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Thread ID: 108904 2010-04-16 04:43:00 Wireless headphones for plugging into a TV nofam (9009) PC World Chat
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877114 2010-04-16 04:43:00 A friend has asked me about getting some wireless headphones for her husband to use when watching TV - he's hard of hearing and tends to crank the sound so much it drives everyone else out of the room.

Her TV is a new (few months old) plasma with a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Can anyone recommend some good, reasonably-priced wireless phones? Circum-aural would probably be best, to help seal out exterior noise.

TIA

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nofam (9009)
877115 2010-04-16 04:53:00 HN and/or that other Company with a similar name sells some for about $60 :)

They are very good.
Zippity (58)
877116 2010-04-16 05:42:00 www.noelleeming.co.nz

www.harveynorman.co.nz

www.computerlounge.co.nz

The Sennheisers a very nice but not all that cheap.
wratterus (105)
877117 2010-04-16 05:44:00 Bluetooth are a nono because of the time lag.... as I found out to my expense!

Ken
kenj (9738)
877118 2010-04-16 06:06:00 You'll need TV headphones; wireless ones are obviously only intended for radios. R2x1 (4628)
877119 2010-04-16 20:43:00 I bought a set of new Sennheiser (sp?) wireless headphones on TradeMe. They are brilliant. John H (8)
877120 2010-04-16 21:27:00 Q. will the headphones kill the sound on the tv when plugged in? plod (107)
877121 2010-04-16 21:30:00 Yes... that is why it it best to get a set of IR headphones which can work from the audio out RCA plugs.

HN had some cheap Philips ones last week for around $60

Ken
kenj (9738)
877122 2010-04-16 23:09:00 Q. will the headphones kill the sound on the tv when plugged in?

No, not with my Sennheiser's, but they are connected through the amplifier.

SWMBO can listen to the TV speakers or mute them as she requires, but whatever she does, I can listen on my own, or crank up the volume in my own little world. My ears are a bit stuffed from years of snorkel and scuba diving, so sometimes I need the volume up a bit more than she does, and this way we have the best of both worlds. The older I get, the more difficulty I have in "hearing" what Americans are saying when they pretend to speak English. I find a bit more volume helps then too.
John H (8)
877123 2010-04-16 23:22:00 just thought to throw this in, tvs also have two rca plugs on them for sound out. nedkelly (9059)
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