I recently became curious about IPTV but am having trouble fully grasping it. As far as I can see it is partly a way of serving up your own media files (so what is the difference with a PC server?) and partly a way of streaming on-line content via a private channel (so what is the difference with a VPN?) I know it is also more than that but I don’t really understand what.
I also know it is a way of illegally accessing TV and films, but as far as I can see, these can also be streamed in the usual way. So what is the added value of an IPTV STB? As far as I can see, anything it can do I can also do with my streaming PC. Is anyone prepared to explain this to me in single-syllable words?