TV Headphones Sennheiser RS4200

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Hi all, hope someone can help.

My next door neighbour, who is 98 years old, is rather deaf, and we
would like to get her a pair of TV headphones to make everyone's life
a little easier - her's esspecially!

I am considering buying her the above headphones but I don't know
anything abou them; in particular, how they would connect to her tv/
video player.

She has a Panasonic NV SJ210B-K television that has two scart sockets,
but nothing else; and her video player is a Mitsubishi CT-21M3BM,
which also doesn't seem to have any audio output facilies; it too has
two scart sockets.

Does anyone know if the headphones would connect to either of these
pieces of equipment and if so, how?

TIA

Mustafa

 

[Adrian C]

Hi all, hope someone can help.

My next door neighbour, who is 98 years old, is rather deaf, and we
would like to get her a pair of TV headphones to make everyone's life
a little easier - her's esspecially!

Just wondering about this. If she has a hearing aid wouldn't it be a
better plan to use an inductive loop coupler? That hearing aid would
have been designed for her particular problem and linking the TV sound
directly to it would also benefit by the same sound tailoring.

 

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Just wondering about this. If she has a hearing aid wouldn't it be a
better plan to use an inductive loop coupler? That hearing aid would
have been designed for her particular problem and linking the TV sound
directly to it would also benefit by the same sound tailoring.

Yes, of course you're absolutely right. However, she won't wear her
hearing aids, she says thy're too uncomfortable, and in any case, she
only has one although her hearing is universally damaged. I've just
been talking to the headphone manufacturers and they were surprised
neither the tv or the video had jack or phone outlets, but if they
have, I can't see them.

Thanks for your response

Mustafa

 

[Sudy Nim]

Yes, of course you're absolutely right. However, she won't wear her
hearing aids, she says thy're too uncomfortable, and in any case, she
only has one although her hearing is universally damaged. I've just
been talking to the headphone manufacturers and they were surprised
neither the tv or the video had jack or phone outlets, but if they
have, I can't see them.

Thanks for your response

Mustafa

If he has hearing aids the (best) solution is a wireless communication system
(FM). I personally have this and would recommend it.

A wireless communication FM system consists of a transmitter, which picks up
voices near the transmitter or sounds from a TV speaker and sends it via radio
waves, wirelessly, directly to the tiny radio (FM) receiver, which is connected
onto the personal hearing instrument (hearing aids). No connections to the TV
are involved. Range is about 100 feet and being FM you can hear the TV or voices
through walls.

They are expensive but work, available through an audiologist and matched to the
specific hearing aids manufacturer.

Good also, are available from TV stores and uses an invisible light beam
transmission to a set of headphones. Works good but you need an audio output
jack on the TV. If anyone is "handy" a jack can be purchased at Radio Shack and
added to the TV. Requires some soldering.

Next would be a device like ListenUp, which is advertised on TV and ARP
magazine. No idea how good but I assume they would be OK. A device you wear
with ear buds cost $20 with shipping. Note: I have no relationship with this
company nor do I recommend them, as I don't know anything about the product.

www.buylistenup.com/arp

 

[Adrian C]

I've just
been talking to the headphone manufacturers and they were surprised
neither the tv or the video had jack or phone outlets, but if they
have, I can't see them.

There is audio out available at SCART sockets, probably the best one to
tap into is the one at the back of the TV.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scart>

It may be at a fixed level (i.e. too loud) so you may have to cut the
level with resistors or a use a trim potentiometer. You can get SCART
adaptors to Phono from places like Maplin or (preferable in my view) eBay.

The following place sells a suitable amplifier for £30.
<http://www.keene.co.uk/electronics/multi.php?mycode=BT928>

Looks like this inside.
<http://www.rock-grotto.co.uk/B-tech.htm>