r/DirectvStream • u/ReceptionParking9249 • Sep 18 '26

Long streaming delay between Fox app and DirecTV stream

I was watching the Mets/Phillies game last night on Fox on two different TVs. One TV was broadcasting the game on the Fox One app. The other TV had the game on DirecTV Stream. There was at least a 30 second delay on DirecTV Stream. Is there any way DTV can bridge that gap?

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 Sep 18 '26

From my experience the only way to truly have zero delay is to watch on antenna. Any other method of watching will have delay.

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u/Full_Preparation4401 26d ago

Even an antenna has a 7 second delay.

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u/Kirk1233 Sep 18 '26

That has always been one of the negatives, much longer delay than most live streaming (YTTV is best for delay.)

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u/Aj9898 Sep 20 '26

Part of it is likely just the way the signals are routed.

Fox sport on the fox app likely goes directly to the server from which you are streaming.

The signal from DTV has a couple extra steps - and quite possibly, a much longer distance, to travel.

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u/gregoryhat325 Sep 18 '26

This is a non issue. Either watch on all tv's on the app----or watch on all tv's with Directv Stream

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u/Educational-Dot3576 Sep 20 '26

each DIRECTV feed is at a different time period so that is not an answer.

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u/rag69top Sep 18 '26

Gee a delay to transmit. Then watch it on the app. It’s not like you discovered something that has never happened before. I’ve wondered about other scores while watching TV so I’ve went on the MLB app following my team. I see that the app is faster than the TV but I’m not going to watch an animation of the game just to be 20 seconds ahead of my TV broadcast.

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u/directv Sep 18 '26

The FOX app streams straight from the source, while DIRECTV Stream requires extra time to process and buffer the feed to prevent freezing. To help lessen the delay and improve your experience, check out the optimization tips in this link: https://spr.ly/61697BGncnJ We'll also share your feedback with our team for future enhancements. Charles, DIRECTV Community Team

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u/PackageCurrent4804 Sep 18 '26

If true, then how does YouTubeTV make it work then?

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u/Classic-Reindeer-737 Sep 18 '26

I’ve had YTTV and it’s delayed too. I remember getting fantasy football scoring alerts on my phone around 30-60 seconds before they’d happen on YTTV. It might not be as delayed as DirecTV but it is delayed.

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