IPTV hardware client

by krystian_pl

Hi,

Please be warned noob question ahead:

I'm looking for a solution that would allow me to connect a TV to a IPTV server running on a VM in my network. So that:

- The TV does not need an addon that would require additional remote. All channels should be recognised by the TV automatically.

I assume this can be done in two ways, with a dedicated streamer device (server), likely supporting multiple TV, that would be connected to the ethernet on one end. IT would have the coaxes connected to the other. The coax would then go to the TVs.

The second way would be to have a something like a hardware IPTV client that would be 1:1 ethernet to coax device. This would live close to the TV, connected with coax to the TV and ethernet socket in the wall.

Could someone please point me to some reading material on the net and or some actual hardware that would allow me to achieve this ?

4KVOD

You need a android box, that's the easiest and best way. Nvidia Shield as the best Firestick the cheapest.

To control TV and box with one remote you just activate Hdmi CEC.

4KVOD

There isn't much difference in speed. The shield is great because it upscales everything to 4K with DLSS. The firestick is good for the price, but you have to clear cache regularly. With cheap android boxes it can be hit or miss, most of them aren't better than a firestick.