yes the EPG can be set to auto update on Vix, you can only run the slyskin or BlueHD which will give them that slybox look which may help feel easier to use. As catkid said if your looking for a sinhle tuner box then the Vu zero will be a great box, if you want a twin tunder look at the Xpeed LX2 its a cheaper Vix supported box, the problem with the zgemma is it wont update the software in the background as its not supported.