Have you ever tried using earphones using this decoder? We would be using 3.5mm to smaller earphone jack converter to listen to the new plasma TV.
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The headphones will need to be high efficiency to get any kind of volume. I would say that the headphone output of my android cellphone is more than this device. You'll also need a way to control the volume. You might consider a small headphone amp.
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I had not used that option but have now tested. Headphones work fine and the output to the RCA jacks is not interrupted when the 3.5 mm jack is in use. Something to keep in mind -- there is no volume control on the decoder. The SPDIF output from the TV is probably not controlled either. Unless your headphone has an integrated volume control the result may be uncomfortable. I checked off air vs. DVD on my TV. Off air came out with a moderate volume on my headphones where as DVD was pretty loud during some passages. Depending on your personal preferences it is possible that some audio could actually be too low in volume.
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I had not used that option but have now tested. Headphones work fine and the output to the RCA jacks is not interrupted when the 3.5 mm jack is in use. Something to keep in mind -- there is no volume control on the decoder. The SPDIF output from the TV is probably not controlled either. Unless your headphone has an integrated volume control the result may be uncomfortable. I checked off air vs. DVD on my TV. Off air came out with a moderate volume on my headphones where as DVD was pretty loud during some passages. Depending on your personal preferences it is possible that some audio could actually be too low in volume. I had not used that option but have now tested. Headphones work fine and the output to the RCA jacks is not interrupted when the 3.5 mm jack is in use. Something to keep in mind -- there is no volume control on the decoder. The SPDIF output from the TV is probably not controlled either. Unless your headphone has an integrated volume control the result may be uncomfortable. I checked off air vs. DVD on my TV. Off air came out with a moderate volume on my headphones where as DVD was pretty loud during some passages. Depending on your personal preferences it is possible that some audio could... » Read More I had not used that option but have now tested. Headphones work fine and the output to the RCA jacks is not interrupted when the 3.5 mm jack is in use. Something to keep in mind -- there is no volume control on the decoder. The SPDIF output from the TV is probably not controlled either. Unless your headphone has an integrated volume control the result may be uncomfortable. I checked off air vs. DVD on my TV. Off air came out with a moderate volume on my headphones where as DVD was pretty loud during some passages. Depending on your personal preferences it is possible that some audio could actually be too low in volume. « Show Less
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No,not at all,todays LCD,plasmas or LED tv have an audio output,if not all,most of them are only bringing a digital audio out which is the best quality,just simply connect it directly to the TVee One speaker,put on mute your tv and use the speaker remote control.
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I am not sure but if it could to TV audio that will great. So I will try it for next time.Thanks
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Note that I purchased this unit to be able to run the lone audio out (SPDIF) from my new TV into my older integrated Amp (RCA inputs only). The converter's input is SPDIF or Coaxial, output analog RCA and 3.5mm headphone. Not sure how you wish to configure from your question, can you provide more detail, please?
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This was the same issue I had and why I bought this product along with the optical audio cable. Prior to getting this, I was plugging my wireless headphones through RCA audio into the cable box since the TV did not have an RCA audio out. Unfortunately, when I wanted to watch movies on Smart TV Netflix or Apple TV, the sound in headphones did not work. With this converter, I plugged the Optical cable from the Optical Audio out to the converter than sent RCA audio cable to the wireless headphones. I now have sound for everything watched through the TV. You might need to shut off the Television speakers when using the headphones for Smart TV features like Netflix and Apple TV. I hope this helps
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I do not have this product, but I have been doing research on this receiver for a little bit. Happen to come across this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-54gx09HGQ. It would appear that you can listen to music from any source and watch muted tv.
