How to Use Your Wireless Headphones with your TV


Hi, everyone!  This is Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar channel and in today's video, I'll show you how I use my wireless headphones with my TV with just a $20 online purchase.

There are many reasons why you may want to send the sound from your TV to wireless headphones.  Maybe you have a spouse or baby who is easily awakened and you want to watch TV in the room where they are sleeping.  Maybe you have noise-sensitive roommates.   Maybe you watch TV a little louder than is comfortable for the people you live with.  My main reason is my daughter likes to do her homework in the same room where I am working, but she can't concentrate with my mindless murder mysteries or reality shows that I like to have on as background.  So rather than have absolute silence, I use this method to have the TV on, but have the sound sent to my wireless headphones.

If you are someone who watches TV this way frequently, you may want to consider dedicated headphones, which start around $60.  This is something that I do at most once a week, so I went with this cheaper option.  I bought this wireless transmitter from Amazon for $20.  Just a note -- I don't have a relationship with this company, but I'm happy to provide the link in description section below ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W5S2WVN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1).

If your TV has an audio jack, you can plug it directly in.  I needed to use this converter, which was also included, to plug into the left and right audio connectors.  You need to have charged the unit using an Android charger or you can plug it directly into the USB slot for power, if your TV has one.  

Now, you'll need to pair this device with your wireless headphones.  To put this device in pairing mode, press and hold the power button until it flashes red and blue alternatively.  Then make sure your headphones are in pairing mode and hold them close together -- like within 3 feet from each other.  When your headphones say they are connected to TT-BA01, you have paired them.  Turn on your TV and you'll see that sound plays both from the TV and from your headphones (at least, that's what my TV does).  Mute your TV's sound and you'll just have it in your ears.

The one real drawback is that the sound is slightly delayed.  So, it's perfectly fine for me since I'm using it as background and just looking up occasionally, but if you are watching something intently, the delay might be kind of irritating or even a deal breaker.  Perhaps the more expensive options that use RF to transmit the sound don't have a delay, but for my purposes, this solution works great.  

Let me know what you think.  Comments are always appreciated and thanks for watching!

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