How to watch IPTV with VLC. TPG default settings make you install VLC and the VLC plugin, you must then watch IPTV using their web page. Personally I don’t like it. I prefer to use VLC instead.Open VLC, go into the File menu and select “Open Network” or “Open Network Stream”.PG default settings make you install VLC and the VLC plugin, you must then watch IPTV using their web page. Personally I don’t like it.