# IPTV Support as a tuner on Plex Server **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** livetv-dvr\ **Created:** [April 1, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/iptv-support-as-a-tuner-on-plex-server/873772 "2024-04-01T02:00:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sith-Lords-of-the-Old-Republic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Sith-Lords-of-the-Old-Republic](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sith-Lords-of-the-Old-Republic)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/iptv-support-as-a-tuner-on-plex-server/873772/1 "2024-04-01T02:00:50Z")
I would like to ask for support for IPTV to be used as a tuner. I was using a MAGBOX, but I only want to see English channels and channels in my native language - not easily done w/ MAGBOX. I then switched to a Windows APP, same issue as MAGBOX. Shows all channels. I am now using _NextPVR_ on a Windows system, as I am able to hide global channels that I do not want and also has the option to setup recording/recurring recording, etc. This sounds familiar as Plex already does what _NextPVR_ does, except Plex has no true IPTV support that I can find. I would like to see Plex offer IPTV as a tuner on their Plex Pass plan to compliment their hardware based “premium personal media experience”. nb: This would be a “pay for service” feature as part of the Plex Pass [live tv+dvr] to help offset the cost of developing a proper feature. p.s. - make it for the Synology NAS first, then maybe Windows, etc… Thank you, ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/iptv-support-as-a-tuner-on-plex-server/873772/2 "2024-04-01T05:49:12Z")
Search for “xTeVe”/“threadFin” or “TVheadend”, depending on your operating system. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/iptv-support-as-a-tuner-on-plex-server/873772/3 "2024-04-04T23:06:53Z")
In addition to Otto’s feedback on how you could already do this… there’s also already an existing suggestion discussing an option to add m3u/IPTV as tuner to the Plex DVR system. Please comment/vote in that thread in order to help us avoid distracting or cannibalizing votes. Unless I’m missing some unique aspect of your suggestion I’ll close this thread as a duplicate. > [@Support for M3U playlistss in Live TV](https://forums.plex.tv/t/support-for-m3u-playlistss-in-live-tv/232215): > > Many IP TV providers provide a channel list with TS streams defined in an M3U playlist, often with HLS seperation of streams to support multiple bit rates. They also use a groupid tag to place channels into a sutiable categorisation for use in the EPG TV guides. Please consider adding support for M3U as a tuner type in DVR/Live TV. I have just tried out Emby’s version of this, and it kills Plex dead in my house for live tv. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/iptv-support-as-a-tuner-on-plex-server/873772/4 "2024-04-06T08:31:37Z")
2024 clean-up: duplicate