JDubbleu@lemmy.world to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoLatency just still isn't there unfortunatelylemmy.worldimagemessage-square205fedilinkarrow-up1567arrow-down186
arrow-up1481arrow-down1imageLatency just still isn't there unfortunatelylemmy.worldJDubbleu@lemmy.world to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square205fedilink
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoIronically, if they were analog wireless, thered be no latency at all
minus-squareSaganastic@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSo basically radio? It would still be limited by the speed of light, you would have nanoseconds (or microseconds?) of latency!
minus-squarePizzasgood@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoTen nanoseconds of travel time for every three meters of distance, or roughly one nanosecond per foot.
minus-squarenabladabla@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWired head phones are also limited by the speed of light
minus-squareNeve8028@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou have a pretty noticeable fidelity drop when going over radio waves, though. Any pro audio devices like wireless microphones or IEMs will go over radio waves, though. Works fine for on stage use but isn’t ideal in other settings.
minus-squareCookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoEven cable has latency…
Ironically, if they were analog wireless, thered be no latency at all
So basically radio? It would still be limited by the speed of light, you would have nanoseconds (or microseconds?) of latency!
Ten nanoseconds of travel time for every three meters of distance, or roughly one nanosecond per foot.
Wired head phones are also limited by the speed of light
You have a pretty noticeable fidelity drop when going over radio waves, though. Any pro audio devices like wireless microphones or IEMs will go over radio waves, though. Works fine for on stage use but isn’t ideal in other settings.
Even cable has latency…