Hey there,

so i was testing out both of these Services for about 3 months now. While this thread serves as an orientation for new users it's also a thread asking you if theres any IPTV Service that fits me.

(Please notice everything i write about smoothstreams COULD be outdated since my sub went out a month ago)

I primarily am lookin for a service that offers sports. Simple answer for that would be smoothstreams - yeah. Theres nothing you can say about smoothstreams if you are looking for sports. They have EVERYTHING - mostly in 720p, UFC PPVs and big events as the SuperBowl and big boxing fights in 1080 aswel.

Most of these in 50/60Hz aswel!

So why did i not just stay there?

While the live sports always delivered a good quality the 24/7 channels (even if they are the same that show the sports) arent in HD. I sometimes just wanna watch som SSNHD or som Fx Sports 1 or 2 even if its just a talkshow and even if there are people saying you dont need HD for that - I want it.

That was just a bummer for me - i dont need a&e or hbo or whatever but i need Sky,BT,Fx Sports, ESPN and i want it in HD. What brings me to FabIPTV.

FabIPTV offers a huge channel list and not only that they'll sometimes even add a channel if you ask them just for you. They have everything i asked for - BT and Sky in 1080 Fox Sports in 720p and all of that for a great price. They also have MLB,NBA,NHL and NFL Passes (which are using the 60fps streams of Expat IPTV afaik).

So maybe you askin yourselves now why im not staying there?

Most channels are in 720p/1080i but they all seem to have low bitrates. BT Sports just doesnt look nearly as sharp as it normally looks (and as i had it with Smoothstreams at live coverage). And this is with all HD channels, even tho i got to admit Sky looks better than the rest. Again for someone that just wants to watch a bit of sports and mostly entertainment channels and doesnt sits 1m in front of a 55" FabIPTV will be good for you - or i even go as far and say the best for you.

So my Question now is:

Any suggestions what could be the right Service for me?

I need sports channels, 24/7 in 720p / 1080i (or let's say source resolution) with a good bitrate and UFC PPVs in 720/1080 with 60fps (Boxing PPVs are nice - but dont necessary).

I don't really need entertainment channels as i don't really watch em.