All about IPTV-TV

Introduction The role of television today

Undoubtedly, it would be foolish to assume that with the advent of the Internet, the role of television has faded into the background, since most of the population is watching content of interest in the global network. It should be noted that it is more concerned with watching small videos on YouTube, hanging out on social networks and other similar operations. But look back, because you have the erroneous opinion that now almost no one is watching TV. Even in your home, except for you, everyone is watching TV, and you also glance by chance. Naturally, it is impossible to deny the convenience of the Internet. Let's see what the Internet has brought us and what disadvantages it has in front of the television.

Users have become accustomed to good signal and excellent quality.

Advantages and disadvantages of viewing content on the web

The most significant advantage of watching, for example, movies on the Internet is the lack of advertising. This concerns, of course, legal content. On third-party online resources that offer to watch this or that film, everywhere advertising, which rather deduces a person from himself. Even these same slot machines, casinos or commercials of companies - all this makes a person more likely to hate the product than to show interest. But judge for yourself, the people who created that site also need to eat and drink, and you don’t want to pay for movies, and then get annoying advertising banners and videos. You can believe that by downloading a movie from the same iTunes, you will not receive any advertising or anything like that.

The next advantage is high quality image and sound (if output devices support these functions). You can watch a movie in HD or FULL HD quality, if your Internet speed allows it. For example, on TV you will not be able to enjoy this quality, even cable television does not have all the high-resolution channels. It is much more pleasant to download a movie, record it on a USB flash drive and turn it on on the big screen, or watch while lying on a bed, on your tablet, or on your phone. In general, here everyone will find a way.

And the following property will apply to the advantages and disadvantages. This is open access to any content. On the one hand, you can watch exactly what you like or read only those articles that you are interested in. But in this form, the information risks remain unknown, since television in this regard has its advantages. Suppose a certain program on TV collects all the latest data on a particular event from various sources and presents all this in a form convenient for the viewer. For example, Fashion TV will tell about all the fashion events in one report, then you don’t have to look individually for each show.

The next disadvantage of watching movies on the Internet is that the connection speed does not always allow you to watch movies in high quality, and if the satellite TV has an HD channel with movies, then you can enjoy a nice picture and its high resolution, because not everyone has connected high speed connection.

What is IPTV and what does it eat?

IPTV is a modernized technology that is viewing television content via the World Wide Web. It turns out that to use this technology, you do not need additional cables, antennas, satellite dishes or other similar equipment. All you need to work IPTV, so this TV or computer with Internet access. However, it is worth noting that to watch IPTV you will need a special set-top box for the TV or additional software for the computer. This way of watching television has a lot of advantages:

  • Firstly, the quality of the image and sound is much higher than that of conventional TV (cable, satellite). That is, you can easily watch some gorgeous movie in the highest quality (HD or FULL HD) and beautiful 5.1-channel audio (Dolby Digital), and if you have a good audio system (for example, home theater), then you will definitely satisfied.

  • Secondly, the possibility of using other Internet resources (online cinemas, games and others). You can also create your own playlist, so as not to rewind the channels yourself, but see “with one click”.
  • No need to carry additional wires, cables, antennas, satellite dishes, as you only need an Internet cable.

  • There are no restrictions on the number of TV channels (depending on the service provider), that is, you can connect the package you need, where there will be channels that fully meet your requirements.

  • An updated list of technologies that support IPTV. You will have new features and services that will make watching television even more convenient and comfortable.

  • You can record the broadcast content. For example, if your favorite program is at the same time as another, which you absolutely do not want to miss, then you can take advantage of this great feature.

These are not all the advantages of IPTV Internet television over simple cable or satellite. There are still many advantages that can be seen at work.

Differences from just watching videos online

You might think that why buy IPTV, if you can just watch TV on the Internet? But you must understand the difference between these two ways. For a start, there is a very small number of channels that broadcast their broadcasts in free access. Even if there is an opportunity to watch one or another channel, it will be of poor quality (sometimes, if your speed is high and the site server is not overloaded, you will be able to view it in higher quality). While you search for a page on the Internet with the desired TV channel, your nerves will most likely not survive, so you just go and turn on a regular TV. Also, providers most often provide Internet and IPTV functions together or for a low fee.

You can also confuse IPTV with special consoles that are now gaining popularity: Android TV, Smart TV, Apple TV and other similar equipment. All of them make it possible to turn your TV into a powerful multimedia device, which has huge advantages over conventional TV. However, it will not be enough for a simple viewing of TV channels of this method, so it is important to assess your needs correctly, in order not to be disappointed in your choice.

How can I watch IPTV on a computer right now?

You can easily take advantage of this modern technology right now. All you need for comfortable viewing is a computer and the Internet at a speed of at least 5 Mbps. So, your actions:

  1. In the search engine, find and download any application that supports IPTV (everyone is familiar with Crystal TV, Eye.TV or any other).
  2. Pay attention to the list of supported channels and whether there are pay-TV channels. For example, in Crystal TV you need to pay a certain amount of money every month in order to open all channels and not see an annoying message that pops up every few minutes. After some time, the desire to watch the program completely disappears, however, the creators also need to eat and drink, so you need to respect the work of others, especially since Crystal TV offers a huge arsenal of various channels on its resource.
  3. Now you can start watching! Installing such an application is no different from others, so there should be no difficulties. The main thing is to follow the instructions and screen prompts.

Conclusion

Today we met with such a wonderful modern technology, like IPTV. It allows you to view television content via the Internet, which gives a lot of advantages over conventional television, so think about it, maybe it's time to keep up with the times and change old equipment to new compact devices.

Happy viewing, dear friends! Do not forget to share your opinion in the comments.