 John the OFM  | 12 Nov 2009 9:12 p.m. PST |
I have a Comcast HD box on my main living room TV.
I only have digital boxes on my other TVs, including the kitchen where I paint. When I/we have football games on, I notice something odd.
When the game is on the NFL network, like tonight, the TV signal on the non-HD box runs 5 seconds ahead of the HD TV.
When the game is on CBS, FOX or ESPN, the HD TV runs 5 seconds ahead of the non-HD TVs. The opposite. What gives here? |
| Jay Arnold | 13 Nov 2009 12:47 a.m. PST |
Satellite retransmission times. Sunspots. Plot by the Masters of Thule. The gold standard. Methodism (and as a Methodist, I oughta know). Pick any one or a combination of the above reasons. |
| PzGeneral | 13 Nov 2009 3:27 a.m. PST |
Nothing to see there….move along. |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 13 Nov 2009 6:02 a.m. PST |
The Ood are behind this, I just know it. |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 13 Nov 2009 6:12 a.m. PST |
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| jdpintex | 13 Nov 2009 7:05 a.m. PST |
Blame the HMGS-East BOD! They get blamed for everything else. |
| Wyatt the Odd | 13 Nov 2009 7:11 a.m. PST |
Is your "lagging" box a DVR? That's one answer. We also seem to have the same thing happening with our DirecTV boxes. Both are DVRs but one is HD and there seems to be a 2-second lag which is annoying if both are loud enough to hear. Wyatt |
| moonhippie3 | 13 Nov 2009 7:15 a.m. PST |
The government can monitor what you see better on HD so they have a 5 second responce time to exclude somthing. You didn't really think HD was "better" did you?…. |
| Roderick Robertson | 13 Nov 2009 11:06 a.m. PST |
It's so you can run scams like Gondorff and Hooker did in "The Sting" |
| AndrewGPaul | 13 Nov 2009 11:17 a.m. PST |
So John, you tired of people mot reading the post properly yet? Guys, the question wasn't "Why is my HDTV signal delayed relative to the normal one", it's "why is it delayed on some channels, but ahead on others". |
 Jlundberg | 13 Nov 2009 12:37 p.m. PST |
Both of my digital boxes run slower than the cable feed directly to the TV. One is HD the other not, so I suspect it is a box issue |
| UltraOrk | 13 Nov 2009 1:02 p.m. PST |
Live sporting events are live so it's not possible for some channels to be delayed and others not. Get your vision and hearing checked! |
| Streitax | 13 Nov 2009 2:56 p.m. PST |
Shhhhh, you've stumbled onto somehting BIG, expect the black helicopters tonight. |
| Last Hussar | 13 Nov 2009 3:24 p.m. PST |
UltraOrk is wrong. Digital broadcasts are behind analogue ones, due to the process of digitisation. link If all your TVs are Digi, I suspect it is because the HD signal takes even longer (because it is bigger). We have a analogue in the kitchen, and digibox in the lounge, and if you are quick you can get between the two and answer the question you just heard the answer to! Also if making a cup of tea that over runs the adverts the lag allows you to get back to your seat at the same point. If you stand in the right place during some broadcasts, and the lag isn't too bad (it really does vary with time and channel) you can get a stereo effect. I believe digital signals can also take a longer route- with satillite signals they have to go up then down again. I also get the same effect with analogue radio commentaries for games I am watching on the analogue TV with the sound down- Alan Green said "That's a bad foul!" and I went "Is it? Oh it is now"! |
| John the OFM | 13 Nov 2009 6:33 p.m. PST |
So John, you tired of people mot reading the post properly yet?Guys, the question wasn't "Why is my HDTV signal delayed relative to the normal one", it's "why is it delayed on some channels, but ahead on others? Yup. What he said.  |
| John the OFM | 13 Nov 2009 8:12 p.m. PST |
It's so you can run scams like Gondorff and Hooker did in "The Sting"
I have not yet figured out how to wager on the outcome of plays yet.
There is just not enought time to get a bet down… |
