Question for anyone who use optical with PS4 or Xbox One - Blu-ray Forum

Landonio · 02-23-2020, 08:37 AM

Wasn't sure where exactly to put this topic, so apologies. But I recently stumbled across an issue that for some reason I never really noticed before. Dolby Digital bitstream through optical causes quite annoying sound delay when used on a PS4 or Xbox One. For the folks that use these as their Blu-ray player, or just in general, do you have this problem? I've done a decent amount of research on it and apparently a lot of people have experienced this. Stereo Uncompressed/Linear PCM has no delay whatsoever, and DTS has almost unnoticeable delay. Problem is the former honestly sounds like crap, and for DTS, not everything is capable of using it. Such as my headset for example. I have TB Elite 800Xs, and they're incompatible with it. You just get no sound.

I racked my brain for a possible solution, and I actually came up with one that worked for the PS4. Basically if you use an audio splitter you bypass having to use the optical port on the system, which seems to eliminate the problem. You basically force the audio signal to be pulled from the HDMI signal rather than through the optical port on the console. My setup is PS4>HDMI cable>splitter, and from there I have another HDMI cable running to my TV for video, and then an optical running from the splitter to my headset receiver for sound. Ta da. No delay. I tried this on my Xbox however, and it doesn't work. The delay is the same. I have tried everything you can think of to get rid of it on the Xbox, and have had no luck whatsoever. It's been quite frustrating. Any sort of feedback on this would be greatly appreciated.

A couple of things to note: I am using a PS4 Pro and an Xbox One X. I have heard that the delay isn't as bad on the ORIGINAL Xbox One model, but I have no idea if that's actually true, or why it would be the case. Also, the delay seems to be worst in the dashboard and in games. It doesn't seem to be quite as bad when watching Blu-rays or using apps. Could be in my head, but idk. Also for anyone thinking it might just be my headset, I tested it with a soundbar too. And with plenty of different cables (optical, HDMI, USB, power, etc.) to guarantee controlled testing. I get the exact same issue every time. Also another thing to note, if you decide to just use your television's optical port instead of your console's, you eliminate the delay, but it sounds like garbage (at least for me). So that's a no-go.

02-23-2020, 08:37 AM	#1
Landonio Active Member Member since:Mar 2018 Location:Tuscaloosa, AL 4K collection:947 Blu-ray collection:3358 DVD collection:122	Question for anyone who use optical with PS4 or Xbox One Wasn't sure where exactly to put this topic, so apologies. But I recently stumbled across an issue that for some reason I never really noticed before. Dolby Digital bitstream through optical causes quite annoying sound delay when used on a PS4 or Xbox One. For the folks that use these as their Blu-ray player, or just in general, do you have this problem? I've done a decent amount of research on it and apparently a lot of people have experienced this. Stereo Uncompressed/Linear PCM has no delay whatsoever, and DTS has almost unnoticeable delay. Problem is the former honestly sounds like crap, and for DTS, not everything is capable of using it. Such as my headset for example. I have TB Elite 800Xs, and they're incompatible with it. You just get no sound. I racked my brain for a possible solution, and I actually came up with one that worked for the PS4. Basically if you use an audio splitter you bypass having to use the optical port on the system, which seems to eliminate the problem. You basically force the audio signal to be pulled from the HDMI signal rather than through the optical port on the console. My setup is PS4>HDMI cable>splitter, and from there I have another HDMI cable running to my TV for video, and then an optical running from the splitter to my headset receiver for sound. Ta da. No delay. I tried this on my Xbox however, and it doesn't work. The delay is the same. I have tried everything you can think of to get rid of it on the Xbox, and have had no luck whatsoever. It's been quite frustrating. Any sort of feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. A couple of things to note: I am using a PS4 Pro and an Xbox One X. I have heard that the delay isn't as bad on the ORIGINAL Xbox One model, but I have no idea if that's actually true, or why it would be the case. Also, the delay seems to be worst in the dashboard and in games. It doesn't seem to be quite as bad when watching Blu-rays or using apps. Could be in my head, but idk. Also for anyone thinking it might just be my headset, I tested it with a soundbar too. And with plenty of different cables (optical, HDMI, USB, power, etc.) to guarantee controlled testing. I get the exact same issue every time. Also another thing to note, if you decide to just use your television's optical port instead of your console's, you eliminate the delay, but it sounds like garbage (at least for me). So that's a no-go.

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