Which stream format do you prefer or works best for you using an iptv?
Which stream format do you prefer or works best for you using an iptv?
Mpeg ts is probably about 20 seconds ahead of a HLS stream, so if you care about being as live as possible, choose ts
HLS has always worked much better for me.
TS is better and faster. None of that no streams available when its available changing channels.
From another thread:
TS is a straight stream, you get what you get.
HLS is a wrapper that connects to multiple streams of varying quality, so it can stream better without buffering.
So hypothetically, what you would see is -
TS is faster because it just starts streaming the 2Mb stream. HLS has to kind of negotiate which stream is best for your connection. It takes a fraction of a second longer to start up, but can be better quality than TS (due to higher bit rate if possible) and more reliable than TS (due to lower bit rate if needed).
Of course, if your hypothetical provider above offers TS at 2Mb and HLS at 1, 1.5, and 2Mb, then TS is exactly the same as the best HLS without the small delay, but also without the slow connection fallback.
Every provider has a different TS/HLS setup, so these numbers are just examples!