Will this work if I run from optical out on my tv to a pair of headphones?
640634
Will this work on early 2008 Macbook? Since I want it to connect to my HDTV which has a digital optical audio out.
640635
This is only a cable. You would need something to convert Toslink optical to something that could drive your headphones. This would involve a D to A converter and a small amplifier. This cable is designed to take the special Toslink output from a Macintosh computer and make it into a regular Toslink cable. Sorry this won't work for your application.
640636
Nope. Same mistake I made, these are not headphone/standard audio headphones, they are optical meaning they use light to convey information. So your headphones wouldn't know what to do with the signal
640637
No, you need to connect the cable to a DAC (digital-analogic converter) to convert the light signal in an analogical signal, them connect the DAC to the headphone.
949819
Yes. It worked for me. But the TV must output PCM (not Dolby Digital.) My TV's TOSLINK output is going thru a 2-way splitter. One to Soundbar and one to Sennheiser headset via Sanoxy converter.
959335
Without knowing more about you setup (type of TV, etc.) I cannot answer with certainty. If you have the receiver and the TV connection via HDMI from the receivers HDMI out you might be able to use TV audio return channel. Otherwise connecting the optical cable should work, just make sure you have the correct mode selected on the receiver. I believe it is TV but it could be different. Check the manual.
2187612
I haven't tried. If your TV has a place to plug in headphones it would probably work but the cord isn't really long
111291
I use it with my headphone jack on my computer and it works great so I would think it would work fine with the headphone output on a tv as well. You also need to purchase a RCA to 3.5mm adapter like the one below.RiteAV - 3.5mm Male to RCA Stereo Female Adapter Cable (Y-Cable) - 6 inch
2236524
This didn't work for me. I have a TV with a digital output and a sound bar with rca inputs and optical inputs. I ended up buying a digital to optical converter for twenty five bucks. It works good.
1385563
It depends on your TV. Best way to tell is to plug in a regular wired headphones, if this muted your TV speakers then so will this BT transmitter.
348753
It will help because it separates the digital audio signal from the HDMI cable and lets you send it to your stereo via optical cable. So if you are asking if this will help you get optical audio to your stereo because your TV can't send it directly then yes it will.
2283109
I ran an optical cable out of my TV to an SPDIF Toslink splitter(HD optical splitter) then ran one cable to my surround sound and one to the TV ears. Whatever is being watched us transmitted to the radio. I put the radio next to my seat and it works as advertised.
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That looks like what I have. I plug an optical plug from my Apple TV to that device but, in my case, then run analog from that to an Smart Board. I would assume, with the right cable connection, you could make it work with headphones. I will tell you that sometimes I've failed to get sound. As I recall, it has always been when reconnecting. Each time I unplugged and replugged in each connecting element and it would work.
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That would work for sure. If you can use a Toslink cable that would be better (AmazonBasics Digital Optical Audio Toslink Cable). Look on your receiver/tv for a square connection, it usually has a blank piece of plastic in it to keep it clean. This would provide and optical audio connection.
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Sure, as long as your TV has the output for Toslink or Coaxial and your headphones use the 3.5mm audio jack or RCA. The only problem I can see you having is that on my TV you cannot control the volume via the TV so your headphone should have some sort of volume control.
1094829
You can route the audio through your TV "if" your TV has an optical output. You would want to check and make sure.
1844514
This cable is actually an extension cable for your headphones to things like Ipod or your cellphone. If your TV has the same hole like your Ipod or cellphone, then yes. If not, no.
596169
There are basically two inputs on this. One is an optical and the other is rca. My tv has an optical out, so everything runs through my television then out to my sound bar. That way if you just want to use the sound from the tv you can.
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Hi Margie, On my TV, Model VO320E, there is no provision for headphones. There are two RCA jacks for audio out that can be used with a converter cable, but sound to the TV speakers is not muted unless you go into audio setup with the remote to turn off the speakers. This will work with a headset, I've done it. The level of sound coming out is still adjusted with the volume control on the remote. An Amplified headset would work best in this situation.
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I don't think so - it is intended to allow switching the output of various devices to a device input. If by receiver you mean cable or sat, you may not need this device. If you receiver has an HDMI out port - connect that to the HDMI on the TV and run the optical out from the TV to the sound-bar. The HDMI provides a better quality sound connection than optical anyway.