Is there some way to use a WIRED headphone on a TV that lacks a 3.5 mm audio jack, AND also use that TV's remote to control the sound volume, including muting?
When I bought a new LG 32LM577 TV, I knew it had no 3.5 mm audio jack. I strongly prefer wired headphones for TV (lightweight, no charging burden). I had hopes for a workaround.
I used the toslink jack on the TV plus a DAC converter to send all sound to the wired headphone, but then I found that there was for this arrangement no volume control at all using the TV remote. This makes some sense in hindsight because in theory the volume control needs to be on the external device, whether that is a headphone or some other speaker. I find that the volume controls on headphones just lack the ease of use of the TV remote, and I do not want to go there.
What I am not clear on still is whether my experience with this new LG would be repeated on most or all other TV brands. Or, perhaps the LG is set up in a certain way, whereas some other major brands are not. [I already returned the LG.]
I may have to cling to my aging TVs as long as possible, and hope against hope that the 3.5 mm jack returns to some high quality TVs, or that a solid workaround appears. Or maybe there is a good workaround already, and I just do not know about it?
When I bought a new LG 32LM577 TV, I knew it had no 3.5 mm audio jack. I strongly prefer wired headphones for TV (lightweight, no charging burden). I had hopes for a workaround.
I used the toslink jack on the TV plus a DAC converter to send all sound to the wired headphone, but then I found that there was for this arrangement no volume control at all using the TV remote. This makes some sense in hindsight because in theory the volume control needs to be on the external device, whether that is a headphone or some other speaker. I find that the volume controls on headphones just lack the ease of use of the TV remote, and I do not want to go there.
What I am not clear on still is whether my experience with this new LG would be repeated on most or all other TV brands. Or, perhaps the LG is set up in a certain way, whereas some other major brands are not. [I already returned the LG.]
I may have to cling to my aging TVs as long as possible, and hope against hope that the 3.5 mm jack returns to some high quality TVs, or that a solid workaround appears. Or maybe there is a good workaround already, and I just do not know about it?
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