Video / audio go out of sync when using AirPort Express for Apple TV audio

Originator:jpokotilow
Number:rdar://46982719 Date Originated:December 30, 2018
Status: Resolved:
Product:Apple TV Product Version:
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:
 
Summary: I connect an old AirPort Express I have to my electric piano via audio out. The piano is perfectly positioned to be an audio source for my Apple TV.

Often enough — usually at least once or twice per viewing as I watch a TV show — while using the AE as an audio source, the audio goes out of sync with the video. I believe the audio usually lags behind, but I'm not certain.

The AE is bridged to an AirPort Time Capsule.


Steps to Reproduce: Watch something on an Apple TV w/ a bridged AirPort Express as the audio source.


Expected Results: The audio and video should play back in sync.


Actual Results: The audio and video sometimes go out of sync.


Version/Build:

A gen 4 Apple TV w/ tvOS 12.1.1
AirPort Express w/ AE Firmware 7.8


Configuration: N/A

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