Swerve on the OP...
As far as streaming goes (as far as my system goes), I believe if you stream the game on your TV AND are also monitoring the BY Chatroom on another device, you will see posts that can be a few minutes ahead of the action on the TV. I noticed the phenomenon last season when I was using DirecTV but now I am streaming 100% on my TV. Yesterday I was streaming with YouTube TV to watch the Pats game. I also was receiving Pats scoring alerts on my phone. I would get the phone alert at least 1 to 2 minutes before the score was made on the TV. And for one score on the first play after a TV timeout, the alert came while the commercial was finishing up. I found this lag kinda weird.
If I'm streaming I don't participate in the BY chatroom. Spoils the watching of the game.Swerve on the OP...
As far as streaming goes (as far as my system goes), I believe if you stream the game on your TV AND are also monitoring the BY Chatroom on another device, you will see posts that can be a few minutes ahead of the action on the TV. I noticed the phenomenon last season when I was using DirecTV but now I am streaming 100% on my TV. Yesterday I was streaming with YouTube TV to watch the Pats game. I also was receiving Pats scoring alerts on my phone. I would get the phone alert at least 1 to 2 minutes before the score was made on the TV. And for one score on the first play after a TV timeout, the alert came while the commercial was finishing up. I found this lag kinda weird.
Most of the delay is in cacheing the data at different points along the route to make sure you get a smooth viewing experience. In addition, the higher the quality of the stream, the more data needs to be cached and the longer the delay. For example the HD presentation of a live event can run 5-10 seconds behind a non-HD one.Yes streaming will be behind. It takes longer for the data to travel via streaming.
It can happen to a smaller extent in non-streaming. I remember watching FB games in my old apartment and hearing my neighbors cheer a second before I saw a score -- they must've had a different cable provider.
Also, watch an event that many networks televise -- like a presidential speech or debate. They won't be synchronized.