diff --git a/bin/server.dart b/bin/server.dart
index 03b7913..79ac7b1 100644
--- a/bin/server.dart
+++ b/bin/server.dart
@@ -433,9 +433,8 @@ Handler _createStreamHandler() {
         
         '-i', iptvUrl,
         
-        // Output format: fragmented MP4 (fMP4) for streaming
-        '-f', 'mp4',
-        '-movflags', 'frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof',
+        // Output format: MPEG-TS for streaming (compatible with mpegts.js)
+        '-f', 'mpegts',
         
         // Video: Copy is BEST for performance (0% CPU)
         // Browsers support H.264 well.
@@ -495,7 +494,7 @@ Handler _createStreamHandler() {
       return Response.ok(
         controller.stream,
         headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'video/mp4',
+          'Content-Type': 'video/MP2T',
           'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
           'Cache-Control': 'no-cache, no-store',
           'Connection': 'keep-alive',
diff --git a/lib/features/iptv/screens/player_screen.dart b/lib/features/iptv/screens/player_screen.dart
index 1f245b7..f38cc88 100644
--- a/lib/features/iptv/screens/player_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/features/iptv/screens/player_screen.dart
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ class _PlayerScreenState extends ConsumerState<PlayerScreen> {
         };
         final modeParam = settings.modeString; // direct, transcode, or auto
         
-        // Construct the stream URL directly using fMP4 format
-        // We add &ext=.mp4 to force the web player to use Direct Play instead of HLS/MPEGTS
-        final streamEndpoint = '$baseUrl/api/stream/${widget.streamId}?url=$encodedUrl&quality=$qualityParam&buffer=$bufferParam&timeout=$timeoutParam&mode=$modeParam&ext=.mp4';
+        // Construct the stream URL directly using MPEG-TS format
+        // We add &ext=.ts to force the web player to use mpegts.js which is perfect for low-latency live streams
+        final streamEndpoint = '$baseUrl/api/stream/${widget.streamId}?url=$encodedUrl&quality=$qualityParam&buffer=$bufferParam&timeout=$timeoutParam&mode=$modeParam&ext=.ts';
         
         debugPrint('PlayerScreen: Starting Direct Stream: $streamEndpoint');