# Plex shows DirectPlay not DirectStream

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-shows-directplay-not-directstream/741837>\
**Category:** Live TV & DVR\
**Tags:** server-linux, android-tv\
**Created:** [September 8, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-shows-directplay-not-directstream/741837 "2021-09-08T14:13:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![mirdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@mirdragon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mirdragon)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-shows-directplay-not-directstream/741837/1 "2021-09-08T14:13:29Z")

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On plex when watching Live TV it shows the content as DirectPlay but when looking at the server it shows it as DirectStream

Why doesn’t Plex show on the client that it is a direct stream instead of direct play?

thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-shows-directplay-not-directstream/741837/2 "2021-12-07T14:13:46Z")

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