diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx b/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx
index 0ca3054..b43039e 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ function Recorders({ navigate, onNew }) {
   }, []);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
+    refresh();
     const id = setInterval(refresh, 10000);
     return () => clearInterval(id);
   }, []);
@@ -261,10 +262,42 @@ function RecorderRow({ recorder: initialRecorder, onRefresh }) {
   const [recorder, setRecorder] = React.useState(initialRecorder);
   const [pending, setPending] = React.useState(false);
   const [err, setErr] = React.useState(null);
+  const [liveStatus, setLiveStatus] = React.useState(null);
   const isRec = recorder.status === 'recording';
 
   React.useEffect(() => { setRecorder(initialRecorder); }, [initialRecorder.id, initialRecorder.status]);
 
+  // Poll the status endpoint every 3s while recording for live feedback.
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isRec) { setLiveStatus(null); return; }
+    const poll = () => {
+      window.ZAMPP_API.fetch('/recorders/' + recorder.id + '/status')
+        .then(s => setLiveStatus(s))
+        .catch(() => {});
+    };
+    poll();
+    const id = setInterval(poll, 3000);
+    return () => clearInterval(id);
+  }, [isRec, recorder.id]);
+
+  const displayElapsed = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (liveStatus && liveStatus.duration != null) {
+      const d = Math.max(0, liveStatus.duration);
+      return String(Math.floor(d / 3600)).padStart(2, '0') + ':' +
+             String(Math.floor((d % 3600) / 60)).padStart(2, '0') + ':' +
+             String(d % 60).padStart(2, '0');
+    }
+    return recorder.elapsed;
+  }, [liveStatus, recorder.elapsed]);
+
+  const displaySignal = liveStatus
+    ? (liveStatus.signal || '—')
+    : (isRec ? 'connecting…' : '—');
+
+  const signalColor = displaySignal === 'receiving' ? 'var(--success)'
+    : displaySignal === 'stopped' ? 'var(--danger)'
+    : 'var(--text-3)';
+
   const toggle = () => {
     if (pending) return;
     const action = isRec ? 'stop' : 'start';
@@ -297,16 +330,25 @@ function RecorderRow({ recorder: initialRecorder, onRefresh }) {
           <span>{recorder.res}</span>
         </div>
         {err && <div style={{ marginTop: 4, fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--danger)' }}>{err}</div>}
+        {liveStatus?.lastError && isRec && (
+          <div style={{ marginTop: 4, fontSize: 11, color: 'var(--danger)' }}>{liveStatus.lastError}</div>
+        )}
       </div>
       <div className="recorder-stats">
         <div className="recorder-stat">
           <div className="stat-label">Elapsed</div>
-          <div className="stat-val mono">{recorder.elapsed}</div>
+          <div className="stat-val mono">{displayElapsed}</div>
         </div>
         <div className="recorder-stat">
-          <div className="stat-label">Status</div>
-          <div className="stat-val"><StatusDot status={recorder.status} /></div>
+          <div className="stat-label">Signal</div>
+          <div className="stat-val" style={{ fontSize: 11, color: signalColor }}>{displaySignal}</div>
         </div>
+        {liveStatus?.currentFps != null && (
+          <div className="recorder-stat">
+            <div className="stat-label">FPS</div>
+            <div className="stat-val mono">{Number(liveStatus.currentFps).toFixed(1)}</div>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
       <div className="recorder-actions">
         {isRec
@@ -405,6 +447,7 @@ function Monitors({ navigate }) {
         })
         .catch(() => {});
     };
+    refresh();
     const id = setInterval(refresh, 5000);
     return () => clearInterval(id);
   }, []);