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Re:Ask HN: Why is Bluetooth so unreliable? by MBCook on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:03PM (#14758036)
I remember learning somewhere (perhaps a Podcasts discussion?) that Bluetooth headphones can tell the host device what their audio delay is. Given that information to host device can adjust video playback so that the sound syncs up perfectly. I know iOS is capable of this, I'd assume macOS is well.

So it depends on the headphones.

Of course that only helps with premade content. If you're playing a game the OS can't adjust the game for 200 ms of lag, everything is just going to be out of sync.

Re:Ask HN: Why is Bluetooth so unreliable? by ficklepickle on Thursday July 13, 2017 @02:45PM (#14763984)
I've always wondered how that worked! When watching a movie on my Linux laptop, it automagically syncs, even with a very poor quality promotional BT speaker that says "this bud's for you!" every time it pairs.