Rf Wireless Headphones For Tv

[murraymints]

does anyone know of any head phones where the wearer can adjust volume but others in the room can still hear telly too ??

[murraymints]

anyone ?

[hc4361]

I know the answer to this. It's not the headphones, it's the tv.
As far as I know only Panasonic televisions allow you plug either the headphones or the headphone base in to the headphone jack and not mute the tv speakers.

[Fitzer]

That would be a function of the TV not the headphones, your TV would need two separate sound outputs, with only one the sound from the TV itself gets muted when you plug in the headphones.

[hc4361]

I only buy Panasonic for that reason. I have contacted every major tv manufacturer - Sony, Samsung, LG, Logic, Philips, etc - and only Panasonic provide this function.

[Old_Geezer]

Perhaps the others think it's not needed as in that situation the person having issues would sort out a hearing aid. Headphones being specifically for when only one (or a few) want to hear.

[murraymints]

thanks all..mum refuses to wear hearing aids and the volume last night was up to87/100..unbearable ...she will simply have to wear them as the minute anyone steps into the house they have to leave because of the noise...

[SlackAlice]

I've got a pair of Panasonic RF wireless headphones (RP-WF950H) linked up with a Toshiba TV. Allows ordinary users to use the tv as normal but headphone users have a separate volume control on the headset.

Works fine for us.

[murraymints]

alice..where can I get these ?

[hc4361]

Slackalice, if you plug any other set of headphones in to the tv, are the speakers muted? I suspect your tv has twin audio outputs like my Panasonic and it is not the headphones.

[SlackAlice]

hc361
I have an option in the TV settings to enable headphone and TV speakers 'on' simultaneously. The headset also has its own volume control as well as a 'slider' on one of the cans. Does take a small amount of time to set up at first, but works well.

murraymints

My sets now obsolete!!! Closest match are these at Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003X5TZPA?keywords=Panasonic%20RF%20wireless%20headphones%20%28RP-WF950H%29&qid=1456071456&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

I'm not saying buy them at Amazon, because I bought mine elsewhere.

Suggest you check the TV first to find out if there is a setting to output sound both to headphones and speakers.

Another option was to get a headphone that can connect to the audio out sockets on the TV. I believe that Sony had some that could connect in this way.

[hc4361]

SlackAlice, my Panasonic has very similar settings and will work with any headphones. I too use wireless RF headphones with their own volume controls.

Most televisions don't have that capacity. If plugging anything in to the headphone jack mutes the tv speakers there are no headphones on the market that won't.

There are specialist products like this:
http://www.hearingdirect.com/products/Amplicom-TV-2500-Wireless-TV-Listener.html

I have no idea why they are so expensive but may be worth considering.

[hc4361]

There is also this headphone amp that you connect to the back of your tv and then plug the headphone jack in to that. Should work

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[SlackAlice]

if the TV has audio output sockets at the back (most do) you only need one of these connectors and then plug the headset into that.

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

That's what I used to do with a previous Sony headset (bought in France) and didn't use the built in headphone socket at all. I only changed the Sony because the power supply failed and it only worked on 'line of sight'. it did have a separate volume control though.