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Internet TV: How Does it Operate?

Internet TV is the latest means of being able to watch videos without the necessity of having a conventional television. Compared to a typical television, internet tv gives the audience more control of how they would like to watch their favorite programs. This works for most people these days since not everyone has the luxury of time to even watch television after a stressful long day at work. 

Internet TV functions almost the same way as how networks broadcast their programs for the audience to watch in local television. It starts by converting videos into a format that can easily be transmitted online and is commonly referred to as encoding. Encoding is processed through specialized software called codecs. After the format has been encoded and broken down into packet data it can now be sent over online. The encoded video then is placed on a particular website or server where people can download it and stream it. This can be done by utilizing a browser such as Google Chrome or Firefox for example or a digital internet TV box connected to a television. 

When a person tries to watch the video online, packets of data marked with the IP address of the computer unit being used to watch the video are sent and encoded with the needed identifying data. The computer or mobile device or the channel through which the video is to be watched receives these packets of data and then decodes these data information using the identification information for the file to be understood. By using the corresponding codecs the digital file is then converted into a viewable program. 

Viewers have the ability to manage the program that they are watching similar to when they watch a movie through a DVD player. They can forward, rewind or pause the program that they are watching. Though these functions availability may vary depending on the server the video is being watched. However, for maximum satisfaction, it is recommended that the video should be watched using high-speed internet service providers because if you have a slow internet connection then it is impossible to watch the whole video.

There are countless videos available online that you can watch at your leisure time unless you prefer watching the episodes of your favorite program on your local television channel. You also have the option of watching these shows on the actual network's website. You can watch live broadcasted shows, pre-recorded programs from the network's website. Furthermore, these programs can be viewed without any fees through any server which has episodes of these shows. At the same time, there are also videos which are only available upon subscription. Internet TV allows you to watch the programs that you missed anywhere as long as you have access to a computer. If there is one factor that may affect you watching internet TV, it would only be your lifestyle and personal preference. One could imagine how much technology has advanced these days and perhaps one day in the future, there will no longer be conventional televisions and all will only be available online.
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