First, I’m not an expert, just trying to learn more to find the best use of everything, and thanks for your patience reading this …

I watch occasionally TV, like foreign channels and a lot of time on my laptop I watch YouTube or sometimes find some websites that have some video content. So, I’m don’t know about gaming nor have an interest in that.

That said, I currently have a MAG254 hooked to an older TV (not smart) that I use with an IPTV subscription. It’s okay, the channels sometimes freeze and the MAG box sometimes needs reloading ..etc..

Now, I decided to get a mi box (I know there are a lots of other options like Nvidea, formuler, firestick etc) and app (Tivimate/MytvOnline/XCIPTV/IPTV extreme), but first let me expose what I understood; the app is not necessary but it’s to create/beatify/organize a user interface for the channels list.

1- Do I need an app with the mi-box or I could enjoy watching the IPTV still with the box alone?

2- Do I need a smart TV for the app if I decide to use one? Is the app installed on the box or the TV? Because I’m not decided for sure if I’ll buy a smart TV or just a regular TV. The box should be able to provide the smartness I need to watch IPTV, YouTube ..etc, wouldn’t it?

3- Any one running mi-box with smart or not TVs with or without app, please give details and appreciation? My TV is a Sony 42” KDL-42EX440. So, my combination would be: Mibox/Tivimate/KDL42EX440.

Thank you.