I too am a novice here (and to stream-ripping). I had a very similar problem over the last few days, and
here is my (Windows-based) semi-automatic solution. It is somewhat crude, but it works. It requires two browser add-ons (which I have installed in Firefox) or workalikes:
Video Download Helper and
Download Them All.
The link above is to a zip-file which contains everything else you will need. Just open the file "Instructions.txt" and follow it. (The instructions assume the use of the above two browser add-ons.)
The method requires a bit of manual editing to the scripts used (they are Windows .cmd files) and the entering of some commands in a Command-Prompt window, but for about 5 minutes' work, you can download all the (.TS) segments comprising the whole download stream and concatenate them into a single file playable in
VLC Media Player. (The concatenated file is somewhat bloated with multiple redundant headers throughout the file, but their existence doesn't seem to bother VLC and the overhead is slight.)
Note: the specific example used in the instructions may not work in some countries, as the stream I used it for may be geo-blocked for IP addresses outside Australia. Just adapt it to whatever stream you want.
I'd be interested in any feedback.