The Voice of the Buckeyes

[Zurp]

I did this during the Texas game. I was out at a wedding reception and the TV's were quieter than the music was. But I had my radio and headphones, so I listened to the game. I thought it was weird that there was a 5-8 second delay between the two. Is that normal?

I know that there's someway that different TV set-ups have different lag. I know this is weird, but when we go to BW3 for Monday Night Football, some of the TV's are about 5 seconds behind some of the other TV's. That makes for some funny cheers (we'll cheer a big hit and then 5 seconds later the people at the other side will cheer the same big hit).

Anyway, I guess I have two questions, for anyone who might know something. First, why does BW3 have more delay on some TV's than others? Does it have to do with some TV's are maybe on satelite and others are on cable? Second question: what's the normal delay for TV?

[Buckeye Babe]

Originally Posted by Zurp

I know that there's someway that different TV set-ups have different lag. I know this is weird, but when we go to BW3 for Monday Night Football, some of the TV's are about 5 seconds behind some of the other TV's. That makes for some funny cheers (we'll cheer a big hit and then 5 seconds later the people at the other side will cheer the same big hit).

Anyway, I guess I have two questions, for anyone who might know something. First, why does BW3 have more delay on some TV's than others? Does it have to do with some TV's are maybe on satelite and others are on cable? Second question: what's the normal delay for TV?

This happened to me when I was watching the Buckeyes/Michigan game at a bar last year. We asked the owner why that happened and he said it was because some were on satelite and some were on cable like you guessed. Somehow he was able to switch all of the tvs to cable after we mentioned it to him.

I don't know the normal delay...sorry.

[BrutusMaximus]

They all have some sort of delay, Satellite being more than Cable. Also if the cable/satellite is running on a DVR, then you will have more delay, because it is caching at the same time you are watching. High def also causes delay.

[kenlin]

I listen to the radio unless the delay is too long to bear. it was terrible for the texas game. I knew where we returned the kickoff to before I saw it kicked!

[bucksfan02]

If you have a computer around where you are watching the game and also have a DVR then do what I do. The streaming audio is well behind the T.V. so pause the game for a few seconds ( it might take a few times to get the two synched up) and then you can watch the game and listen to Big Daddy and Co. as the game plays out on T.V. I had been wondering all off season if it works and I was very glad to find out that it does.

[crazybuckfan40]

I worked in a sports bar last season, and the satelite tvs are about 5 seconds behind cable.

[GoBucks89]

I've tried listening to the radio while watching but even the small delay on cable (2-3 seconds at most) is enough to bother me. So unless the announcers are REALLY bad, I'll just put up with it.

By the way, anyone here remember the ALL-TIME WORST broadcast team for an OSU game? In 1992, we played BGSU and the TV broadcast team was Dan Dierdorf and Bo Schembechler.

DIERDORF AND SCHEMBECHLER DOING AN OHIO STATE GAME!!!

< insert puking sound here >

I definitely turned down the sound for that one.

[Best Buckeye]

This would be a great job to have.

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Article published Sunday, December 17, 2006

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