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Evil Ninetales Dec 25, 2019 @ 5:02am
Tv sound bar with game mode
So ive done some digging and found out that my sound bar ( LG SJ3 ) Supports both bluetooth connectivity and also optical.

'Game mode' is greyed out when connected with bluetooth due to the lag generated by bluetooth.

If I buy an optical cable and connect it that way will I be able to use game mode.
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[☥] - CJ - Dec 25, 2019 @ 6:51am 
Theres Cinema sound, i'm not seeing anything about a game mode.
Even if a speaker did have a game mode it would be irrelevant
Are you sure the game mode isnt for your TV/Monitor?
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Evil Ninetales Dec 25, 2019 @ 1:40pm 
Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:
Theres Cinema sound, i'm not seeing anything about a game mode.
Even if a speaker did have a game mode it would be irrelevant
Are you sure the game mode isnt for your TV/Monitor?

No. The TV has the Game mode. But it's disabled due to the speaker connecting via bluetooth.

https://www.reddit.com/r/OLED/comments/ajzh6e/lg_c8_cant_use_bluetooth_headphones_and_game_mode/

I know the reason. Bluetooth isn't fast enough to sync up the audio with the low lag game mode, so they rather disable it than give you a bad experience.

Now you're wondering "why does it sync with movies and TV then?" - it really doesn't but non-game mode is laggy anyway so the effect is not noticeable, and also they can delay the picture to the audio because you're just watching, not interacting with the screen content.
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[☥] - CJ - Dec 25, 2019 @ 4:55pm 
They are talking about a C8 though which is a TV not an SJ3

OLED is a TV/Monitor technology not sound/speakers.

Game mode is a Low Latency/Input Lag setting for TVs/Monitors for gaming that has nothing to do wih speakers.

You should do more research on this subject
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Evil Ninetales Dec 25, 2019 @ 7:44pm 
Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:
Game mode is a Low Latency/Input Lag setting for TVs/Monitors for gaming that has nothing to do wih speakers.

You should do more research on this subject

I know what game mode is.

I also know while the tv is using bluetooth to my sound bar the game mode is disabled and cannot be selected.
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[☥] - CJ - Dec 25, 2019 @ 7:54pm 
Its probably for a reason
you can try an optical cable but theres no guarantee it'll allow game mode.
Either read the manual or contact LG
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