lg smart tv audio/hearing problem

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#281028 26-Jan-2021 10:08

Hi everyone, wer have a near new (come off years old) lg smart tv. Since purchasing my heating had deteriorated and I need tiki wear heading aids to participate in conversations. The tv is not fi bad to listen to but still not great. I have bluetooth headphones but if i connect them it cuts out sound for everyone else. Any solutions other than buying a new tv?. Attached is photo of Barack Purnell with modem details.

Thanks for sunny suggestions

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#2642195 26-Jan-2021 11:14

Perhaps read thru this thread?

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=73&topicid=262118

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#2642269 26-Jan-2021 12:02

With your TV, you can only use in-built speakers or audio out. Not both at the same time. So an audio 3.5" adapter will not work as that will cut out the in-built speakers.

Reading the specs of your TV, it does optical output.

So I suggest the following:

1. Use this Jaycar 3-Way Optical Toslink splitter

Which basically splits the optical digital audio out three ways so you could use up to 3 external audio devices.

2. For the rest of the family, you would need to use a sound bar. My Dad finds this very good for his bad hearing. And make sure it includes a sub woofer as this may help you hear better. Sound bars give way better sound than your TV in-built speakers.

3. For you, then connect another device i.e. a basic sound system that will pair to your hearing aid.

But since I typed this, I found a even better solution which will work great!

Use this product Jaycar Bluetooth 5.0 Audio Transmitter and Receiver with Optical

Manual.

Basically you connect the TV optical audio out to the input of the above device, and works like this:

1. Input from TV optical or analogue out audio sound source.

2. Transmits Bluetooth output. So you pair with your hearing aid.

3. For the family, you would still need to use an external sound bar.

4. It can also work in the other direction. Can can either transmit or receive. In this case, we are transmitting.

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#2642432 26-Jan-2021 16:23

ok, thanks for those links and comments. looks like either jaycar or alix might be the options, although alix might take a while to arrive with the current shipping/container issues. guess will have a look on trademe too. the tv does NOT have headphone jack but does have toslink and one of the sound options does include internal speaker + optical.

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#2642433 26-Jan-2021 16:26

😄 Just read my original post - i'm surprised that anyone actually understood what i was asking!!! damn autocorrect on phones !!!

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#2642441 26-Jan-2021 16:37

howiebinnz:

😄 Just read my original post - i'm surprised that anyone actually understood what i was asking!!! damn autocorrect on phones !!!

I think when you've used smart phones for years, your brain gets pretty good at auto correcting on the fly 🙂

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#2642443 26-Jan-2021 16:42

i'm not really an expert on the subject but there appear to be a few of the bluetooth transmitter/receivers with toslink on trademe...would be quicker than alix and cheaper than jaycar ??

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#2644261 29-Jan-2021 21:28

I ended up going to pbtech and purchased a dynamix bluetooth transmitter/receiver (with optical cable) and appears to be working fine :) cost was approx $55.