I know that alot of people do not like the MAG's but I do. The MAG 425A states that it supports both Ministra and Stalker so that is why I reach out to people on here for advice so I don't buy a both that isn't compatible with this service.
I have done my research and my final question about the MAG boxes is it appears that the MAG 424w3 box would work like the 254 as it is Linux based...is this correct?
Before I talk about the 424 model I should mention something that I forgot.
The Mag models come in two versions for each model.
examples:
-254 is the sister model to the 255
-322 is the sister model to the 323
-424 is the sister model to the 425
... with each model showing as one number difference in the model name (322-323, etc).
The difference in some of these model versions is the security systems they have onboard. The higher numbered models have a security system that makes them a locked unit , unless that security system is implemented , while the lower number version has an Open Platform (or something like that).
Secure Media, Verimatrix Advanced Profile compared to Open platform
BUT with the 424 and the 425 this does not hold true. These have the difference on the one having the extra Android OS while the other does not.
Being a Linux box does not really determine what it has onboard.
Some will have the Stalker and some will have the Ministra, but they are all Linux boxes.
The addition of the Android OS does not mean that also carries the Ministra, it could carry the Stalker.
The Android OS would have nothing to do with any of that.
While the 'A' in the Mag425A stood for Android, the 'W' in the 424W3 stands for WiFi... which means it has built in WiFi instead of having to use a WiFi attached dongle.
But according to the infomir website, the 424 models come with the Ministra Middleware.
Check the link below and near the bottom is the Specs and is where the Middleware supported version is onboard. The new ones are the Ministra, you might find an older one with Stalker.
The Stalker or Ministra would be on the Android version too (with it being the Ministra).
Code:
https://www.infomir.eu/eng/products/iptv-stb/mag424/