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    IPTV v SAT TV

    Hi Guys,

    Just wanted your opinions on where you see IPTV at the moment, compared with good old Sat TV.

    I am moving in a few months time, and it got me thinking...do i take my Sat dish with me, or could \ is there an IPTV service that could rival Sat TV - which has served me so well over all these years.....

    I have recently got into KODI (formerly XBMC) on two Amazon fire devices, and a Raspberry PI2 - and I have seen on the surface how good that could be, and its potential. But what i am struggling with, and what appears to be a weakness with IPTV, is the ability to record and timeshift streams \ channels, along with a decent EPG.

    Could an IPTV setup seriously ever rival a decent E2 \ Motorised \ CS setup in reality? IPTV certainly does have its benefits over Sat TV such as being able to obtain channels from USA \ AUS etc, which you wouldnt be able to do with a Sat dish (from Europe) - but at the moment, that seems to be the only advantage.

    Is there a wonder IPTV set top box, that could do what i want? A bit like a decent E2 STB setup can?

    Let me know your thoughts.

    Cheers

    ManikM

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    i thought the posts would have been rolling in on this topic .

    iptv seems to be getting bigger day by day.

    but i think as long as a share is possible it also has a future , and its down to the end user what they find easiest to work with .

    95% of what i watch is on my pc in loft via downloads ,get a bit of peace from my kid/girlfriend , my kid now though is starting to invade my space i may need to move my pc out to the garage ,

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    Cosworth - it seems - judging by the lack of replies on this, that IPTV is still not taken that seriously - nor can it do much, compared to a Sat TV setup - i am sort of shocked, but also slightly relieved that i've not been missing out on any breakthrough tech...or have i?

    looks like i'll be fitting a dish at my new house then!


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    Jut catching up on posts for today, all I have to say is keep your dish.

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    if i moved the dish would still have to go up , you have the other devices as well so set them all up .

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    now streaming bbc1 via computer IPTV to 40 " tv, qual good many methods to do this, all mine free of charge

    Central southern norway astra 2E very fringe

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    i use iptv more than my sat
    i never watch anything tho
    i just mess with it

    if you learn how to get your own iptv links
    then you can watch anything

    and throw the dish in the bin
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    Not if you live in Spain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by maurice View Post
    Not if you live in Spain.
    why you have crap internet there ?
    Last edited by ozzsurf; 11-10-2015 at 08:35 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ozzsurf View Post
    why you have crap internet there ?

    Cannot get any much cr@ppier than mine, ASDL end of line max 2.7 down 0.3 up, but can still surf while using IPTV on one of the other computers to stream

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    @ozzsurf, it depends where you live in Spain, I am lucky I live in Southern Spain inland in Granada and I have copper adsl average 8.5-9 mb so no problems for IPTV but in a lot of places only WiFi or satellite internet is available, they both have limitations and also some adsl copper lines can only acheive about 2mb.
    I am the same as cosworth4x4 I have both and could not live without a dish, well 3 in total one for 28.2, one for 27.5 West and a motorised dish. That pretty much covers everything I need and I use about 50% IPTV and 50% sat.

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    satellite for picture everytime but iptv is catching up but slowly

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    @ ManikM
    now there's a blast from the past screensport logo !!! cool

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    Quote Originally Posted by spoons1 View Post
    @ ManikM
    now there's a blast from the past screensport logo !!! cool
    ha yes, and i beleive you're the ONLY one on here to have a) sussed it b) bothered to mention it

    thank you everyone, im glad i made this post - looks like IPTV is not there yet, and wont be for a while.

    next question is, do i just leave my existing dish and setup, and just buy new for new house. i got the dish shipped in from Germany - Gibbertini 1m Ally

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    I have both, MY DISH will stay, altho IPTV (Kodi) offers hundreds of options with films and sports for me yes the films / series are watchable, with very minor issues, like lagging on the audio, the sports are absolutely useless, even when you have a good addon...... Where as my dish option gives reliable pictures from the line I have ... Plus it's my hobby and gives me loads of pleasure.

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    I have both but definitely still prefer sat viewing as it is much easier to zap around from channel to channel and also picture on sat is still superior to iptv.(my opinion of course)

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    The fun days of satellite have gone for me now ( saving me a fortune no more cards cams programers) and find I am using kodi quit a bit now also plex on a roku

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    same here

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    Quote Originally Posted by vamas View Post
    I have both but definitely still prefer sat viewing as it is much easier to zap around from channel to channel and also picture on sat is still superior to iptv.(my opinion of course)
    me too have both but the picture is crisp on sat on the the bigger screens !!!

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    agree with most posts. kodi great for films and tv series. you can watch WHEN you want. with sat I always seem to be in the middle time wise when wanting a movie. still use my sat for sports. far better picture quality in most cases. I know WHERE to find the channels for kick off. most people at work miss a chunk of the first half looking for a game and/or decent quality. keep both. on the plus side the android is small enough to take on hols

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