Ubc Audio

[NguuMuu]

Why is it very common for the audio to be off from the video on UBC (especially Star Movies)? Has anyone else noticed this? I have seen this happening commonly in several different bangkok area apartments. The TV is not the cause because normal Thai stations work fine. It's really irritating when you see the mouths moving but then the sound doesn't start until half a second later. Sometimes it is the other way around too. What causes this and is there anyway to fix it?

[doctormann]

Why is it very common for the audio to be off from the video on UBC (especially Star Movies)? Has anyone else noticed this?  I have seen this happening commonly in several different bangkok area apartments.  The TV is not the cause because normal Thai stations work fine.  It's really irritating when you see the mouths moving but then the sound doesn't start until half a second later.  Sometimes it is the other way around too. What causes this and is there anyway to fix it?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I've noticed this too.

I'm in Pattaya, connected to Banglamung Cable, and they seem to source quite a lot of their output from UBC. Not only is the audio often out of synch with the video but the general audio quality also seems to be very poor. The video quality isn't much to write home about either on some of the channels.

I don't think that there is anything that you can do about this at the consumer end - you could always try complaining to UBC.

DM

[Insight]

I've found if your using UBC digital and you leave the box on for a day or longer, the lip-sync goes way out.

The quick way I've found to fix it is by pushing the "OK" button when there's no menu showing (which makes the video "pause", with the audio still running), then pushing the "OK" button again. Things seem to fall back into sync after that.

I wonder if the makers of the decoder knew about this fault, which is why they decided to stick this otherwise completely useless feature in there.

Edited September 14, 2005 by Insight

[astral]

If you are on a satellite set up then you can power off and on the decoder.

I if it is still out of sync then ask UBC to replace the decoder.

If you are UBC's own cable service then complain, until they fix it.

If you are on a pirate cable service then you have to live with it.

[NguuMuu]

If you are on a pirate cable service  then you have to live with it.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah, that's part of the problem...my apartment building won't let me get my own service. I'm moving at the end of the month, though, and I want to make sure I don't have problems once I get my own account with UBC.

Thanks.