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Have a Samsung pn50c550 plasma.
Ext Aud Out signal from the back of the set is ahead of the internal speaker's output. No measurement, but guessing that it's on the order of 150 to 200ms or so. Audible echo between headphones plugged into this jack and sound coming from the internal speakers.
As much as it's anathema to any HT purists, I am rather fond of the simplicity of running the internal speakers with support from a small external powered sub. I really would like to avoid investing in an expensive AV receiver only to address this issue. I also happen to be using this output to feed a very small amp for a hearing impaired member of the family. So that slight delay is affecting their listening as well as being slightly ahead of the display.
There are no menu adjustments for correction. A search has provided a few options for simply correcting the grossest error produced by the set itself, setting and forgetting. I'm not concerned with the less than 50ms sync problems that some consider necessary to correct with remote control, on a regular basis, from their armchair.
The cheapest is a digital delay effects pedal. Behringer, naturally, has the least expensive. A DD400.
It's not an ideal fit. It needs some attenuation to handle the output of a powered aux aud jack. It also is not intended as a simple delay, so it's echo control needs to be set as low as possible. The DD400 can be had as cheap as 28 dollars Amazon. It also appears not to be true stereo so two would be needed.
The next possibility is the Behringer FBQ100 Shark feeback destroyer.
Single channel, so two are needed. Comes to 180 dollars for two. Way too many options and equipment and cost for this need.
Then there is the Felston DD740, which I already kind of referred to.
240 dollars, memory sets, remote control, digital readout. Nice stuff. Extreme overkill for this problem I have.
Finally there is EXACTLY what I need, but irritatingly expensive at 90 USD for two dollars worth of parts in a tiny plastic case.. just can't do that on principle. Just can't. Hope you understand.
So, short of doing something insane like trying to build my own via Digikey and pouring days worth of study and frustration into this, can anyone suggest a simple, cheap, effective, set and forget, method of correcting this delay?
Ext Aud Out signal from the back of the set is ahead of the internal speaker's output. No measurement, but guessing that it's on the order of 150 to 200ms or so. Audible echo between headphones plugged into this jack and sound coming from the internal speakers.
As much as it's anathema to any HT purists, I am rather fond of the simplicity of running the internal speakers with support from a small external powered sub. I really would like to avoid investing in an expensive AV receiver only to address this issue. I also happen to be using this output to feed a very small amp for a hearing impaired member of the family. So that slight delay is affecting their listening as well as being slightly ahead of the display.
There are no menu adjustments for correction. A search has provided a few options for simply correcting the grossest error produced by the set itself, setting and forgetting. I'm not concerned with the less than 50ms sync problems that some consider necessary to correct with remote control, on a regular basis, from their armchair.
The cheapest is a digital delay effects pedal. Behringer, naturally, has the least expensive. A DD400.
It's not an ideal fit. It needs some attenuation to handle the output of a powered aux aud jack. It also is not intended as a simple delay, so it's echo control needs to be set as low as possible. The DD400 can be had as cheap as 28 dollars Amazon. It also appears not to be true stereo so two would be needed.
The next possibility is the Behringer FBQ100 Shark feeback destroyer.
Single channel, so two are needed. Comes to 180 dollars for two. Way too many options and equipment and cost for this need.
Then there is the Felston DD740, which I already kind of referred to.
240 dollars, memory sets, remote control, digital readout. Nice stuff. Extreme overkill for this problem I have.
Finally there is EXACTLY what I need, but irritatingly expensive at 90 USD for two dollars worth of parts in a tiny plastic case.. just can't do that on principle. Just can't. Hope you understand.
So, short of doing something insane like trying to build my own via Digikey and pouring days worth of study and frustration into this, can anyone suggest a simple, cheap, effective, set and forget, method of correcting this delay?
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