A new trend in smart TVs is vastly improved built-in sound systems. LG and Sony are making particular advances in this area, offering Dolby Atmos sound on several models and hoping that the smart TV will also do duty as the home stereo system to stream music and online radio stations. 8. Can I use my smart TV with Amazon Alexa or Google Home? The biggest trend in smart home technology is the smart speaker, a speaker with built in microphone and hardware to run a voice-enabled assistant. Amazon made the first big splash here with the Amazon Echo and other Alexa-enabled devices, but Google's own Google Assistant has made strides in products like the Google Home. And Apple's HomePod puts Siri into a similar form factor. The great news is that these devices will usually work with most smart TVs, and compatibility is improving all the time as new software updates add capability to existing smart TVs. As it stands, all of the major TV manufacturers have smart speaker compatibility with at least one of the three main smart assistant platforms (Amazon, Apple and Google).

2: It seems that Eleven Sports Network was added to the Elite Slim package some times ago. What seems to be new is that some PS Vue subscribers in lower packages is now seeing the channel. We will continue to update the post as we learn more. This week PlayStation Vue dropped access to beIN Sports. Statements from beIN Sports say that Sony was not willing to “pay fair market value” for beIN Sports. Well now it seems that Sony has found a new channel to replace beIN on PlayStation Vue. Today Eleven Sports a London based sports network that specializes in International Sports. Eleven Sports Network first launched in March 2017 and is available on a handful of traditional pay-TV providers like Verizon FiOS, Mediacom, Google Fiber, RCN, and more. This will be the first time Eleven Sports Network is available on a live TV streaming service. For content it seems that Eleven Sports has acquired “certain distribution assets” of One World Sports. About the same time that Eleven Sports Network started One World Sports shutdown for good. This deal with One World Sports gives Eleven Sports Network access to international rights to Basketball, Ice Hockey, Golf, Cricket, Soccer, and more. Many big-name leagues like AFC Asian Cup, Chinese Basketball Association, China Arena Football League, OneAisia Golf Tour, and more. You will also find US soccer leagues like the New York Cosmos and the Miami FC. We have reached out to Sony for comment and will update this story when we learn more. Update: FuboTV also has Eleven Sports Network in their lineup. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more news, tips, and reviews. Need cord cutting tech support? Join our new Cord Cutting Tech Support Facebook Group for help.

Instead of being able to watch your favorite shows at a specific time only, you will be able to watch the Videos on Demand. Unlike traditional TV, you do not have to watch something you don’t like. All you have to do is contact your provider and tell them what you want to watch and they will be able to set it up for you on a short notice. Is set-top box required for IPTV? Since a lot of the TV’s are not equipped to handle IPTV, you may or may not need a set-top box. What it does is it basically translates what you receive into a format that the TV could read. On the other hand, if you are watching on your computer, then you would not need anything additional to make IPTV work. All you have to do is sign up for the service and then you could stream whatever you want to watch.

But, you have to use those multimedia players for their streaming who support such kinds of m3u playlist URL files. People can easily download these m3u playlists from the internet. Here a question arises that how you can use these m3u files. First of all, download the m3u file on your device. Copy/paste or add the m3u file into the VLC media player. Choose your preferred channel and click play. Now you can enjoy endless free entertainment through the streaming of your favorite channels. You may also read: How To Convert YouTube Videos To MP3? People can use M3u files on all those devices that support the m3u file format. Tunes and VLC media players can support these m3u files. So, all Windows, Mac, and Android users can enjoy the streaming of IPTV channels through the use of these m3u files. Firstly, you need to download the m3u file, and then the best recommendation for playing this file is the Vlc media player. You can access the m3u playlist through any text editor. Select and copy the URL of the playlist.