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Default BBC live delay ?

In article ,
ss wrote:
We were both watching PM question time tonight (wed)
Me on my desktop and she on laptop.
Desktop has cable connection, laptop wifi.
The desktop was running about half minute behind the laptop.


How come, I would have thought both would be running at the same time.


Is this normal?


Nothing digital is ever 'live'. You could argue that analogue ain't either
since the best it can manage is approaching the speed of light.

And your own computer will introduce even more delay in the chain.

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