Is Bluetooth (headphones) efficient for gaming?
I read that Bluetooth on several headphones send the sound with a small delay. This is not a problem when you listen to music or talking with a friend but it is a problem when watching a movie or playing a game.
Could you confirm this delay? Is this delay a problem of Bluetooth in general or only old version of Bluetooth and has been fixed with 3.0 or 4.0 version or is only related to specific brand or i don't know?
(This questions stand in the Game-specific hardware and utilities category)
Best Answer
Searching around, they should be fine if you get some specific things. Mainly, it means getting aptx codec, preferably a headset with the latest bluetooth version (4.2 right now if I'm not mistaken) or that provide low latency and a adapter/dongle that has low latency (< 32 ms).
From to this reddit thread:
you need APT-X to get rid of latency over bluetooth, otherwise it's completely unacceptable for absolutely everything imaginable
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What you need is a BT 4.0 with low latency headset and a matching transmitter with also low latency feature. BT chip behave this way for the extra feature(APTX and Latency) to work both the receiver and transmitter must have the feature.
Here's a good article on bluetooth headset
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