Choosing Your Wireless TV Headphones
September 11, 2009 by Willy Head
Filed under News & Reviews
I think most people would probably choose wireless TV headphones over their wired counterparts. No one wants to be attached to their TV with wires, though choosing wireless over wired will always involve a bit of sacrifice in quality. All things considered, though, most people probably wouldn’t even notice a sound quality difference.
The Convenience Of Wireless Headphones For TV
If you’re of the normal type who doesn’t really discern between, say, stock speakers on a car and aftermarket in sound quality alone, then wireless TV headphones are a good choice. There may be times when, although they’re sharing a room with the television, someone in the home doesn’t want to hear the TV. This is when a good wireless TV headphone set comes in really handy since the only one who will be able to hear the TV is the one watching it. I know that I enjoy having my wife in the same room as me, but sometimes I need to concentrate on working and find that the television is distracting. Since it’s behind me, I don’t really see it, but I can hear it. A set of wireless headphones for TV would be ideal in this situation.
To Some, A Wireless TV Headphone Set May Increase Audio Quality
Sound optimization is another important consideration. Although you may lose some sound quality, the sound coming from wireless TV headphones will be optimized for one person’s ears. Keep in mind, when your TV was created, it was not with one person in mind, but rather an entire room full of people. Wireless headphones for TV will change that, optimizing the sound for one person’s ears only.
Different Types Of Wireless TV Headphones
Wireless TV headphones come in three different flavors, though two of them are very similar. There is RF (radio frequency) and Bluetooth, which work off the same principals but in slightly different ways, and infrared which works off of light pulses instead of sound waves. The main difference between RF and Bluetooth is range. RF has a range of sometimes over 300 feet, while Bluetooth has a range of about 30 feet. Although the shorter range may seem like a disadvantage, this also means that Bluetooth will be picking up far less interference than regular RF, which may increase audio quality, but only as long as you never plan to use your wireless TV headphones from more than 30 feet away.
Comparing The Three Types Of Wireless Headphones For TV
With today’s saturated air waves, anything radio is almost certain to pick up some sort of interference. Whether your human ears are able to detect it, or whether it even bothers you is high individualized. Because of interference, infrared will likely give you superior sound quality, but you will sacrifice a lot in the way utility as infrared requires that the receiver remain in line of sight of the transmitter.
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