set of bouquets.

danny121pt

If you have a Duo2, why not add Kodi and the supplier kodi addon for Catch up if they have an addon.

Enigma2 like you said once set up and if on a good box, and dont mind messing works aot better and looks better taht z7+ considering only couple portals pull the epg in background and its back for most on old manual way.

I have Vu+ Zero 4k, Zgemma h9t, Buzz 3000 XPL, Formuler z7+, Dreamlink Dlite, Nvidia Shield, Apple Tv 4k, Apple tv 4, Mag 322 (device testing and experimentation purposes) and had around 6 Vu+ models, and enigma2 will always be best for EPG UI and ease of flicking between suppliers.

Other devices have their purposes, and all can have a place, but imo if know you way around Enigma2 stick with that as main box.

Or just buy z7+ and if you dont like just flog it.

jimraso

Forget the formuler. Dreamlink never supports its receivers after the initial sales blitz. They gave up supporting all their FTA receivers(t4 and t5, which still have bugs, and their hybrid t6. The same can be said for all their IPTV receivers.

__thrillho

Copying my answer from another post

I can't speak to the buzztv but I have a formuler z7+ and I feel like it's overpriced for what you get. There's a lot of frustrating bugs and glitches have been there since launch. For example, the box won't wake out of sleep mode. You have to do a hard reset or set the box to shutdown every time. I find it hard to believe no one found this glitch before it launched. They just released a new update that fixed some things but left other things broken. Another example, when my box starts up I have it setup to automatically launch the IPTV app. Since the update it freezes on a grey screen and I have to go to the home screen then launch the app manually. Just a pain and not worth the price it's selling for.