[synopeas]

Yes to your first question.

I meant play the .ts file you are saving with vlc. I did say I wasn't sure and I can't find a live stream at the moment so can't check it.

As for the 00:00 problem, I can remember that happening with live streams I've saved in the past. I just tried a few old .ts files I have and they played fine with vlc and showed the total time and time elapsed. Either the newer version of vlc handles .ts files better, or I fixed the files, I can't remember.