Pros and cons of digital TV: a detailed breakdown of IPTV

IPTV is an interactive TV with support for displaying TV programs, pausing and resuming time-shifted viewing, video recording of broadcasts, etc.

Technology means watching TV channels with the help of your TV-setter or application on your SMART TV. All you need to do is to choose the provider you like, submit an application, connect the equipment or install an app on your SMART TV, pay for the subscription and enjoy watching TV.

Pros of IPTV

A huge choice of channels and services for the subscriber.
IPTV is not limited by the standard list of federal and regional TV channels, as the standard terrestrial television, or even by the extended list with an additional selection of cognitive TV channels, which cable or satellite TV operators can offer.

High quality content.
Compared to analog television, digital IPTV has an advantage with broadcasting high-quality video with HD resolution and multi-channel sound. However, with free use of television high-quality HD content will be a little, because not even all federal TV channels broadcast in HD yet. Therefore, we recommend using this service from Internet service providers, many of them offer the service of using IPTV as a free supplement to any of the offered tariffs of the Internet connection.

The ability to watch video on demand.
You start watching on TV, continue in the subway on your smartphone and finish in the office on your work computer.

No connection to the weather conditions and the user’s place of residence.

Easy installation.
All you need to watch is Internet connection and network-capable device with the software for IPTV-stream playback. You can watch Internet TV on computers, tablets, smartphones, TVs with Smart TV included or working in conjunction with media players or set-top boxes with IPTV support.

Disadvantages of IPTV

Binding to the Internet.
To view the channels comfortably, the connection speed must be at least 10 Mbit / s.

Hanging channels at heavy load on the network.
Broadcasting will be problematic in conditions of slow Internet.

No possibility of connection in a private sector, a village.
Expensive alternative – satellite TV and Internet.

Who recommends IPTV:

Residents of apartments in large cities, where there are high-speed Internet.
Those who want to save money and do not want to buy a separate TV, when there is a PC with a large monitor.