My dad is losing some hearing and driving my mom crazy with the TV volume. How easy are these to use to use on a daily basis?
1266690
they r wonderful i bought two sets one for livingroom and bedroom its the best
636444
Yes, I haven't had them on because they are too small for adults but when my son uses them in the same room with me he has no issues with me watching TV while he plays with his devices, he can hear just fine.
1634747
I bought them for my father, but he only used them for less than 2 hours because he had a hard time with the volume, it's so small and hard. So We gave up!
1820232
If you have an audio out jack usually on the rear of any newer tv's the sound on the headphones and on the tv are independent. That means you can separately control the tv volume and the headphone volume so you can sit and listen to the tv at normal levels while the headphones can be cranked up as needed.If you use the tv's regular headphone jack you cannot independently control the volume. I have these hooked up as stated above for my 92 yr old mom and they work fine even if you mute the tv.
721388
The volume control is on one of the speaker units, the things that look like headphones. you just rotate the dial to turn it up. The small box unit hooks to the back of your TV and transmits the sound wirelessly to the speaker units. I got it for my mom because she is hard of hearing and has trouble sleeping at night and when she wakes up she watches TV in bed to get back to sleep. These units slip of the edge of her mattress right on either side of her pillow and she can hear perfectly the TV through them.
241682
Yes. I purchased the headphones for my father's Christmas gift. My mother is now able to listen at "normal" volume.
181455
I don't have this particular model, but one that is very similiar to it from Sony. They are very easy to use by anyone. Even for people who are electronically challenged as you describe, it should be no problem for your parent to use on their own once they allow themselves to get used to it. If the player itself needs certain setup adjustments, you may have to do that if they can't, but once they're made, the player should be no problem for them to use after that.
2165664
I don't know. I live alone, set the TV volume to about midway, and the volume control on the 'phones about 1/4 up. Plenty loud. but these won't be able to shatter your ear drums. The curious thing is: at modest volume the Bass is just absolutely excellent! Not overwhelming but no peaks of low frequency resonance. I don't know how they do it. (Been a ham radio operator for 60 years.) (Audio enthusiast forever.) Floyd.
1619524
I use them with my laptop daily. Works well on minimizing outside noise also, so you can concentrate on what you are doing.
2283112
The only way I can answer is to say that I mute the tv often and just listen to the tv ears. both with an earphone and without.
2256275
Guess I'm wondering just what you mean by 'hearing impaired'.......I have congenital hearing loss and wear hearing aids, but yes, I use them and hear TV very well without hearing aids, and they do have excellent volume control. Drawback is that you have to face TV and not move your head or otherwise they 'cut out' and you CANNOT move about or leave room.....Semi-comfortable to use......
92929
Not bad for the price, but there are much better options available. These will most likely be comparable to the current sound output. I would strongly recommend something with larger speakers and more power as well. A subwoofer is also nice to have. I would highly recommend an inexpensive or used hi-fi system over computer speakers for a TV. Even something like this would be better: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002HWRZ2K
760518
Hi, only have to use wd40 on hand handles from time to time, but can easily hear tv without increasing volume .
2219216
In a very quiet setting, maybe. But not loud enough to elicit complaints, I don't think. I routinely listen on them while my wife watches TV, and she's never mentioned it. And she's the type that surely would, if it interfered with her shows!
1136410
Yes, everyone else can still hear the TV at their level of volume, while a person hard of hearing uses the headphones. When my dad, who is completely deaf in one ear and going deaf in the other, wheres these headphones, we're able to have the volume to half the level my dad would need it to hear. There is a separate volume control on the headphones themselves, that the wearer can use to adjust the volume. Also, my dad has the transmitter behind the TV, and still works great.
1403275
My mother came to live with me and she couldn't hear the tv without it being so loud it would run me out of the room. I bought her sennheiser wireless headphones that hook up to the tv and has a recharging cradle for the headphones. She loves them so much and can hear every detail as loud as she likes, while I watch the same program at a tv volume I enjoy! Check them out! Cost me about a hundred bucks!
1973135
They are straightforward. My kids (8 year) need help if they accudentally change the channel. I always keep the manual since I don't have to adjust often