How is this model for hearing dialog on a TV? On regular TV, the background noises drowns out the dialog. I'm not interested in listening to music.
1491601
Unfortunately these do not remove any of the background noise/music. It's irritating for those of us that have hearing deficiencies when the background noise/music is louder than the dialog...not sure why it's so popular to obscure the dialog. Remember when you could go to a movie and the dialog was louder than the background audio...wonder how we suffered through that?
1491602
I bought specifically for TV use, dialog is crystal clear, absolutely no distortion. Dialog is clearer than audio thru stereo or Sharp flat screen TV.Highly recommend for use w/ TV. I use in bed so as not to disturb my wife......Good Luck
1491603
Bill, The question you asked is the reason I bought the ear phones.They work great and I discovered yesterday that the batteries can be used for many hours without losing strength.I used them for several hours on one day and forgot to put them on the charger. I used them again, the next day, without a charge for several more hours without losing power.
1491604
Hi,Try turning up the tv volume (if you can control the tv's speakers to shut them off) and lowering the volume setting on the headphones.I've found that this approach decreases background noise.Michael
1491605
These headphones don't eliminate background noise unless you really increase the volume. I like them because I hear the TV voice very well and at the same time if my wife needs me, she doen't need to yell. GOOD GRIEF! The TV background noise doesn't eliminate what you hear from people talking unless you are running in surround sound. Paul in Tulsa
400662
During the day It's fine, not too loud. Sometimes I turn it off at night to sleep, but I don't need to have it on 24 hours. This is a hard question to answer because some might like the white noise, but I'm very sensitive to noise. Sorry I can't be more definitive. TV is OK on low.
129765
Yes, you can hear either. You just have to mute the TV speakers if you don't want to hear them.
650074
I have these. I can move a little but if I turn away from the TV I lose the sound. As long as you mostly face the TV you can still hear.
2218633
My husband uses his because he can not hear the deep tones on the TV. This definitely helps. The sound is not stereo, but acceptable. It sure beats having to blast the TV so he can hear. I used to wear ear plugs and could still hear the TV. There is rarely any lag in receiving the sound, which is a huge plus. The biggest downfall of this is there is no remote to adjust the sound. It is located next to my husbands recliner, so I have to get up to adjust the sound if he is not sitting there. At that point, I usually just turn it off and listen through the TV speakers.
1981283
As stated by the other responses, the sound is typical of TV's with built in speakers. No problems with the sound, but if you want surround or theater quality you'll have to add something for that. Ours is not used as our primary TV, so the speakers and sound are perfectly good.
2169281
It actually has a noticeable humm. I usually turn it on at night so it doesn't require you to turn up the tv. However, I keep it running in my room all the time because I like it. I would compare the sound to a big floor fan. If not trying to hear tv or radio it probably will not bother you at all.
1470803
I'm having the same type of noise problem with a 26" Samsung. It was like that straight out of the box. The backlight was set on 10 (in the Dynamic picture mode) I have to keep the backlight setting at 5 or below and then it's masked by the TV volume. On mute I can still hear it. Very annoying. I'll be contacting Samsung very soon.
1489967
I have similar problems hearing dialog (high frequency sound loss). When my wife and I would watch movies, many, many times I would have to ask the wife "what did he say?". I had a bose 5.1 surround system, and tried adjusting sound (treble etc.) on the tv to help but it was no help. I was researching sound bars for the main purpose of helping me understand, and came across the 555. It has been remarkable. When I received, I tried each mode, and was getting a little worried that although it was better, I was still having a little trouble with dialog. Then, I engaged the DE and there was a huge difference for me. I have gone from many times not knowing what the heck is going on in a movie, to hardly EVER missing a word. No two people will have the exact same hearing level, so you will get differing opinions. That said, it has the 30 day return policy, and I have to recommend trying it.
1150105
There is a volume control on the headset turn that up. You are not suppose to hear the tv when you have them on.
1538515
The won't cancel noises like people talking behind you, a TV near you. This is for cancelling slow noises far away from you.
879220
I've had mine for quite awhile now, and I love it. If you crank the sound, it gets a little distorted, but even being partially deaf, I have no problem hearing the TV on volume level 10-15. I love this TV.
1827953
Just set mine up. I do have a home theater system, so it isn't an issue with me. But I am also not impressed with the sound from the tv. You certainly should be able to hear it over other noise, even though it could be louder.
19762
I think you would have to have music playing in order to not hear the TV at all. I agree with the other answer in that you don't hear things like the airplane noise but hear people talking to you.
1185347
If you use your TV volume control, the volume will go up or down as you choose. The way this works is to reduce the Peaks and Valleys of the sound so that the level is more constant. I am somewhat hard of hearing, and this is a wonderful device (IMO).
735264
My speakers and headset responds the same as yours by not muting with the TV. It actually even keeps working (broadcasting the station) when the TV is off. I have the unit connected directly to the "Cable Box" and not the TV Unit.
2218634
Yes it does. That was the reason my mother in-law could not hear the tv, all of the background sounds were overpowering the dialogue. Now she can hear every word and then some.