Topic: Major Audio Delay With 5.1 -why? (Read 56 times)

harryb · « **on:** January 10, 2004, 02:02:00 PM »

I am using the same system and noticed this

i am really pissed off - this is fucking shit

dvds play great on the system with no delay, but i have 2 xboxes and they both delay, why is this??

i also connected it to my brother dvd player externally and its fine with that too

I am very confused...

harryb · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2004, 01:40:00 PM »

ok the delay has to be set to 15ms now its all fixed

Tokugawa · « **Reply #2 on:** November 17, 2003, 06:51:00 AM »

I'm new to the whole 5.1 thing. I finally got it all rigged up. Samsung 5.1 system, MS advanced AV, optical cable from Best Buy. But the in-game 5.1 has a major delay on it. Like almost a second. The DVDs playing through the built in DVD player have no lag with the 5.1.

Do I have a bum AV pack or a shitty optical cable?

Tokugawa · « **Reply #3 on:** November 17, 2003, 05:20:00 PM »

Swapped the optical cable, swapped the AV pack. Same problem. I think I bought a bum receiver.

LEDHaywire · « **Reply #4 on:** November 17, 2003, 07:21:00 PM »

to fix this:

Go into the MS dashboard and select sound options

select "dolby digital"

exit and voila!

Tokugawa · « **Reply #5 on:** November 17, 2003, 07:32:00 PM »

I did that. I get 5.1 surround sound--a second behind the video. In GTA, I crash the car, and am out and running away before it makes the noise.

I'm returning the reciever tomorrow.

Aron Parsons · « **Reply #6 on:** November 17, 2003, 08:17:00 PM »

Before you return it, try your Xbox with another DD receiver; also, try different games and possibly a DVD through the Xbox as well. This way you can identify the faulty componenet and save yourself some hassle (my guess is the receiver as well).

Tokugawa · « **Reply #7 on:** November 17, 2003, 09:52:00 PM »

Tried some other games. Same problem. Don't have the DVD kit (and the box is unmodded). Don't have a spare DD receiver lying around.

xboxmodder4life · « **Reply #8 on:** November 18, 2003, 05:42:00 AM »

check for delay settings on your receiver. I know on my sony i can set the delay by setting how many feet each speaker is away.

Give us the model of ur reciever...

Tokugawa · « **Reply #9 on:** November 18, 2003, 07:14:00 AM »

The delay is at it's factory default: 0ms.
The receiver is a Samsung HT-DB120TH.

I think the receiver's optical port might be mis-aligned. Is that even possible. As I said, I'm new to the whole 5.1 thing.

Tokugawa · « **Reply #10 on:** November 18, 2003, 08:22:00 AM »

Screw it. This thing's going back. I found a better deal at Radio Shack.

Thank you all for looking and trying to help me with my problem. I think what it boiled down to was that my video was going straight to the TV while the audio had to go through the DVD player/receiver. The receiver didn't have any video inputs, and thus couldn't synch the audio to the video.

I'm sorry if I wasted anyone's time with this thread.

miklos · « **Reply #11 on:** November 18, 2003, 08:59:00 AM »

Tokugawa: my video goes directly to my projector. My audio goes:
- through a dolby processor and then
- through an amplifier.

No timing problems whatsoever - the action is perfectly in sync with the audio. I cannot imagine having a timing problem like the one you describe.

I could think of two solutions
1. take your receiver back
2. get (borrow) an external DVD player - and try to hook it up via the optical in. If that results in a delay: you have your answer: the receiver is broken. If it does not you also have your answer: your HD pack (or xbox) is broken...

Good luck,

Miklos

Tokugawa · « **Reply #12 on:** November 18, 2003, 08:43:00 PM »

Well I took it back to Best Buy. I exchanged it for a dedicated receiver (no DVD player) and speakers from Radioshack. Hooked it up, no problem. Sounds GREAT!

Everyone should be playing in 5.1.

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