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pinnerite
2025-01-06 22:59:23 UTC
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Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
bluetooth but:

1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.

Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?


TIA
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John Rumm
2025-01-06 23:27:49 UTC
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Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
You can get adaptors that take analogue audio and rebroadcast it as
bluetooth. e.g.:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/OQIMAX-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Reduction-Headphones-Black/dp/B0CCDMJ84D/
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alan_m
2025-01-06 23:34:26 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
TIA
Does the soundbar have a bluetooth output capability?
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Fredxx
2025-01-07 00:19:09 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
Like one of these?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SDYGDB-Bluetooth-Wireless-Transmitter-Receiver/dp/B0BDRR9LR9
Jeff Gaines
2025-01-07 08:38:07 UTC
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Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
Be wary of Bluetooth for this, its latency may drive you mad.

I use a Jellycomb headset with uses a 2.4 GHz transmitter fed from my TV
that transmits direct. Like all good things it seems it's no longer
available but it would be worth trying to find something that works in the
same way.
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Spike
2025-01-07 09:20:01 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
TIA
I’m surprised there’s no headphone output on your TV, otherwise I would
have suggested a long extension lead from that to your headphones, which
will avoid a number of problems including supplying power to, and any
latency issues that might arise from the use of, Bluetooth-connected
devices.
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Woody
2025-01-07 10:47:14 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
TIA
I’m surprised there’s no headphone output on your TV, otherwise I would
have suggested a long extension lead from that to your headphones, which
will avoid a number of problems including supplying power to, and any
latency issues that might arise from the use of, Bluetooth-connected
devices.
Headphone sockets on TVs these days are an extreme rarity. You might
find them on sets up to about 27" but very little on larger units.
Spike
2025-01-07 11:41:01 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
TIA
I’m surprised there’s no headphone output on your TV, otherwise I would
have suggested a long extension lead from that to your headphones, which
will avoid a number of problems including supplying power to, and any
latency issues that might arise from the use of, Bluetooth-connected
devices.
Headphone sockets on TVs these days are an extreme rarity. You might
find them on sets up to about 27" but very little on larger units.
All four of my TVs have headphone sockets! But the newest is seven years
old.

OTOH I’m currently enjoying the BBC’s SAS Rough Heroes Season 2, via
Bluetoothed headphones due to the loud banging noises, and I can’t say I’ve
noticed any lack of sync.

The headphones are linked via the TV’s BT rather than via an external
dongle.
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The Natural Philosopher
2025-01-07 12:44:48 UTC
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OTOH I’m currently enjoying the BBC’s SAS Rough Heroes Season 2, via
Bluetoothed headphones due to the loud banging noises, and I can’t say I’ve
noticed any lack of sync.
Its not a question of the technology as such - its how its implemented.

Sound and video in a digital TB are buffered substantially and the
decode times are - on cheaper sets - significant.

If you tap the audio differently from the video you get out of sync.
There is no cure than trying a different method of extracting audio
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jon
2025-01-10 18:54:42 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket 6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit
to a pair of headphones?
TIA
I’m surprised there’s no headphone output on your TV, otherwise I
would have suggested a long extension lead from that to your
headphones, which will avoid a number of problems including supplying
power to, and any latency issues that might arise from the use of,
Bluetooth-connected devices.
Headphone sockets on TVs these days are an extreme rarity. You might
find them on sets up to about 27" but very little on larger units.
All four of my TVs have headphone sockets! But the newest is seven years
old.
OTOH I’m currently enjoying the BBC’s SAS Rough Heroes Season 2, via
Bluetoothed headphones due to the loud banging noises, and I can’t say
I’ve noticed any lack of sync.
The headphones are linked via the TV’s BT rather than via an external
dongle.
I use an optical connection from computer to Smart TV.
pinnerite
2025-01-11 20:17:43 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket 6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit
to a pair of headphones?
TIA
I’m surprised there’s no headphone output on your TV, otherwise I
would have suggested a long extension lead from that to your
headphones, which will avoid a number of problems including supplying
power to, and any latency issues that might arise from the use of,
Bluetooth-connected devices.
Headphone sockets on TVs these days are an extreme rarity. You might
find them on sets up to about 27" but very little on larger units.
All four of my TVs have headphone sockets! But the newest is seven years
old.
OTOH I’m currently enjoying the BBC’s SAS Rough Heroes Season 2, via
Bluetoothed headphones due to the loud banging noises, and I can’t say
I’ve noticed any lack of sync.
The headphones are linked via the TV’s BT rather than via an external
dongle.
I use an optical connection from computer to Smart TV.
The only optical socket on my TV goes to the sound bar.
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Paul
2025-01-11 21:27:53 UTC
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Post by Spike
Post by Woody
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket 6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit
to a pair of headphones?
TIA
I’m surprised there’s no headphone output on your TV, otherwise I
would have suggested a long extension lead from that to your
headphones, which will avoid a number of problems including supplying
power to, and any latency issues that might arise from the use of,
Bluetooth-connected devices.
Headphone sockets on TVs these days are an extreme rarity. You might
find them on sets up to about 27" but very little on larger units.
All four of my TVs have headphone sockets! But the newest is seven years
old.
OTOH I’m currently enjoying the BBC’s SAS Rough Heroes Season 2, via
Bluetoothed headphones due to the loud banging noises, and I can’t say
I’ve noticed any lack of sync.
The headphones are linked via the TV’s BT rather than via an external
dongle.
I use an optical connection from computer to Smart TV.
The only optical socket on my TV goes to the sound bar.
You can split TOSLink. Although I don't know how reliable
that is (signal level margin). If there is an SPDIF signal,
that can be converted to TOSLink with an active box of some sort.
The TOSLink transmitter is worth less than a pound, so as
electrooptical components go, it's pretty cheap.

