Which option is right for you
Some of these are choices IPTVnator asks you to make — how to connect your provider, which engine plays a stream, which edition to install. The rest are the questions people ask before installing anything: whether a media player is already enough, and where IPTV should run at all. Each page opens with a short verdict and a table you can check.
M3U vs Xtream Codes vs Stalker
Your provider gave you a link, a login or a MAC address. Which one should you use, and what does each give you inside the app?
Read the comparisonPlayback engines
Built-in web players, MPV, VLC or the embedded MPV engine: which one plays your streams, and what do you give up by switching?
Read the comparisonDesktop app vs browser version
The desktop app and the self-hosted browser version share one codebase. Here is exactly what the browser cannot do.
Read the comparisonIPTVnator vs VLC
VLC opens an M3U playlist too. When is that enough, and what does a player built around IPTV add on top?
Read the comparisonIPTVnator vs Kodi
Kodi is a whole media center and reaches IPTV through a PVR add-on. When is that the right shape, and when do you want a player that only does IPTV?
Read the comparisonComputer vs TV box
A set-top box in the living room or a computer at a desk: where should IPTV actually run, and what does each make easy?
Read the comparisonRead about a single feature
Each feature page goes into detail and links to its setup guide.