Category: Input Lag

  • A Cheap & Easy Method for Measuring Optical S/PDIF Audio DAC Latency

    2022 UPDATE Since writing this blog post I have created the AV Latency.com Toolkit, which is designed to accurately measure S/PDIF Audio Latency using the technique that is described in this blog post. I recommend this new toolkit instead. Original Blog Post In a previous post, I described a method of measuring HDMI audio DAC…

  • How to Measure HDMI Audio Latency Using a Wii U

    2022 UPDATE Since writing this blog post I have created the AV Latency.com Toolkit, which is designed to accurately measure HDMI Audio Latency. This old “Wii U method” of measuring HDMI audio latency results in measurements that are around 0.5 ms higher than expected, which is still an impressive level of accuracy. I would recommend…

  • Why are there no TVs or monitors that have 0ms input lag?

    2022 UPDATE Since writing this blog post I have written more on the topic on the AV Latency.com. This website contains a number of definitions that may be helpful in explaining the difference between Input Lag and Video Latency. Original Blog Post The following history is based on an email discussion I had with a…