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I have yet to find a pair of Bluetooth headphones that does not have any noticeable lag for video or games.
Sigh.

10 years using Bluetooth headphones, and not a single one had any lag.

And just FYI, sound does lag in real life.

I still love my Beats X for working out. I also own a pair of AirPods Pro, but the Beats X stay in my ears better during workouts.

That‘s a bummer. I’ve had my BeatsX for about 2 years without any issues. The battery life is diminished but fortunately they’re still going strong.

Same experience here. I’ve had my BeatsX for almost 3 years before I sold it because I get bored and want new features of H1 chip. Now I’m rocking the new corded Powerbeats for workouts.

Yep I sold it because it’s still work, in a proper condition and still hold 3-4hours of playback between charge after I use it almost daily, for 3 years!!

Can’t say the same for the wife’s original AirPods. Two years in and it’s practically useless. The case battery is still fine but the buds’ barely survive an hour before the low-battery note chiming in. Not to mention a few times that one bud is dead, won’t charge or connect for no reason.

I will keep buying corded wireless headphones until true wireless is more reliable and ready with proper battery life. Way too delicate and quirky as it is, especially for $200++

I have yet to find a pair of Bluetooth headphones that does not have any noticeable lag for video or games.
Sigh.

FYI BeatsX are wireless. True fact ;) their not the “true” wireless meaning no cable but you’re still using Bluetooth.

LOL okay mate.. like I said.. corded wireless or neckband style wireless, or wired-wireless headphones. Whatever you want to call it. But the point is, I love BeatsX (and now my new Powerbeats) being more reliable, simple and live longer. Single Bluetooth module, single battery status, single piece design that is harder to lose for workouts. And most importantly I can actually turn them off.

With AirPods, you can't really turn it off so it continuously cycle the battery (hence the terrible lifespan). Even when sit in the case doing nothing, the buds keep sipping into the case's battery for some reason. No volume rocker also turned out to be a PITA for our use. There's also three effin' batteries status to maintain, THREE!

Look mate, I'm not trying to argue anything. You love AirPods or true wireless for what it is? Great, but it's not for me, nor my wife. I just hope Apple keep making new corded wireless in the future, because I will keep buying it.

10 years using Bluetooth headphones, and not a single one had any lag.

And just FYI, sound does lag in real life.

You can compensate for that when the content does not need to be realtime e.g. Video Streaming

I haven‘t had a single lag issue with voice since Bluetooth 4. My AirPods Pro work flawlessly with my AppleTV. Same with my cheap $30 Skullcandy headphones. The $20 Redmi Airdots I purchased? Definite lag though. If it’s there it must be milliseconds and imperceptible to me because I look for it.

Bluetooth latency can be upward of 200ms which is unusable for something like a realtime multiplayer game e.g. COD or Audio (production) / DJ Applications where audio should respond instantly to your input.

Video Streaming like YouTube / Netflix delay the video to compensate for the latency but on games you just end up with horrible audio lag.

My guess is the lag is not as obvious when watching video vs gaming.
It gets very annoying when getting hit by the red shell about the same time I hear it coming. 😓

I feel ya bud ...wired is the best way for games (for now)