Watching TV on the TV and the same show on my phone. What I see on the TV is about 8 seconds behind what I see on my phone. Why?
For the video geniuses here
- Thread starter Fox Mike
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Maybe your TV is dumber than your phone? Lol
Are you streaming?
Maybe it has to do with the speed of your internet?
I have watched baseball games on TV and listen to the play-by-play on the radio and they're always behind. I figured that was some kind of broadcast delay, on purpose.
Are you streaming?
Maybe it has to do with the speed of your internet?
I have watched baseball games on TV and listen to the play-by-play on the radio and they're always behind. I figured that was some kind of broadcast delay, on purpose.
I don't know if it is still the case. TV had a delay in case, a person on live TV said censored language it could be bleeped.
OP
If it was 'bleeped' it would be 'bleeped' on my phone first. My phone is through Verizon and my TV and what I am watching on my phone is through Xfinity
Well, I just don't know.
protoolman
Service-Sixer
Phone is wireless and faster the signal to the tv has to travel longer down the wire into the tv? ( not seriously)
It’s just equipment delays.
We have xfinity. Same show on tv1 and tv2 yet if they are loud enough to hear both, they are offset enough to have an echo effect.
We have xfinity. Same show on tv1 and tv2 yet if they are loud enough to hear both, they are offset enough to have an echo effect.
Killer Bee
Advanced Level Novice
what is your tv signal coming from?
satellite
coax cable (dedicated tv)
coax internet
fiber internet
OTA (over the air)
all of those have inherent delays and latencies depending on the format, connectivity, equipment.
satellite reception for instance is well known to be several seconds behind OTA because it has a lot further to travel.
for a satellite signal to reach your house, a land based signal has to be carried to stationary land based transmitter, shot into space to a geostationary satellite, shot back down to your dish antenna, carried by wire into your receiver and converted to a signal.
vs a local OTA signal transmitted from a land base traveling 25 miles to your house.
or similarly a signal you might be receiving locally via internet connection transmitted through your home wifi would still be faster than satellite.
satellite
coax cable (dedicated tv)
coax internet
fiber internet
OTA (over the air)
all of those have inherent delays and latencies depending on the format, connectivity, equipment.
satellite reception for instance is well known to be several seconds behind OTA because it has a lot further to travel.
for a satellite signal to reach your house, a land based signal has to be carried to stationary land based transmitter, shot into space to a geostationary satellite, shot back down to your dish antenna, carried by wire into your receiver and converted to a signal.
vs a local OTA signal transmitted from a land base traveling 25 miles to your house.
or similarly a signal you might be receiving locally via internet connection transmitted through your home wifi would still be faster than satellite.
With my Verizon Fios also.
Sometimes I stream on two laptops at the same time, one in the office and one in the shop, and they are never exactly the same time frame. I like to listen to the radio play by play of Bison games while watching the game on broadcast TV, and even those "live" broadcasts are not in time with each other.
The carriers usually have a data buffer in their system. Not noticeable with conversation,but video is a lot of data. Even some pics. Verizon is the worst. I was once don't the shore and sent a pic to a friend up north. He didn't get it until after I got home. Your problem should actually be opposite. Then again, if you have Verizon cable, THAT could be buffered as well.
Gopher
Blackhawk
Back when I cared about the NFL, I was one of those who would turn down the sound and listen on the flagship radio station. The FM station took pride in matching the sound with the broadcast. Also, in most cases, the delay is built in at the station before it ever hits the transmitter. When I went from an antenna to cable, there was a slight delay, but it was manageable by running it through a VCR and matching them up that way. When I went to Direct TV I bought a Sports Sync radio. It's a portable AM/FM radio with an adjustable 45-second delay built in. It was fairly expensive but worth it at the time. Now, I don't care.