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I am assuming you have the RF version of this unit,which is what I have.The receiver (which is the unit that hangs around your neck),has no connection to the TV at all.It just has a 1/8 in. female jack receptacle to facilitate plugging in a set of earphones.The transmitter (the unit which sits beside your TV),comes equipped with 2 wires.The wire with the yellow end,is the power supply,which of course,plugs into the wall.The wire,I believe you are concerned with,is yellow on both ends.The one end of this wire plugs into the "AUDIO" jack of the transmitter and the other end plugs into the "AUDIO OUT"jack on the rear of your TV set.Hope this is helpful.Yours Truly....Harold I am assuming you have the RF version of this unit,which is what I have.The receiver (which is the unit that hangs around your neck),has no connection to the TV at all.It just has a 1/8 in. female jack receptacle to facilitate plugging in a set of earphones.The transmitter (the unit which sits beside your TV),comes equipped with 2 wires.The wire with the yellow end,is the power supply,which of course,plugs into the wall.The wire,I believe you are concerned with,is yellow on both ends.The one end of this wire plugs into the "AUDIO" jack of the transmitter and the other end... » Read More I am assuming you have the RF version of this unit,which is what I have.The receiver (which is the unit that hangs around your neck),has no connection to the TV at all.It just has a 1/8 in. female jack receptacle to facilitate plugging in a set of earphones.The transmitter (the unit which sits beside your TV),comes equipped with 2 wires.The wire with the yellow end,is the power supply,which of course,plugs into the wall.The wire,I believe you are concerned with,is yellow on both ends.The one end of this wire plugs into the "AUDIO" jack of the transmitter and the other end plugs into the "AUDIO OUT"jack on the rear of your TV set.Hope this is helpful.Yours Truly....Harold « Show Less
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I suggest the GefenTV Auto Volume Stabilizer with Digital Audio Decoder to bridge the gap between optical out and RCA, though it is expensive. The Vizio passive "Cinema 3D" TVs seem to have RCA audio out, but Panasonic and Samsung plasmas do not. [Many cheaper decoders cannot handle the Dolby signal emanating from the optical output, but this one can.]
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Yes, it will work as long as the Plasma has standard RCA red and white audio input jacks on it.
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What type of adapter are you talking about? I bought this because my Xfinity cable box, Blue-ray were HMDI capable, the plasma TV would only provide HDMI audio output if the receiver system plugged in by HDMI. Unfortunately the Sonos play bar only uses digital audio optical which conflicted with the TV's requirements. This allows me to plug everything and acts as the adapter, you could say, in this case.
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Why not? The only thing you might want to check is whether your TV has 3.5mm jack, it makes things a lot easier, see product description.
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I sincerely regret that I must admit being totally ignorant of the craig cmp646f mp3 player. If I had this problem I would connect the RCA Phono jacks to the audio and video inputs of the TV. Generally yellow is video, white is monoral audio. Then plug other end of the cable into the MP3 player. Select the audio/video input on the TV. and see what happens. If it does not work, then reverse the Audio and Video connections. If it still does not work you have proven it does not work, else you can enjoy you videos on a large screen TV.
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I have connected mine to my laptops and then to the TV. I use the 3.5mm on the output end and it works great, however I have used it in two laptops, however the first time I use it the system has to load software for audio in order for it to work, so I could not say for certain, unless your system will recognize it. I hope that this helps
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You may have to change the setting on your tv to use the external speaker. Mine sounds great.
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It depends on the TV. Some televisions allow the optical output to be configured as a 2.0 channel or a 5.1 output, but this is usually a soft-setting (i.e. in the advanced audio menu). I think some TVs are hard-wired to be 2.0 only, but I could be wrong about that. Long story short, check the manual / technical specification for the audio in your TV; if the optical output can be configured (or already is) for a 2.0 output, then yes, this converted will work. However, if your TV's optical is strictly a 5.1 output (and can't be reconfigured to 2.0), then no, this will not work. One thing to remember - assuming you can get the 2.0 signal at the optical output of the TV, when an optical signal is absent (TV turned off), then this converter has a tendency to pass along low-level random noise...which makes sense because there's nothing to decode (no digital data stream). Yes, it would have been nice for them to include a "MUTE OUTPUT IF NO DIGITAL INPUT IS PRESENT" feature, but for this amount of money... So, keep that in mind - if you have the volume up on your old-school receiver, and the TV gets turned off, you might hear something like white noise (i.e. kind of like what rain on a roof sounds like). Hope this helps... Mark
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Mine is. I'm using it between my desktop and Onkyo receiver connected to the plasma for playing Call of Duty with no problems. It also sends the sound for in game surround. What didn't know was that it also seems intent connection through it.
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Pinkerton - Thanks so much for the information! I've found another solution for the TV. But now I'm looking into upgrading to HD radio and definitely considering the Zvox 325 now that I know the audio input specs. Thanks again! Cheers!