What is the difference between IPTV and streaming media?

Streaming media refers to a media format that is played on the Internet through streaming transmission. Streaming media, also known as streaming media, means that merchants use video transmission servers to send programs in the form of data packets and transmit them to the network. After the user decompresses these data through the decompression device, the program will be displayed as before transmission.

IPTV is interactive network TV, which is a broadband cable TV network integrating Internet, multimedia and communication technologies. A brand-new technology provides various interactive services including digital TV for home users. Users can enjoy IPTV service at home in two ways: (1) computer, (2) network set-top box+ordinary TV. It can adapt to the rapid development trend of today's network and make full and effective use of network resources. IPTV is different from traditional analog cable TV and classic digital TV. Because both traditional and classic digital TV have the characteristics of frequency division, timing and one-way playback; Although classical digital TV has many technological innovations compared with analog TV; But only the change of signal form; Without touching the mode of media content dissemination.

To sum up, streaming media uses terminals such as PC to play videos in a specified format.

IPTV is connected to the TV through the set-top box terminal (special equipment). Let users experience the video (also through the network).