On 28/04/2020 12:26, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
writes
In article ,
Â* Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , John
Rumm writes
On 27/04/2020 22:14, alan_m wrote:
On 27/04/2020 16:00, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â*Â* alan_m wrote:
On 27/04/2020 13:52, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

But how many might be rather annoyed to buy a replacement TV
from a
supermarket etc, only to discover their aerial no longer plugs in?


Or the SCART socket is missing ?

Very true. More to the point why no phono sound outputs? Given most
have a
headphone socket which I've never used? ;-)

Â* You are out of touch - no headphone sockets now as you connect
headphones via bluetooth

And get to enjoy a visible delay between what you see and what you hear
as a side benefit!

Not noticed here. Gifted Bose headphones and linked to the LG TV. as
instructed he-) What does bother slightly is the stereo effects
appear badly balanced.

That's OK, then. You pay a premium for something that doesn't work as
well. ;-)

Umm. As said elsewhere, the basic need is for me to enjoy TV without
bothering the boss!

Yup, I have the same issue, the lounge is directly under our bedroom,
and if SWMBO has gone to bed, and I am watching a "loud" film, I can
normally expect to get interrupted by a phone call! So headphones help then!

TV stereo sound is new to me and with age related hearing
frequency/volume issues slightly disturbing. Are you saying that
earphones will never give a balanced reproduction or that I need better
equipment?

The stereo mix should be "ok" - it does not benefit from the dedicated
centre speaker you get on a surround sound system (which keeps the
dialogue separate from the other sound), but it should still be pretty
good (better than TV speakers anyway).

If you have poorer hearing in one ear than the other, then you might
need to alter the stereo balance to get things to sound "equal". All
amps/AV amps, and most TVs will let you tweak the balance.

To compensate for "notches" in your hearing is harder, but again you
should be able to do it playing with the equalisation controls when
available. (which is fine for personal headphone use - although might
end up being a bit odd in for others in a shared listening environment)

I suppose the old Westerns etc. that I watch would not have been
produced with stereo anyway. A bit disconcerting to have the left ear
full of some *stage left* police siren but nothing apparent to the right
ear.

Even mono stuff can benefit from the ability to adjust the left / right
balance on headphones. Otherwise if one ear hears better than the other
you can end up with the soundstage appearing to be somewhat off to the
side of your head!

--
Cheers,

John.

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