Iptv is the future of television but if you haven’t heard of it before you’re not alone
watching tv through your internet connection instead of fiber optic cable or radio waves as you would with traditional television it also means you can watch your favorite tv shows anywhere from computers laptops and mobile devices instead of having to camp out in the living room popular iptv services include netflix disney plus hulu hbo max and peacock tv so how does iptv work
With traditional tv satellites and cables send electrical signals that your tv decodes into picture and sound whether you have cable or satellite tv broadcaster sends signals in real time which is why you can only watch what’s currently on air with iptv the process of transmitting programs is similar to other things you do online such as loading a website or downloading a file when you download or view content online it doesn’t wind up on your computer all
At once instead the file splits into tons of tiny pieces known as packets by breaking content into smaller bits and then sending it piece by piece to the user the internet provides a hyper efficient way to deliver things from origin to destination this is how iptv works a user simply indicates what they want to watch with the remote or keyboard which triggers a signal for a provider to send that content via packets to your screen
There are three types of iptv let’s break them down the first iptv vod the most common iptv format is video on demand or vod as its name suggests vod refers to content that users subscribers or customers can watch at their convenience services like netflix and hulu are prime examples of iptv and vod at work next live iptv streaming whether you call it ip simulcasting or live iptv it’s also possible to watch live television
Programming through iptv commonly used for live sporting events the experience is similar to watching live broadcasts on traditional tv last time shifted iptv time shifted iptv is like video on demand with the catch instead of being available indefinitely time-shifted iptv programs usually have a quick expiration date this type of iptv is most commonly used with content like news programs as providers allow
