TV sound

[frostyspecs]

I am having difficulty in hearing or understanding certain spoken tv shows, particulary some American or British with strong accents.
Is there a gadget where I could increase the tenor sound as against bass coming from the tv. I know that age is against me but I am missing a lot of plays etc as I have to change channels after short time as I cannot hear the plot as often one person in three is blank to my ears. TIA

[ACtheTROLL]

CAN YOU HEAR ME????? ;-)
having said that I do know what you mean

what sort of telly?
I'll probably be proved wrong here ... but even my mum's kinema box has a treble and bass knob.

and if it's older than that .... I doubt that a home cinema setup will work.

If you have any sort of audio out socket ... you could possibly connect it to a hi-fi ... if you don't have one ... an old second hand job should do the trick

I seem to think ethel has some sassy equipment ... maybe she can advise

[frostyspecs]

Thanks AC, did you say something? The TV is a 32" HD LG, bought xmas 07 best set I have ever had picture truly great but sound !!! The news etc perfect so are most docs.

[rojash]

Most modern tellies have a tone setup somewhere in the menu system - check out the manual, or post the exact model number on here.
My cheapo 19" has a 5 band equaliser, so I boost the upper mid and the top frequencies to make speech more intelligible.
Having said that, there does seem to be a craze in film and TV at the moment for all people to mumble and/or speak with their mouths full of food - I think the directors are under the impression that it lends authenticity (or maybe all Americans really do only speak when their gobs are full?)

[Ethel]

Have you thought about listening to the tv through headphones?

I have very good quality wireless headphones but as I am very hard of hearing I use the subtitles too. The headphones make a huge difference though.

My tv doesn't cancel the sound through the speakers by plugging headphones in, so any companions can also watch with the volume set to their own liking, without affecting my headphone volume.

[carlton23]

Yes, I agree with Ethel (as usual) wireless headphones make a world of difference to us old`uns.

[sqad617]

Ethel.....quite interesting, but the headphone leads would br extremely long...............can you get wireless headphones?

[ACtheTROLL]

and there you have it

just had a play with mine (they can't touch you for it!)
I have a 32" Toshiba ... and same as rojash - all the bells and whistles can be adjusted.

(we have vol set to 1/3 to 1/2 depending on channel)
the book however says 10w speakers ... which are built in to the sides ... and actually point backwards (to maintain the sleek lines!!) and it does lack the oomph more wowerful speakers have even when turned down
so while next door gets the full benefit ... you could argue we don't.

trouble then is next door could (understandably) get a bit touchy if their nodding dog keeps vibrating off the mantle.

the earphone sounds good ... but what about everyone else? assume that the speakers cut out??

[sandmaster]

I have this problem and have been thinking of buying a hearing aid - but I am intrigued by Ethel's use of headphones. I would have thought that the volume through the speakers is linked to the volume through the headphone output socket. Or am I wrong? Are they independent?

[trish432]

sqad617 Yes you can get excellent wireless headphones. I got mine very cheaply on ebay, I can get up, make a cup of tea etc. without missing any of the dialogue. I think the range is100 metres. Very handy for listening to music or radio whilst sat in the garden in summer. (all two weeks of it)