Improve the quality

[Avitar69]

Hi guys

Im fairly new to IPTV in general but im wondering is there anything on my end that will improve the quality of my streams at the moment i am using kodi and stalker it works fine but i just want to make sure i am fully optimized on my end

cheers

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[theone]

Hi guys

Im fairly new to IPTV in general but im wondering is there anything on my end that will improve the quality of my streams at the moment i am using kodi and stalker it works fine but i just want to make sure i am fully optimized on my end

cheers

Avitar
Most channels are in SD version so you really cant do much to get the picture better.

[paradoxxx]

I'm also fairly new to IPTV and I'm quite disappointed with the quality of most of the channels. Many promote IPTV as being the future of TV and I agree with that statement from a distribution standpoint. However, from a quality standpoint I strongly disagree; the quality however is YEARS behind (SD channels come on!). The movie selection has good titles but again the quality is horrible.

I expected a fairly abundant offering of HD channels and movies with at a minimum 720p quality. Sadly there was no trial offer (and I can see why), so I wasted money on a MAG 254 and IPTV66.

Any advice? Hopefully someone wizes up and offers customers fewer channels but at HD Quality, I'll spend my money on that.

[pod77]

I'm also fairly new to IPTV and I'm quite disappointed with the quality of most of the channels. Many promote IPTV as being the future of TV and I agree with that statement from a distribution standpoint. However, from a quality standpoint I strongly disagree; the quality however is YEARS behind (SD channels come on!). The movie selection has good titles but again the quality is horrible.

I expected a fairly abundant offering of HD channels and movies with at a minimum 720p quality. Sadly there was no trial offer (and I can see why), so I wasted money on a MAG 254 and IPTV66.

Any advice? Hopefully someone wizes up and offers customers fewer channels but at HD Quality, I'll spend my money on that.

Here is some advise get a subscription to cable if you can't be without HD.... There are plenty of us happy paying $105 A YEAR for what we are getting!!!

[vampirito]

Most channels are in SD version so you really cant do much to get the picture better.

Quality is ok, but on movements a lot of channels seems pixelated, mostly sports.

[paradoxxx]

I'll take that to mean there's aren't any providers of high quality iptv streams, how unfortunate. I can at least be rest assured that I didn't pay for a year of service.

Ill continue searching

[illville76]

Let me know if you find a source for quality video , i just brought a 1 month subscription

[ilan]

Ill continue searching

Bon voyage!

[jrbill1991]

I don't really care about quality, ok. We pay $105 a year to have a iptv service with the most importants channels from US and UK, not mentioning from the other countries.

In my case, doesn't bother me that the channels are in SD quality, I can watch, and it's that what really matters.

[paradoxxx]

Ok guys, so I found a list on the forum which has the resolution for each channel.

http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?2701-Channel-List-%28With-Resolution%29

