Listening to Fisch while watching on TV...

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Maybe off topic, but possibly of interest to other members.  Mods feel free to move it to another section as seen fit.

I really like listening to the IU radio broadcasts and really dislike ESPN with Dakich or BTN with Bardo.  With the inevitable delay between radio and TV broadcasts I had to go on a journey to find a way to get the broadcast audio and telecast video in sync.  Believe me, it is not easy.

A couple of years ago I bought a radio that had a built-in, variable delay for this purpose.  This works occasionally, but there are times when the delay is beyond what the radio is capable of (and the radio itself is not very good).  I found two ways to make it work: 1) There's a free program for PC that allows you to set up your input source and output source and set a delay period.  This method allows for an almost infinite amount of delay.  2) An android app that does effectively the same thing with the plus of allowing adjustment of the delay on the fly, but with a constraint that you have to select from a provided list of radio stations (many of which don't work).  This app hasn't been updated for a while and works better with older versions of android (Kit Kat seems to be perfect, a little weird with Oreo).  I have been using the second method on a Samsung GS3 and then sending the audio to my Home Theater receiver via bluetooth.  Luckily one of the working radio channels is one in Bloomington which carries the IU games.

There is one really weird "fly in the ointment" to either method and that is some strange "shenanigans" the streaming channels use (I've seen it on BTN via Fox Sports app, and ESPN app) whereby the video delay increases by a few seconds during certain timeouts (presumably to stick in a short ad).  I get my TV via PS Vue and use the streaming apps on Roku, so this widening delay may not apply to the cable TV or satellite broadcasts.  The delay is consistent with the CBS broadcasts.

If anyone needs the names of apps I will add it, but didn't want this post to look like a promotion for them.

BTW, for others that get their TV via streaming I'm curious if you've seen the picture quality for BTN games on the Fox Sports Go app being much better than on the BTN app?

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I would just go to Tunein for Fisch and then pause/rewind/fast forward the TV broadcast so that they synch up. It works better for football cuz there's plenty of time between plays and as much as Trollkich and Bardumb annoy me, ESPN's 11th string team or BTN's 4th string team are even worse. Plus football games are nearly 4 hours long now.