HOW TO MAKE .TS links play Longer

When creating M3u file and using it with VLC or KODI, you find the link stops after few minutes.

This is caused due to network buffering.

What you will need is to increase VLC network disk cache and KODI will need to use another addon to make it work.

VLC with .TS Links

First you will need an M3U file created with a ts link, You can search for TS Link using search  on here. There is also a guide to explain how you can do it

Follow the steps below to make sure you enable VLC to increase the network cache

• Open VLC  
• Click Tools Menu
• Click Preferences
•  Select All from the Show settings options in the bottom left menu
• Select Input /codec
  • In the right hand menu go down to locate Network Caching and increase it to 9999
  • In the right hand menu go down to locate Disk Caching and increase it to 9999
  • 
• Click Save
• Try to play the .TS link again

KODI With .TS Links

XML

First you will need an XML file created

• open notepad
• type the below

===============

<streamingInfos>

<item>
<title>Titleoflinke</title>
<link>tslinkhere</link>

=====================

• save the file i.e. test.xml
• replace tslinkhere with the link
• you can also replace Titleoflinke as well to something that has a meaning to the link

example

==================

<streamingInfos>
<item>
<title>thetestlink</title>
<link>;
<thumbnail>imagehere</thumbnail>

=================================

Remember that location where you save the file

KODI

You will need to install the flowing third party addons

• fm4tester
• livestream pro

Both are available from Shani repo 

You can install Livestream pro from this video guide as well

Kodi Steps

Open KODI

And right click on Livestream stream pro

click addons settings

Click Add source

Click Chose File and point it to the xml file you created in the previouse step

And click add source

Enter a title (you can keep default and press ok or make it something you can remember )

Press ok

Now open Livestream pro and then you will have a the xml file listed there and you can play the .TS link for every link you have added … (thanks to kodilover for making correct this line)

Video Guide on the Above for KODI

Also useful: a compact Google TV stick or box to run this on the big screen.

• Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen): a compact Google TV stick that plugs straight into the TV. Amazon UK | Amazon US | Amazon DE | Amazon FR | Amazon IT
• Google TV Streamer 4K: a simple Google TV box with Ethernet and the full Play Store. Amazon UK | Amazon US | Amazon DE | Amazon FR | Amazon IT

Best IPTV boxes to buy

These are media boxes and sticks that can run players and licensed apps. The first six are Google certified Android TV or Google TV devices with Google Play; the last one, the Formuler, runs its own Android and is not certified. They are not pirate hardware. They do not come with channels or playlists. I am not claiming I personally lab-tested every SKU this month.

Buy one of these when: Fire TV sideload is a hassle on your model, you want Play Store apps on a proper TV OS, or you want a dedicated player shell behind the sofa. No Fire TV device is on this shortlist.

• NVIDIA SHIELD TV Pro: the premium pick, a certified Android TV player with AI upscaling, Dolby Vision/Atmos and Gigabit Ethernet for the main living-room telly. Amazon UK | Amazon US | Amazon DE | Amazon FR | Amazon IT
• Google TV Streamer 4K: solid Google TV living-room default with Ethernet, 32GB storage and Dolby Vision/Atmos. Amazon UK | Amazon US | Amazon DE | Amazon FR | Amazon IT
• Xiaomi TV Box S (3rd Gen): Google TV box with 32GB storage, Wi-Fi 6 and Dolby Vision/Atmos, the cheaper box route than the Streamer. Amazon UK | Amazon US | Amazon DE | Amazon FR | Amazon IT
• Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen): budget Google TV stick with Wi-Fi 6 and Dolby Vision/Atmos when you want HDMI-simple, not a full box. Amazon UK | Amazon US | Amazon DE | Amazon FR | Amazon IT
• Budget Google TV 4K player: a cheaper certified Google TV player for a second telly. The model differs by store, so each link names the one you get there. MECOOL KD3 (Amazon UK) | onn. Google TV 4K Streaming Box (Amazon US) | Strong LEAP-NOVA-X (Amazon DE) | Strong LEAP-NOVA-X (Amazon FR) | Strong LEAP-NOVA-X (Amazon IT)
• MECOOL MEon1: Google TV certified 4K box with AI upscaling and 32GB storage for a dedicated player behind the sofa. Amazon UK
• Formuler Z12 Ultra SE: the newest Formuler box, built around MYTVOnline 4 for IPTV playlists. It runs Formuler’s own Android rather than certified Google TV, so there is no Netflix in HD and it is the one box here without Google certification. Formuler Z12 Ultra SE (Amazon UK) | Formuler Z12 Ultra SE (Amazon US) | Formuler Z12 Ultra SE (Amazon DE) | Formuler Z12 Ultra SE (Amazon FR) | Formuler Z12 Ultra SE (Amazon IT)

Still shopping for a Fire TV device? Fine for Prime Video and the Appstore universe. Not the shortlist above. And none of these boxes magically make unlicensed streams legal.