How to watch IPTV: step-by-step recommendations on how to connect, configure, select a player

IPTV is a unique opportunity to watch your favorite TV shows, movies anywhere where there is Internet. To provide high-quality viewing of channels, you need access to the Internet, a TV or a computer.

What is IPTV?

IPTV – interactive digital television. Transmitted over the internet. The quality is ahead of cable, satellite TV. Compared to analogue television, the superiority is expressed in multi-channel audio and HD video resolution.
Main features of IPTV:

• ensuring the quality of video recording of the broadcast;
• availability of descriptions of TV programs;
• no link to the list of channels;
• does not depend on the tariffs of the TV operator and on the region;
• the ability to stop broadcasting (pause), with the ability to continue watching after a certain time.

To play IPTV, you need an internet connection,
a downloaded playlist and an installed player. Proper operation of IPTV will ensure Internet speeds exceeding 10 Mbps.

Watching IPTV on a computer

You can watch IPTV on a computer using a special program.

The best IPTV players for computers running Windows

Viewing IPTV on a computer is available to customers in special packages from the provider. Windows users can view IPTV through programs:

• VLC Media Player;
• IP – TV Player;
• PC – Player.

The algorithm of actions during installation using the example of VLC Media Player:

1. Download VLC Media Player from the official website .
2. Run the downloaded file.
3. Specify the installation language – “Russian”, and click “OK”. This will launch the “Installation Wizard”.
4. Click next.
5. Click “Accept”.
6. Check the boxes for “Mozilla plugin” and “ActiveX plugin”. Click next.
7. Select the installation folder or leave the default one and click “Install”.
8. Click Finish. Installation completed.

To watch IPTV, find a link to an m3u playlist on the Internet or download a file. VLC Media allows you to add multiple files. The algorithm of actions for playing the prepared list:

1. In the “Media” menu in the upper left corner, click “Open File”.
2. Select a playlist. The TV channel will turn on.
3. To view the list of channels, click on the playlist icon.
4. Provide a link to the playlist by selecting “Media” – “Open URL”.
5. Enter the address of the playlist, click “Play”.

You can adjust the size of the displayed image as follows:

1. Go to the menu “Tools” – “Settings”.
2. In the line “Fit interface size to video” uncheck the box and click “Save”.

Watching IPTV on Android devices: where to download and how to install players

To watch IPTV, you should use proven applications.

Best IPTV Players for Android

To watch IPTV on tablets, smartphones with Android system, use “IPTV” and “Mx Player” applications. Algorithm of actions when installing “IPTV”:

1. Download ” IPTV ” from “Play Market”.
2. Copy the link URL.
3. Launch “IPTV”, click “Add playlist”.
4. Click on the “+” in the top right corner and select “Add URL”.
5. Enter (paste) the address of the playlist, click “Ok”.
6. Click on the three dots in the top right corner, then click on “Settings”.
7. Select “UDP Proxy Settings”.
8. Uncheck the “Use proxy” box. Click OK.

To view IPTV use ”
MX Player “:

1. Select “Video Player”.
2. In the window that opens, click “MX Player”.
3. If the program is not on the device, you will be prompted to install it. Click the appropriate button.

After downloading the program, return to the “IPTV” application, and select any channel to view. It is not necessary to use the URL playlist. You can use yours.
Option 1: Create a folder on the “USB flash drive”:

1. Place the channel list in .m3u format.
2. Create an empty file named “nomedia”.
3. In the “IPTV” application, instead of “Add URL”, click “Choose File” (step 4).

After these steps, your file with a list of channels will appear.

Option 2: Add the playlist file in Dropbox to the public folder and right-click to copy the link to it. To play channels, it is not necessary to use MX Player, you can use other players:

• Peers.TV is a good option for IPTV, it is possible to add your own m3u channel list.
• Lazy IPTV – in addition to IPTV, it plays videos from Vkontakte, YouTube, has an audioplayer. There are two ways to add a playlist:
  • file upload;
  • paste URL.

You can learn more about the Android application “IPTV” from the video.

How to watch IPTV on TV

With the advent of the
Smart TV function on the TV, it became possible to watch TV programs via the Internet.

LG Smart

The algorithm of actions for viewing IPTV playlists via LG Smart:

1. Go to the “App Store” menu by pressing the Home button (with the image of a house) on remote control B.
2. Select “Search” (with a magnifying glass) and search for the “SS IPTV” application by entering the name in the search bar.
3. Download the program, wait for the installation to complete and click “Start”.
4. Open the program and go to settings.
5. Click “Get Code” and write down the cipher you will be given.
6. Download the playlist by following the link and entering the cipher (recorded) there.
7. Select a file and download a playlist.
8. Restart the program.

Video instruction for installing and configuring the program ”
SS IPTV “.

In addition to pre-installed playlists, you can create your own, stored in the “Settings” section. Adding external playlists: in the “Content” section – find the one you need – “Add”.

Samsung Smart

You can watch IPTV TV on Samsung Smart TV by installing widget:

1. Press the colored SmartHUB button on the remote or go to the Apps section to open the app store.
2. Click “Search” (magnifying glass icon) in the upper right corner of the screen, search for “IPTV TTK”.
3. Install the program and run it.
4. Go to program settings. Open the application, click “Tools”, in the “region code” window, enter – 63. For the channels to work correctly, change:
   • time in TV – 0;
   • time zone – 8;
   • program time offset – 0.

Video instruction for installing IPTV applications:
Possible problems:

• wireless connection is not established, exit: move the router closer;
• the connection is made, but the Smart TV does not start, exit: update the system software version.

Watching TV is moving to a new level of convenience and comfort. You can view it on a computer monitor and on a TV screen. More than 100 channels – a great opportunity to find the show that you like.