Delay on Satellite vs OTA

[AlaJoe]

What is up with this? I am watching the NASCAR race on Fox. In my living room I am watching it OTA in HD threw my 622 and in my office I am watching it in SD over satellite. The Satellite is 52 seconds behind OTA.

 

[long_time_DNC]

2 22,000 mile trips (uplink center to satellite, satellite to you) vs. however far your local FOX station is from you. Even at 186,000 mps, it takes longer than roughly line-of-sight ever would....

 

[Peter Parker]

52 seconds is more than the standard delay though. If that is true there must be another factor.

 

[korsjs]

when i had dish network, the delay was only 4 - 5 seconds.

 

[lakebum431]

Yeah, it is usually only a couple seconds.

 

[Peter Parker]

Right. So where do we get 52 seconds? Or is that accurate?

 

[Customgamer1]

Yeah my delay is only about 3 or 4 seconds. I don't think it's a big deal? But 52 seconds that has to be a made up number???

 

[lakebum431]

OP - are you watching the SD channel on a DVR? Maybe you are behind regular time?

 

[UpAllNight]

do do do do ...do do do do ...do do do do (bad rendition of Twilight Zone theme lololol )

 

[Pepper]

they might have put a delay in the public broadcast because of the flap caused a few weeks back when one of the drivers said the "S" word on the air live during an interview, so they would have time if necessary to bleep something.

 

[Mr Tony]

Those are only 7 second delays

 

[jrfuda]

I too only experience a 3-4 diff between OTA and SAT locals, as others have said. Are you sure you hadn't paused one of the sets for a few seconds?

 

[ripnbigc]

I think it sounds pretty cool when you hear both sources at the same time.

 

[lakebum431]

I think it sounds pretty cool when you hear both sources at the same time.

Why? It annoys me, but it isn't usually a problem.