Philips DVP 5982 Audio/Video Mismatch

[MySickStoryXXX]

I currently purchased the Philips DVP 5982 for it's upscaling capabilities via the HDMI port. Since I started using the brand new gold plated HDMI cable on the player, after watching a movie for a few minutes I notice that the video is ahead of the audio. I am aware of the audio delay feature, but that only pushes the audio back further and it progresses as the movie goes on by the video and audio becoming further apart. It is not until I hit the HD Upscale button on the front of a player to get it back to 720p that the problems stops, and after a few minutes it starts up again. Has anyone else had this problem and knows how to fix it? For the record, I'm using an Olevia 32" TV with a 6 foot gold plated HDMI cable.

[Krispy Kritter]

Is the player directly connected to the TV and are you using the TV speakers or outputting to a AVR for surround sound? This problem most often occurs when using HDMI (player to TV) and outputting the audio from the TV to an AVR. I haven't seen a solution for any of the players to correct this issue except to get an AVR that accepts HDMI and connect the hardware differently (player to AVR to TV).

[MySickStoryXXX]

The HDMI is directly connected to the television itself but the TV's routed to a surround sound system which is currently set to Dolby Pro Logic II.

[MySickStoryXXX]

I also noticed that certain other programs broacast in HD similar sound delays. I have tried using the volume on my tv and it is still off.

[RabidDog]

try listening thru your tv directly. Try watching the same clip on your Pc. You are implying that your a/v setup is introducing a delay.. perhaps dealing with all the drm and other processing of the audio. Find out where the delay occurs, then try to fix it. I doubt whether twiddling with your volume knob will affect things one way or the other.

[Krispy Kritter]

Is your TV tuning the HD signal or are you using an external source such as SAT receiver or cable box? If it's external, are routing the sound through the TV or directly to the receiver?

I suspect you are using another external source and routing the sound through the TV.

[MySickStoryXXX]

I am using a DISH Network ViP 622 Satellite Receiver and routing the sound through the tv and then from the tv to the surround sound system. Also, the same movies on my computer do not have a sound delay.

[Krispy Kritter]

As I stated earlier, this problem has been reported by other users. The culprit is likely your TV.

The fix is to get an AVR with HDMI switching or try to connect the audio directly from each source to your receiver. The problem, especially with HDMI, is that many units only output audio via HDMI OR optical, but not both at the same time.

[MySickStoryXXX]

I can probably do that. But even still, do you think that would effect the sound being delayed on my TV without the surround sound as wel? I mean is the TV itself messing with it coming from the HDMI stream or what?

[Krispy Kritter]

It would depend on how everything is connected when you are finished. I suspect the audio and video are currently in sync on the TV (using TV speakers). There is only a delay when using the TV to output the audio to an external source (receiver and surround sound speakers). So the problem likely lies in the output circuitry of the TV. By connecting the audio directly from each source to your AVR, the TV then has no effect on the audio path.

In the long run, your best bet is a HDMI switchable AVR, such as this Onkyo for instance: http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?class=Receiver&m=TX-SR605&p=i