Are Internet TVs a thing?

[Ari]

Okay, probably dumb question (and yes I've Googled it but it's not too clear).

I live in an area with very bad terrestrial TV reception (and no satellite TV reception). If anything happens to the aerial, or the weather is bad, it's gone. In the gales I think the aerial got moved a bit, and now no TV.

The thing is, I have unlimited fibre broadband. Is it possible to buy televisions that just hook into the wifi and get the stations from there? One that just works like a normal TV, hit button '2' and you get BBC2 for example?

It would completely negate the aerial issues if so.

[Bullett]

How do you not have satellite signal?

You can get live streaming apps for FTA but they are not as easy to use as pressing 1 on a remote.

[768]

IPTV.

Definitely a thing in other countries. I don't think it's a thing in the UK though, catch up apps seem to be as close as it gets. Which sucks, it should've been here 10 years ago.

[Olas]

plug your internet into an android TV box, and plug the android box into the tv. It decodes everything and you get all the channels.
Google 'android TV box'

Edited by Olas on Monday 9th March 13:59

[untakenname]

When I view BBC it gives the option to start from the beginning using the green button, I assume that this is using IPTV to replay the content.

You can get FTA satellite which has more channels than freeview, most TV's these days are compatible out of the box.

[768]

untakenname said:

When I view BBC it gives the option to start from the beginning using the green button, I assume that this is using IPTV to replay the content.

Yes, in that that bit's using the internet, but it's a hybrid solution. Part IPTV, part freeview or whatever. The OP wants IPTV as the full solution.

[geeks]

Do you have a Fire TV stick or similar? I use this in the camper van when we can't get a TV signal https://tvplayer.com

[Ari]

Bullett said:

How do you not have satellite signal?

You can get live streaming apps for FTA but they are not as easy to use as pressing 1 on a remote.

Live on a big hill with woods behind the house full of high trees that block the signal. Have had a chap up on the roof with a scanner thing trying to get a signal in the past, but no chance apparently.

[Ari]

geeks said:

Do you have a Fire TV stick or similar? I use this in the camper van when we can't get a TV signal https://tvplayer.com

I have three TVs, none of them 'smart'. I run one through a Playstation 3 which acts as a DVD player and gives me Amazon, YouTube etc.

[geeks]

Ari said:

geeks said:

Do you have a Fire TV stick or similar? I use this in the camper van when we can't get a TV signal https://tvplayer.com

I have three TVs, none of them 'smart'. I run one through a Playstation 3 which acts as a DVD player and gives me Amazon, YouTube etc.

Ok grandad

I meant one of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0791RGQW3/?_encoding=...

You can install apps on it such as Netflix, Prime etc but also the app I linked to earlier, you can stream live TV etc, if you pay for the premium service you get on demand and recording too.

[Wadeski]

Is there Youtube TV / Sling / Hulu in the UK? All can stream TV pretty seamlessly for about the same as a basic pay TV package.

[98elise]

Sky Q is pure broadband now I believe.

[768]

98elise said:

Sky Q is pure broadband now I believe.

I don't (could be wrong), it's been rumoured for years now but I don't think it ever arrived.

[4Q]

768 said:

98elise said:

Sky Q is pure broadband now I believe.

I don't (could be wrong), it's been rumoured for years now but I don't think it ever arrived.

When they installed my Sky Q three months ago they put a new dish up too.

[matjk]

Fire stick , then run an IPTV service , mate has one and it’s just like tv in full HD and gets every channel , of course legally it a bit grey (to put it mildly) but you could only watch FTA stuff if it worried you or get a VPN on the firestick and become untraceable

[stevoknevo]

Wadeski said:

Is there Youtube TV / Sling / Hulu in the UK? All can stream TV pretty seamlessly for about the same as a basic pay TV package.

We don't have any of them in the UK.

[Matt London]

4Q said:

768 said:

98elise said:

Sky Q is pure broadband now I believe.

I don't (could be wrong), it's been rumoured for years now but I don't think it ever arrived.

When they installed my Sky Q three months ago they put a new dish up too.

We had building works so had to take the dish down for a while. SkyQ stopped working after a while and Sky confirmed that we couldn’t use it until we regained signal.