Headphone socket jack (or lack of)

[Lamboluke]

Hello. I bought a new tv for christmas, and i didnt know it didnt have an audio jack, i just presumed it would. And i bought some wireless phillips headphones which plug directly into an audio jack socket like on a tv and pc tower. They work fine on the computer, but because the tv doesnt have an audio jack, i tried the attachment that came with them. It is a wire with a red and white attachment at one end, and an audio jack at the other, and the red/white wires are supposed to plug into the red/white/yellow on the side of the tv. I tried it and the tv still plays the audio through the tv speakers, now i'm thinking it could be because i have freeview tv which is scarted into the back of the tv, could this be something to do with it? If so (or even if not), any ideas on how i can sort this out?
Thanks. Btw this is my tv if its any help to you:
http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/453_268046.html

[jharriso]

That's pretty weird, I would think the RCA connection would solve that problem. Look around in the manual and the in-TV menu, see if there's a way to get it to output only to RCA.
If that doesn't work, are there any other ports?

[lnp]

Yeah, I would suggest using the remote to control the audio output, directing it to the RCA outs.

[trees]

Question: do the headphones work when you plug them in to the RCA audio jack using the adaptor? If so, then everything is as it should be. It is very rare to find an RCA auido jack(or an RCA jack of any variety) that is capable of disconnecting the internal circuit (in this case, the TV speakers) when it is used for an external device (your headphones). Mini-jacks, 1/4 inch phono jacks, and others, usually have a mechanical switch built in to them capable of doing the disconnect. RCAs simply aren't made that way, so it would require some kind of 'sense' circuit to detect the plug insertion and do the disconnect. It's certainly doable, but would it be pricey.

[dparm]

Having worked at Sears in the electronics department, I can tell you that pretty much any TV with an "audio output" on the back (which will be the typical red/white RCA jacks) will have an option in the menu to disable the internal speaker and use only the audio output jack. This may be labeled as "INTERNAL SPEAKER: ON/OFF" or "AUDIO OUT: ON".

These outputs are often what we call "variable", meaning that if you use the volume controls on the TV, your headphones will get louder or softer.

My parents have a rear-projection HDTV at their house, and that has the smart circuitry to automatically disable the internal speakers when there's something in the audio output jack. But this feature is usually reserved for high-end TVs, meaning you won't see it on many models.

Feel free to post again if you have any other issues.

[Unregistered]

Hello there, I am having the same problem.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0009XDEJC/ref=olp_product_details/203-4158188-4180715?ie=UTF8&seller=


Here is the TV I have. Basically I have tried to look at the menu and see if there is any way to change the audio output and it seems that there is not.

Any Ideas?

Many Many Thanks

Pink_mini@msn.com

[Keith]

I am having the same probs as you guys. Have an RCA adapter but this doesn't work either.
I am wanting to keep the main audio on whilst using sony wireless headphones as my hearing is on it's way out. The TV is an LG 50" Plasma (My eyesite is ok...just like large picture :-)) purchased last month but not aware of missing audio out sockets...Every other type of connector though. Any help appreciated