Month: January 2020

How can I use Catch-up TV?

Paul Andersson

Catch-up is a type of VOD (Video On Demand). Catch-up can often be considered of recording your TV in some sort so that you can catch-up anything you missed at a later point. Most IPTV services provide some sort of catch-up option, with a limited timeline. Technically, you can “rewind” what was a straight broadcast and then start viewing from any point. After viewing your missed TV program, you might be capable to jump over to another TV program. Catch up service is only available on the channels that are…

What is EPG?

Paul Andersson

An electronic program guide (EPG) is a feature utilized with most digital IPTV devices and modern televisions to post current and cataloged programs that are or will go live on each specific channel and represents a brief review or explanation for each TV program. EPG is the digital replacement of a written television program guide on paper. EPG can always be obtained by using a remote control for your IPTV device or TV. The menus are presented that enables the end user to inspect a list of TV programs listed…

Minimum required bandwidth for streaming IPTV

Paul Andersson

Generally, this depends on the coding format of streaming. While there exist various coding formats which assure the best image quality along with high level of compression such as H264, other formats would compress the streaming at a lower rate. Accordingly, different formats demand a different minimum amount of bandwidth. Roughly, the minimum bandwidth which is needed for streaming is 25 Mbps for SD channels and 30 Mbit for HD ones. Average required bandwidth 25 Megabits per second – Recommended for SD quality. 30 Megabits per second – Recommended for…

Buffering in IPTV

Paul Andersson

Table of Contents Causes  of the Buffering How to prevent Buffering Although Buffering means a variety of definitions in different types of technologies, here we describe it in the field of IPTV streaming. In general, it means that when you are watching a live stream, the picture sometimes stops and resumes. This issue is being referred to as buffering. Buffering would speed up different tasks on your computer. Buffering can prevent lag when you’re streaming video or prevent slow performance when you’re playing a graphics-intensive video game on your desktop computer. Buffering involves pre-loading data into a certain…

How To Find Smart TV Mac Address

Armin
Smart TV

Insignia To locate your Insignia Smart TV wired MAC address you will have to navigate to the Network settings. To navigate to the Network Settings follow these instructions Press ENTER. The settings menu opens. (or press Menu) Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight Network, Then press ENTER. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight WIRED, then press ENTER. (Note that the wired MAC address and the wireless MAC address are different) The MAC address needed to register your Insignia Smart TV will be listed as either Ethernet Address or Wired MAC Address. Samsung To locate your Samsung Smart TV wired MAC address…

{FIX} BLOCKED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS WARNING

Armin
{FIX} BLOCKED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS WARNING

Infomir the manufacturer of MAGs is complying with requests by copyright owners to block URLs of streams infringing their copyright. you can read a statement from Infomir here: https://www.infomir.eu/eng/press-center/news/201-infomir-protects-the-copyright/ The guaranteed fix is to re-flash your box from here: https://wiki.infomir.eu/eng/set-top-box/stb-linux-webkit/stb-software (don’t use the latest version) then turn off auto update and re-enter your info.Info on how-to is also here. Make sure you select the correct version for your box. If you have a problem, use a NEW USB stick. (FAT32 rear port on box) Make sure you make folder Mag ***An alternate fix…

How to setup IPTV on a MAG device?

Armin

n this tutorial, we are going to show you how to bring IPTV channels to your MAG device. An overview of MAG MAG boxes are some of the most powerful streaming media players. IPTV users choose them for their speed, simplicity, and excellent streaming performance. The user interface is simple and responsive, channel switching is quick and you receive all the features required to get the most out of your IPTV service. How to setup IPTV on a MAG device Step 1: When the box is being loaded the main portal screen appears. After that click on “settings”, press remote button…

What is MAC address in MAG devices?

Armin

MAC, an acronym of Media Access Control address, is a unique feature which identifies device manufacturers’ registered number and will be usable when the device has to be utilized in network environments. Each MAG device is specified with a particular MAC address that should be registered in the servers of the IPTV provider. If the users want to change their MAG device, use another MAG device, the new MAC address has to be replaced by the old one in the servers. Where to find the MAC address In order to find the MAC address of…

Setup IPTV using XtreamTV plugin in Enigma 2

Armin
Enigma 2

In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to bring IPTV channels to your Enigma2 device and explaining a few aspects of it. Please note, you must use a Computer for this guide. An overview of Enigma2  Is primarily an OS (Operating System) version which you store on the box. For instance Enigma 2, there would be a variety of options e.g. Open ARP. Every version will come with many features and equal levels of stability. Skins Measures the ‘look and style’ of the lists and menus. It is possible to adjust this by downloading other skins.…

What is Internet streaming?

Paul Andersson

Streaming is a term that stands for watching a video or listening to audio in real time, instead of downloading a media file. This service needs a proper Internet bandwidth which varies according to the level of quality. For instance, the minimum bandwidth requirement of watching a video on Youtube with high quality is quite more than that video with low-level quality.  As another illustration, watching a low-quality video on Youtube for PC (400×226 pixels) demands more Internet speed than the same video for smartphones( How to setup IPTV on…