Delay in live sports on Fios TV One box

Any way to fix delay in live tv on Fios tv one box...Scores on my computer are updated before TV...I also hear my neighbors at times watching the same game react to a play before I see it. Must be at a 30 second or more delay at times. BTW ...I only have one box and it is hardwired into router sitting next to it.

Thx for any info.

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gs0b

Short story: no.

There are lots of sources for delays in live broadcasts. Some of the delay is from the source, usually only a few seconds. Other parts of the distribution network can add delay, epically when streaming services are involved. DVRs add delay, too, as they flow all programs through the storage device to enable live pause and rewind.

I use YouTubeTV. I was at a game once and decided to see how long the delay was on my phone over 5G, it was like 40 seconds. It's about the same on my Roku TV, but a little shorter if I watch on a computer. My TV adds a bit of delay, too.

Unfortunately, these delays are a function of modern video distribution technologies. Some methods are worse than others, though (YouTube TV is quite bad.) If the games you're interested in are on local channels, you try watching them via an antenna on your TV. The big problem with this is many games are now exclusive to "cable" channels, so you can't get them over the air.

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clem21

@juicer_1
wrote:
Any way to fix delay in live tv on Fios tv one box...Scores on my computer are updated before TV...I also hear my neighbors at times watching the same game react to a play before I see it. Must be at a 30 second or more delay at times. BTW ...I only have one box and it is hardwired into router sitting next to it.

Thx for any info.

You aren't using Verizon's 5G wireless service are you?

juicer_1

I am not using the 5G wireless service. I started noticing the delay after I upgraded to the Fios one STB box.

Thx

gs0b

Short story: no.

clem21

@juicer_1
wrote:
I am not using the 5G wireless service. I started noticing the delay after I upgraded to the Fios one STB box.
Thx

The Fios One boxes do more processing on the signal than the older boxes did. They did that to help improve picture and sound quality and it does result in more delay than previously. But as gs0b says, the delays come from a lot of different places along the line. There is no way to tell why your neighbor sees less delay than you, nor is there an easy fix for it. I'd try setting both video and audio to passthrough in the Fios One menus and see if that helps at all.