Smart TV
How to use IPTV on a smart TV
Some televisions can run a player on their own. Others need a small streaming device. Here is how to tell which applies to you.
Before you start
What this setup involves
Smart television platforms differ more than most people expect. Two sets from the same manufacturer, bought two years apart, can offer completely different apps. Before assuming your television can run a player directly, open its app store and look — it takes a minute and saves a lot of guesswork.
You will need
- Your television connected to the internet and updated.
- Access to the television app store for your platform.
- The playlist details we send you after your order is confirmed.
Step by step
Setting up your device
- Connect the television to your network and install any pending system update.
- Open your television app store and look for a compatible IPTV player for your platform and model year.
- If no suitable player is offered for your set, connect a streaming stick or box over HDMI and follow that device guide instead.
- Enter the playlist details we sent you exactly as they appear, including any username, password or URL.
- Allow the channel list and programme guide to finish loading the first time. This can take a minute or two.
- Open a channel to confirm playback, then adjust the quality setting in the player if you need to.
A Sonix IPTV subscription is used through a compatible IPTV player application on your own device. Support for a particular player depends on your device model and its app store, so confirm your setup with our team before you subscribe.
Practical notes
Things worth knowing on this device
If no suitable player exists for your set, a streaming stick is usually cheaper and faster than replacing the television.
Television remotes make long passwords painful. Enter details carefully the first time.
A wired connection to the television, where one is available, removes a whole category of playback problems.
If something is wrong
Playback troubleshooting
- Restart the player application, then the streaming device itself.
- Run a speed test on the same device and network you are watching on, not on a different one.
- Use a wired connection where the device supports it, or move closer to the router.
- Lower the stream quality in your player if the picture stalls repeatedly.
- Check whether other devices in the house are downloading large files at the same time.
- Confirm that you are not exceeding the number of simultaneous connections on your plan.
- If one channel misbehaves while the rest play normally, send us the channel name so we can look at that source.
Other devices
Setting up somewhere else
Amazon Fire TV and Firestick
Fire TV sticks and boxes are a popular, inexpensive way to watch, and they plug into any free HDMI port.
Android TV and Google TV
Android TV boxes, Google TV streamers and Android-based televisions all use the Google Play Store to add a player.
Apple TV
Apple TV hardware uses players published on the tvOS App Store, installed the same way as any other Apple TV app.
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