Hungary’s 4iG has pulled off the sort of transformation that most pay TV operators dread—revitalizing 300,000 (rising to 400,000) legacy Linux set tops with a new UI and a bevy of modern features, saving $millions without lifting a screwdriver. But perhaps the real story here is what didn’t happen—which is a pivot to Android TV Operator Tier. Like many operators, the Android TV route was weighed up and mulled over by 4iG, but was ultimately shelved in favor of a Linux-based path, for several reasons which became apparent during a webinar hosted by front-end developer 3SS—on modernizing the legacy pay TV experience. As well as 3SS’s UI expertise, Sagemcom provided painstaking hardware support to 4iG, while Nagra’s OpenTV stack was…