A short story about how to watch more than 140 channels anywhere in the world in Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Belarusian and many other languages of the republics of the former Soviet Union.
Two months ago, for the second time after a long break, I "discovered" the service Kartina.TV. Before that, I had somehow used it in test mode for 3 days, but the 8 Mbps speed was clearly not enough, the picture was freezing, so it didn’t work out.
In November 2017, at a music festival in Dubai, he received a 3-month premium subscription from friendly Kartina.TV representatives, and at first did not even plan to use it - he was somehow used to watching what he downloaded via the Internet (videos, films, TV shows, etc.) .d).
But, as they say, “don’t throw it away,” so one day at the weekend I found the old Android TV set-top box in the pantry, downloaded the Kartina.TV application and was immediately pleasantly surprised - the application installation is so easy and fast, with tips that even a child can handle it ! I immediately remembered how I had to rack my brains when I installed KODI, a free cross-platform media player, on the same console. Looking ahead, I’ll say that when I ordered and received the Kartina.TV branded set-top box (it costs only 5 euros !!! plus shipping), you don’t need to do anything there - you turn it on and everything works right away, you just need to enter the subscription number and password.
By the way, I noticed that the developers of Kartina.TV did a good job on the interface - it became more convenient, more logical and, most importantly, faster than the old one. And yet, thanks to the new broadcast standard (DASH / HEVC), freezes completely disappeared, because of which earlier the viewing turned into torture. At 16 Mbps, you can watch channels even in HD quality - a completely different viewing experience!
For those who are not familiar with the Kartina.TV service, I will tell you three of its main features, thanks to which it is so popular:
- Archive. This is an opportunity to watch not only what’s being broadcast live, but any programs in the last two weeks.
- Video library. It just a huge number of films, sorted by category, with the ability to search.
- Multiroom. Thanks to him, you can watch programs on three different TVs. That is, the husband, for example, watches football, the wife - the favorite series, and the children - cartoons.
Those who have not heard about “television over the Internet” at all need to know the main thing - if you have Internet access, then in just 5 minutes you can connect to the Kartina.TV service and watch over 100 channels in almost all languages of the CIS countries. Those who like comfort and prefer to watch television programs and movies on a large TV screen may need a set-top box. However, if you have a smart TV (Smart TV), then you do not need a set-top box - the necessary application for your TV is already available on the Internet.
As a matter of fact, it's up to you to choose a tariff and order a set-top box directly from the service provider. Delivery takes about a week. And you can start watching channels on your computer, on your smartphone or on a smart TV immediately after ordering.
Enjoy watching!