I extracted all the higher resolution channels and came up with this list





[438] - Sport 4 - 1920x1088


[439] - Sport 5 - 1920x1088


[440] - Sport 6 - 1920x1088


[465] - Adult 10 - 1920x1088


[691] - España 11 - 1920x1088


[538] - Arabic 8 - 1280x736


[115] - ITV B - 1280x720


[210] - RT International - 1280x720


[226] - Arirang TV - 1280x720


[274] - Music Videos 5 - 1280x720


[284] - Music Videos 15 - 1280x720


[290] - Music Videos 21 - 1280x720


[292] - Music Videos 23 - 1280x720


[293] - Music Videos 24 - 1280x720


[294] - Music Videos 25 - 1280x720


[435] - Sport 1 - 1280x720


[456] - Adult 1 - 1280x720


[589] - Canada 9 - 1280x720


[592] - Germany 2 - 1280x720


[599] - Germany 9 - 1280x720


[610] - Austria 1 - 1280x720


[643] - Israel 3 - 1280x720


[684] - España 4 - 1280x720


[796] - Peru 6 - 1280x720


[839] - Antena 3 - 1280x720


[919] - CB24 - 1280x720


[921] - RT en Español - 1280x720


[107] - Comedy Central East - 1024x576


[108] - Lifetime East - 1024x576


[110] - Food Network East - 1024x576


[111] - DIY Network USA - 1024x576


[118] - A&E East - 1024x576


[120] - History - 1024x576


[121] - H2 USA - 1024x576


[129] - Bravo East - 1024x576


[131] - AMC East - 1024x576


[132] - TCM US - 1024x576


[133] - IFC East - 1024x576


[135] - BBC America - 1024x576


[136] - FX East - 1024x576


[138] - TNT Drama - 1024x576


[139] - TBS East - 1024x576


[168] - Disney Jr - 1024x576


[169] - Nick Jr - 1024x576


[170] - Nickelodeon East - 1024x576


[172] - Disney Channel East - 1024x576


[173] - Disney Channel West - 1024x576


[174] - Disney XD - 1024x576


[178] - Baby First TV - 1024x576


[180] - ABC Family - 1024x576


[181] - Teen Nick - 1024x576


[182] - Discovery Channel USA - 1024x576


[184] - Animal Planet - 1024x576


[186] - National Geographic Channel - 1024x576


[190] - Nat Geo Wild - 1024x576


[192] - Investigation Discovery - 1024x576


[193] - Science Channel - 1024x576


[194] - Destination America - 1024x576


[195] - American Heroes Channel - 1024x576


[200] - CNN US - 1024x576


[205] - Fox News Channel - 1024x576


[214] - The Weather Channel - 1024x576


[242] - Tru TV East - 1024x576


[245] - Ovation - 1024x576


[249] - Crime + Investigation Network USA - 1024x576


[301] - HBO 2 East - 1024x576


[303] - HBO West - 1024x576


[304] - HBO 2 West - 1024x576


[305] - HBO Family East - 1024x576


[307] - HBO Comedy East - 1024x576


[308] - HBO Zone - 1024x576


[310] - Cinemax East - 1024x576


[311] - Cinemax West - 1024x576


[313] - ActionMax East - 1024x576


[316] - ThrillerMax East - 1024x576


[318] - Showtime East - 1024x576


[319] - Showtime West - 1024x576


[321] - Showtime Showcase East - 1024x576


[322] - Showtime Extreme East - 1024x576


[323] - Showtime Beyond East - 1024x576


[324] - Showtime Next - 1024x576


[327] - The Movie Channel East - 1024x576


[328] - The Movie Channel Xtra East - 1024x576


[340] - Encore East - 1024x576


[350] - Starz East - 1024x576


[351] - Starz West - 1024x576


[352] - Starz Edge East - 1024x576


[354] - Starz Comedy East - 1024x576


[355] - Starz In Black East - 1024x576


[356] - Starz Kids & Family East - 1024x576


[374] - Palladia - 1024x576


[377] - Hallmark Movie Channel - 1024x576


[386] - Sony Movie Channel USA - 1024x576


[732] - Mexico 2 - 1024x576


[826] - Canal De Las Estrellas - 1024x576


[827] - Univision - 1024x576


[828] - UniMas - 1024x576


[829] - NBC Universo - 1024x576


[833] - Gala TV - 1024x576


[835] - Telemundo - 1024x576


[846] - Discovery Theater - 1024x576


[847] - Discovery World - 1024x576


[850] - History en Español - 1024x576


[852] - Nat Geo Wild Latino America - 1024x576


[867] - Planeta Futbol English Soccer - 1024x576


[892] - Fox Latinoamerica - 1024x576


[894] - A&E Latinoamerica - 1024x576


[935] - Golden - 1024x576


[938] - Paramount Channel Latinoamerica - 1024x576


[940] - TNT America Latina - 1024x576


[446] - Sport 12 - 1024x576


[575] - France 5 - 1024x576


[593] - Germany 3 - 1024x576


[597] - Germany 7 - 1024x576


[598] - Germany 8 - 1024x576


[617] - China 7 - 1024x576


[202] - Bloomberg TV UK - 960x544


[203] - Bloomberg TV US - 960x544


[270] - Music Videos 1 - 960x544


[271] - Music Videos 2 - 960x544


[272] - Music Videos 3 - 960x544


[578] - France 8 - 960x544


[596] - Germany 6 - 960x544


[725] - Panama 2 - 960x544


[726] - Panama 3 - 960x544





I'll take a look at it when I can to verify the quality. If these channels are indeed better looking, I'll see if I can form a 'group' within the MAG 254 to allow for easy access to it and turn a blind eye to the low resolution ones.

I know that the resolutions of some channels may be a result of bandwidth considerations. As a community can we lobby for higher quality on some of the channels during certain periods? Like for Olympics, Cricket & Football World Cups, Game of Thrones etc?

I don't know if the providers actually read these forums but we can come to middle ground to meet the needs of the penny pinchers and the quality seekers alike.

[tuxen]

the odd semi hd 1024x576 resolution is from way back and not valid anymore they are changed to 720x480.
but I am pretty sure all the real hd channels are still valid. only the 1024x576 channels have changed.
you can check them yourself in kodi, press 'o' while the video is running.

that being said they are very much watchable imho.

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actually the correct sd format for 30 fps (or 29.970 fps) us channels is 704x480. and for 25 fps uk channels 720x576.
but that's another story.

[paradoxxx]

Thanks Tuxen, I wouldn't mind taking some time to update the resolutions. Any idea how to determine the resolution within a MAG254 box?

[tuxen]

no, i'm sorry. I never had the chance to play around with a mag, I never even seen one over here. :/

but the current list maintained and updated frequently by thegame15 has the hd channels marked:
http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?12130-IPTV-Channel-List-as-of-March-25-2016&highlight=channel+list

[paradoxxx]

Oh! Thanks very much. I'll filter the list and examine the channels.

[expatter]

I'll take that to mean there's aren't any providers of high quality iptv streams, how unfortunate. I can at least be rest assured that I didn't pay for a year of service.

Ill continue searching

Sorry you got the 'snarky response' here... This service is 'meh', but is certainly watchable (if not unpredictable/unreliable). To my eyes, many of the SD channels are crisp and clear and some I would say almost appear 720 when they are 480.
As for other providers, we are not allowed to mention them here so let me say that google is your friend (facebook is, too!). I got a kodi addon with loads of HD content and they are even adding catch up. Also search on youtube. :)

[paradoxxx]

Thanks.

The channels are indeed viewable but I'm aiming for something a bit higher end. The few HD channels are for content I'm not interested in.

I'm seeing some options out there with trials but without HBO, Cinemax or Showtime, I'll explore over the weekend.

Respecting the forum I'll not disclose the names of any of these options.

[paradoxxx]

The new price of $80.00 per year is encouraging me to stick with IPTV66. The PPV content was high quality and I'm becoming accepting of the quality of some channels.

I'm finding good quality channels from other providers but it's mostly UK channels without HBO and the like.

[zedenka]

I really hope the quality improves soon, but i know this is a work in progress and i am very patient and will wait for the slow improvements. The Channels are acceptable to watch, some more than others. I am happy so far content vs price. I have faith in the team and i know it will become better with time. Well i hope so. lol.

[paradoxxx]

I've revisited IPTV66 after a few months, there is a noticeable improvement with the HD channel offering.

Keep up the good work.