https://www.findlight.net/fiber-optics/fiber-cables-bundles/multi-mode-cables/spdiftoslink-digital-optical-audio-toslink-splitter-cable-spdif-optical-splitter-adapter

Paul
charles
2025-01-11 23:30:02 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to
collect audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't
1. It has three USB sockets. 2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the
back (two for audio) 3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to
an HTPC. 4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound
bar. 5. It has a LAN socket 6. It has a Satellite antennae socket
(unused) 7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to
transmit to a pair of headphones?
TIA
I‘m surprised there‘s no headphone output on your TV, otherwise I
would have suggested a long extension lead from that to your
headphones, which will avoid a number of problems including
supplying power to, and any latency issues that might arise from
the use of, Bluetooth-connected devices.
Headphone sockets on TVs these days are an extreme rarity. You might
find them on sets up to about 27" but very little on larger units.
All four of my TVs have headphone sockets! But the newest is seven
years old.
OTOH I‘m currently enjoying the BBC‘s SAS Rough Heroes Season 2, via
Bluetoothed headphones due to the loud banging noises, and I can‘t
say I‘ve noticed any lack of sync.
The headphones are linked via the TV‘s BT rather than via an external
dongle.
I use an optical connection from computer to Smart TV.
The only optical socket on my TV goes to the sound bar.
I have an optical splitter. One output to HiFi the other to the hearing aid
sender.
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Tricky Dicky
2025-01-07 10:46:16 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
TIA
Have you looked in your sound settings, there may already be a setting
allowing you to pair Bluetooth devices. Both our LG TVs have that facility
and one is about the same age as your TV.

Richard
pinnerite
2025-01-07 22:23:34 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
TIA
Have you looked in your sound settings, there may already be a setting
allowing you to pair Bluetooth devices. Both our LG TVs have that facility
and one is about the same age as your TV.
Richard
I have been through the user manual. Nothing.

Alan
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Brian
2025-01-07 16:00:01 UTC
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Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
TIA
I use something like this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387702500047?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=y5a97psdra2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=EG0UYoDLRdG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Not the exact one but similar.

I plug it into one of the USB sockets for power and take the audio from the
3.5 mm jack my tv has. If you don’t have the latter, you could use a phono
to 3.5 to lead ( two phones to one stereo 3.5).

I use it was a pair of stereo headphones off Amazon.
pinnerite
2025-01-07 23:10:55 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
TIA
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387702500047?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=y5a97psdra2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=EG0UYoDLRdG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Not the exact one but similar.
I plug it into one of the USB sockets for power and take the audio from the
3.5 mm jack my tv has. If you don’t have the latter, you could use a phono
to 3.5 to lead ( two phones to one stereo 3.5).
I use it was a pair of stereo headphones off Amazon.
I am going to chance my arm on this one.

Thank you and everyone else who offered advice.

