TV Speed

Description of TV Speed

UPDATE: the backend for this app is no longer running, measurements can no longer be performed
Use this App to measure how fast you obtain your TV signal. Provide information regarding your TV setup, fingerprint the audio of your TV and calculate your playout delay compared with a reference server.
A simple manual for using the app can be found at
http://tnomedialab.nl/playoutdiff/flyer.pdf
Recommendation: Fingerprinting TV programs such as BBC news and some actuality programs cannot be done unambiguously by the fingerprinting engine. This is because these programs have regional variations or re-runs from which the fingerprint engine cannot correctly distinguish between and correlate the correct EPG data. Please avoid fingerprinting news and actuality programs, as this is not likely to obtain a playout difference measurement. Instead, try BBC Two at these moments.
Furthermore prevent fingerprinting commercials or moments that include a transition between two TV programs. Also, fingerprinting TV programs with much silence and little sound (such as some sports events like tennis, snooker, etc.) cannot be audio fingerprinted very well, logically.