A method for playing a streaming media file and a display apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving a command for replaying at least one portion of a streaming media file that has been played from a user; determining a first timestamp associating with replaying of the at least one portion of the streaming media file that has been played; calculating audio data capacity between the first timestamp and a second timestamp corresponding to a current play time point of the streaming media file when the command is received; in response to the audio data capacity being not greater than capacity of a cache space for a browser of a streaming application, sending audio data after the first timestamp in the cache space directly to a decoder for decoding without sending the audio data to a decryption module for decryption; outputting audio data decoded by the decoder to a loudspeaker.