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Brian
2025-01-08 16:29:58 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
TIA
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387702500047?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=y5a97psdra2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=EG0UYoDLRdG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Not the exact one but similar.
I plug it into one of the USB sockets for power and take the audio from the
3.5 mm jack my tv has. If you don’t have the latter, you could use a phono
to 3.5 to lead ( two phones to one stereo 3.5).
I use it was a pair of stereo headphones off Amazon.
I am going to chance my arm on this one.
Thank you and everyone else who offered advice.
Alan
If you don’t have headphones, I was in Aldi today and noticed they have
Bauhn ones for just under £20.

While Bauhn is an own band, we have one their TVs in the Motorhome. I
bought it in about 2018 and it has been driven around the UK, France,
Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, …. and is still going strong.
Some roads in Belgium are even worse than ours was before it was made up.
😊
David
2025-01-07 17:17:16 UTC
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Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket 6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to a
pair of headphones?
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N9PI9T6/>

I bought these in 2017, to link the caravan TV to some decent quality
speakers.

This worked very well.

The TOSlink connection might be better than other methods; I think it may
remove latency problems.
Then again, it has been a while.

Cheers



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Brian
2025-01-07 22:36:37 UTC
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Post by pinnerite
Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket 6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to a
pair of headphones?
<https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N9PI9T6/>
I bought these in 2017, to link the caravan TV to some decent quality
speakers.
This worked very well.
The TOSlink connection might be better than other methods; I think it may
remove latency problems.
Then again, it has been a while.
The latency problem is puzzling, at least in my case.

I have three (admittedly) cheap Bluetooth transmitters. If I use them with
a TV and a pair of headphones ( not especially expensive ones), no
noticeable lag. Try with one of those small portable Bluetooth speakers
and the delay is very noticeable. I have a cheapish (‘Chinese copy’ ) one
and a good branded one. Both are the same.

I’ve also tried linking the TV to the audio system in our MH ( for use when
parked on site !) and the delay is present.

In terms of quality, I’d expect the headphones to be at the lower end -
certainly below the branded speaker and way below the MH stereo.
The Natural Philosopher
2025-01-08 13:15:24 UTC
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In terms of quality, I’d expect the headphones to be at the lower end -
certainly below the branded speaker and way below the MH stereo.
It seems odd. I cant see any reason to buffer Bluetooth

Headphones can be very high quality and the headphone output on the TV
should be pretty much as good ass it gets
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Paul
2025-01-11 16:07:24 UTC
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Post by Brian
In terms of quality, I’d expect the headphones to be at the lower end -
certainly below the branded speaker and way below the MH stereo.
It seems odd. I cant see any reason to buffer Bluetooth
Headphones can be very high quality and the headphone output on the TV should be pretty much as good ass it gets
https://www.soundguys.com/understanding-bluetooth-codecs-15352/

"SBC divides the signal into multiple frequency bands and encodes
each one independently. Think of SBC as the lowest common denominator
among Bluetooth codecs. It’s not the best. It is, however, mandatory
among all A2DP-enabled devices, making it virtually universal.
Manageable transfer rates (192-320kbps) are delivered at the
expense of significant data loss.
"

"Though only aptX LL supports a latency of fewer than 40 milliseconds"

There are a few compromises in Bluetooth.

Paul
Roger Mills
2025-01-07 20:02:52 UTC
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Having become a bit mut and Jeff (deaf), I would like try to collect
audio from my Smart (8 year old) TV. The manual doesn't mention
1. It has three USB sockets.
2. It has a set of RCA sockets on the back (two for audio)
3. It has four HDMI sockets, one connected to an HTPC.
4. It has an optical/audio socket connected to a sound bar.
5. It has a LAN socket
6. It has a Satellite antennae socket (unused)
7. It has a regular coax socket.
Are there any bluetooth adapters that could be deployed to transmit to
a pair of headphones?
TIA
As others have said, there are lots of audio to bluetooth adapters out
there. However, there are several things you need to check. Can you get
sound (and vision) OUT of the RCA sockets or are they just inputs which
would allow you to use the TV as a monitor for an external audiovideo
source?

Can the TV output sound from more than one output at the same time? Mine
can't - I have to choose between internal speakers, bluetooth or optical.

Do you want to use the headphones at the same time as the soundbar is
producing sound? If so, as someone else has suggested, you may have to
find a way to connect your headphones to the soundbar. Does that have
any audio outputs?
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