[Q] OUYA Dealbreaker - Input Lag

[ph1nn]

Anyone experience noticeable input lag on both the stock controller and Dualshock 3? Is there any fix for this? Or it is simply bad design on OUYA's part rendering it useless for gaming (it's intended use).

It is definitely not my setup. On my HDTV I have 120Hz off, it set to Game Mode, and all the other recommended tweaks. Also PS3 plays on it wonderfully with no noticeable input lag whatsoever.

While the OUYA is a mediocre device in a lot of ways, it seemed worth it for $100, but input latency is the most basic of functionality, especially in gaming where extremely responsive controls are absolutely required.

 

[ajerkdude]

Turn OUYA on its side. I have not had lag since I did this. Cools better too.

 

[refusedchaos]

Turn OUYA on its side. I have not had lag since I did this. Cools better too.

Interesting, I never thought of that

 

[ph1nn]

Turn OUYA on its side. I have not had lag since I did this. Cools better too.

Lol

My lag has improved though, I went back through all the recommended tweaks from various sites, and am now using the Dualshock 3 on bluetooth, overall a much better experience now.

 

[brandogg]

Never noticed any lag, but if your TV even has a "game mode" then it's probably your TV.

 

[pickup9785]

I have found that I had controller issues in some rooms but not others, I had a wireless mouse in the same room where I suffered problems, so I pulled the batteries out and made sure all other electrical equipment was turned off and it all worked fine, clearly other equipment was interfering with the signal.

When running correctly I don't experience any lag as such from the console, or it is so low that it doesn't have any affect on my gaming.

Some gamers mistake the existence of dead zones on the controllers as lag, the sticks don't register a movement until you push them so far. Also some games have lag because of bad programming or using old/incorrect controller plugins, most are fixed now though.

Hope that helps...