How to Sync the Sonos Surround sound with tv display.

Hello, 

Sure it is possible, go to the Sonos Settings, PLAYBAR Room Settings > Select Advanced Audio -> TV Dialog Settings > Audio Delay (Lip Sync).

Drag your finger across the slider to increase or decrease the sound delay if the image and the sound are not in sync.

This setting seems to only allow you to delay the audio. I am having the opposite problem - the video is already ahead of the audio (I've used a test loop, and it appears to be about 3 frames slow). It's not enough to be a show-stopper, but it is one of those things you notice in the "corner" of your mind. The TV (a Vizio e701-A3) has settings for lip sync as well (although I'm not sure they're active on the optical output), but they would also perform the same function - delaying the audio even more. What I'm seeing makes sense, I suppose - the audio has an extra step to make (from the TV to the Playbar and then decoding in the Playbar), but is there a way to fix it?

I am thinking of adding the play bar to my Sonos system but I would like to see this question answered before I make that investment. (The answer given does not address the problem the original poster is having) I know this may sound like nitpicking but audio out of sync can be really distracting and I don't want to spend that much to create a distracting movie watching experience.

I ran into this recently....each device has a time delay setting, turn to zero, then turn off the smoothe motion setting, because it adds video processing timing issues. I was able to get it really close, except the food network.

I have an apple hi-fi speaker that is connected to my television via a speaker to stereo (red and white) cable that I got at radio shack. It works but I would like to upgrade to one of these products to use the blu-tooth capabilities. I went to the apple store and was going to get one but they told me that they "think when you use a Sonos speaker that has a direct connection to the television that you have to shut off the blue-tooth capabilities" but followed up that they "were't sure about this." Is that true? Just to recap - if I take a sonos speaker and connect it to my television will I also be able to connect to it via - blue tooth from my computer and or iPhone? If anyone would let me know that would be great. Thank you!!!

I ran into this recently....each device has a time delay setting, turn to zero, then turn off the smoothe motion setting, because it adds video processing timing issues. I was able to get it really close, except the food network.
I would expect that would fix the issue if the audio was *earlier* than the video.  I'm not sure exactly what problem the OP was having, but the situation I described is the opposite.  The video seems to be processing faster than the audio.

Hi. As a Playbar user I don't have sync issues even though I pass the audio through a digital optical switch on its way to the Playbar (TV is Panasonic plasma). As a Sonos reseller, I have not had any customers come back to me with this problem. This is clearly a genuine problem for the people on this thread, but it's not an inherent problem with the Playbar. I am not familiar with Vizio TVs (not sure the brand is even available in UK) but things I would be asking would be: 1. Does the audio lag occur when using the TV's own speakers? 2. Have you tried changing any other Audio Out settings on the TV and do they make any difference (e.g. do you have a choice to make the output Auto/PCM/Bitstream)? 3. Is there any setting you can tweak on the video that might add some video processing time, e.g. turning on the smooth processing option? This is all pretty speculative but just trying to help. And I'd urge other forum members not to be put off the Playbar by this issue - just make sure your retailer would accept a return if you had this problem. The Playbar is a great piece of kit. John, Canford Cliffs Audio.

Im having the same problem with my music. When I group my units the surround sound connected to my connect is out and its very noticeable. Is there anything can do about this?

I have a Vizio M651D TV with Playbar, SUB & two Play 1 for surround. I have a Tivo Romio Pro, Apple TV, and Sony Blue-Ray as sources. I have see the lip sync problem on the Tivo & a couple older DVDs but in all cases switching to the internal Vizio speakers did not eliminate the problem. Turner Classic Movie channel is the cable channel I have see the problem on the most and looking at the same show on other TVs (Panasonic, LG & 2nd Vizio) in my home the problem is the same. The problem is infrequent and IMHO it's the source and not Sonos

Im having the same problem with my music. When I group my units the surround sound connected to my connect is out and its very noticeable. Is there anything can do about this?
Hi MaxRobson.  Your issue is actually rather different.  The thread below may help.

https://ask.sonos.com/sonos/topics/audio_delay_between_connect_and_play_5

John