Iptv?

[hootie318]

I currently have OTA tuners and HDHomeRun Cable card devices running through one NextPVR server. I have noticed that NextPVR shows an IPTV device in the device list. I live in the US and I am not looking for anything illegal. I see services like USIPTV and I am wondering if it is worth it? Do these services work like my current setup with a guide, recording, recording timers, record and watch multiple streams at the same time, etc?

I am looking for any advice or guidance on this topic.

Thank you

[sub]

There isn't much in the way of legal IPTV services out there, but in general yes you can get a guide and just use it like you would any other tuner for scheduling recordings etc. I'm using a legal service here in NZ, which streams most of our freeview channels, and provides a guide.

At the very least, you can add like NasaTV, RT, BBCWorld, Al Jazeera etc, but I'm not sure if these one-off streams provide a guide.

[Graham]

I live in the US and I am not looking for anything illegal.

The BBC are not allowed to broadcast "domestic" channels anywhere except the UK. Any service that offers, for example, BBC1 or BBC2 outside of the UK is stealing the BBC stream.

[kevincz]

I'm using USAiptv service and having a difficult time getting help. They are quick to take your money.

[jd1940]

The legal IPTV services won't work with NPVR as they won't provide you with an m3u link for stations and an XML link for an epg. The Playstation service won't work with NPVR but they do provide cloud dvr service so you wouldn't lose that ability. You would need an Amazon Firestick or an Android box to use them, however. Many of the questionable IPTV services will work with NPVR since they do provide m3u and XML links. There's no doubt many of their channels are being broadcast illegally (BBC, ITV, etc.) but there's a real question whether it's illegal to receive those channels. Are you breaking the law if you wear a fake Rolex or have a fake designer purse? I don't know the answer to that but I'm not seeing any effort to legally go after those who receive those channels. It would seem more likely the government would attempt to shut the IPTV services down if they were really concerned. At least that would be far more effective than going after millions of users.

[spudjg1]

Hi im new to the fourms. i have currently got a subscription with magic iptv, i have added the m3u url and the epg url all works fine for the first couple of weeks apart from recording some times ? . I am now have problems when i am veiwing a channel it seams to juttering all over the place and repating it self a couple time

these are my decorder setteings

video decorders
mpeg2 video - power dvd 13 decorder
h.264 -power dvd 13
hevc vbideo- lav decorder

audio decorders
mpeg1 - ffd show
ac3 audio - ac3 filter
e-ac3 - ffd show
aac - ffd show
he-aac audio - lav

I also have the pluging for auto refresh
these setting work brill with my freesat/free veiw feed and the pause rewind ect all work great with no problems.
but with the iptv it seems to work sometimes work but not other times ( its really anoying when you get home from work and you just want to watch a good tv program via the iptv steam) all vod channels work great. but for an example i was watching uk tv gold channel yesterday (only fools and horses) and it worked fine. today its saying ( no audio try changer mpeg1 decoder you can fix this in decorders screen) i select tried all the ones i have, but still no sound and the same error measge! and other channle work great sometimes and then other times there laggy or say no mpeg 2 decoder.
my internet speed are roughtly 32mbs witch is fibre
please say there is a cure for this. i have tried useing kodi as frount end but keeps crashing recentlly with the npvr add on, but kodi use to work fine with all the channels before this issue, all though sometimes it use to get the channel mixed up lol. please help me as i love npvr when it works

[sub]

but with the iptv it seems to work sometimes work but not other times

It's not uncommon for IPTV providers to have problems from time to time, with sometimes channels not working etc. Some IPTV providers are better than others in for this. This type of stuff is usually outside of the control of NextPVR though.

was watching uk tv gold channel yesterday (only fools and hourses) and it worked fine. today its saying ( no audio try changer mpeg1 decoder you can fix this in decorders screen) i select tried all the ones i have, but still no sound and the same error measge! and other channle work great sometimes and then other times there laggy or say no mpeg 2 deoder.

If you record uk tv gold, do you get the same problem playing a recording? If so, can you supply a short sample recording? (put it somewhere like dropbox or one drive, and let me know the download link)

[spudjg1]

Ok will do, ill add a link in a mo

[spudjg1]

when i watch anything via iptv, it all ways records a file in npvr videos in public section ill add another video from the other day. I was watching homeland and about 7 mins in it starts juttring around.
ps thanks for the prompt reply

[gEd]

https://www.iptvinsider.com/provider/magic-iptv-review/

most channels dont work and the ones that work keep getting stuck in a loop

Good programming - channels at times are not available.
Some buffering on Live sports events.

A good system, except for the fact that many of the channels keep freezing, making it very unreliable.

Freezing channels and poor performance over a 100MB internet, Video replay is fine live TV sucks