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I work all the time. My wife has the tv on all the time as background noise. I bought her a set of tv headphones and now we’re both happy. The ones I bought were wireless. Usually, your television is located across the room from your bed or couch. This necessitates some kind of wireless device or a really long cord. I chose the wireless option because it is more convenient for me. If you go wireless, you’ll need some rechargeable batteries as they get used up pretty fast. The benefits are the almost nonexistent weight and the lack of a cord for me to trip over in the middle of the night.

OK, so if you break it down, there are two basic types of tv headphones, wireless and wired with a long cord. So what other features do they have that normal headphones don’t have? One feature they have is independent volume and balance controls. This enables you to adjust the volume right on the headset and you can make one side louder than the other. If you have a problem in one ear, using the balance control can allow you to listen to the television normally. Some headphones also allow you to switch to monophonic playback. When you have a television with one audio output, you may need this feature. Virtually all new televisions made today have stereo outputs so expect this feature to disappear eventually.

Wireless tv headphones come in IR versions and RF versions. What do these terms stand for? IR is short for infrared, the same technology that is used in your remote control. The benefit here is no radio waves are emitted, just infrared light. The downside to using this technology is you need a line of sight between the transmitter and receiver. If your headphones are under your pillow, you won’t hear the television. Also, if you walk to another room, to the bathroom, etc., the sound will disappear. RF stands for radio frequency and this type of transmitter works through walls and you should be able to hear your television anywhere in the house.

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