Many TV providers experience program delays.
This can be annoying, especially at football games, such as the European Championship.
Munich - Have you ever wondered why you can hear your neighbors cheering during a soccer game, even though nothing has happened on your TV picture?
Especially at tournaments like the European Championship, it can be very annoying if you suddenly hear loud screams and cheers from the apartment next door.
An imminent goal will be revealed at an early stage.
In the meantime, you often don't see the teams on your own screen even near a goal.
A few seconds later the ball is suddenly in the box.
But the element of surprise is already for the cat.
EM 2021: Up to 40 seconds delay - this is the quickest way to see the gate
When streaming internet, most people are aware that the picture arrives with a delay of about 10 seconds. Many therefore deliberately close all doors and windows so that you do not hear anything from the neighboring gardens or balconies. However, this problem also exists with normal TV and has been causing displeasure at soccer tournaments for years. According to
Chip.de
, fans who receive the games via satellite, after those who sit directly in the stadium, have it best. You are the first and usually have no delays.
Anyone who receives their TV program terrestrially via DVB-T2 must expect a delay of between 2 and 4 seconds.
Customers who receive their TV signal via cable have to wait 6 or 6.5 seconds in high resolution, depending on the TV station.
Transmission over the Internet (IPTV) takes five to eight seconds longer.
According to
Chip.de,
fans who use TV streaming providers such as Waipu or Zatoo
have to
wait the
longest
.
There can even be delays of between 10 and 40 seconds.
EM 2021: TV delays are noticed negatively - "When the street is cheering, you know something is about to happen"
"When the street is cheering, you know something is about to happen," says Jörg Meyer from the TV streaming provider Zattoo to the dpa.
In the case of live broadcasts, the delay in streaming can be uncomfortable when the whole street is cheering.
In the normal TV program, such as the "crime scene", however, it does not play a role.
“You can't talk about the time lag.” There are only two solutions left for those who prefer to watch the EM at home: Either soundproof the apartment or switch to another provider.
There was no delay in the opening match between Wales and Switzerland for the streaming provider Magenta TV, which exclusively shows several games of the Euro 2021.
It was even worse: for minutes there was no picture because the page was completely down.
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