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If I got further back than about 6', all I got was static. A good idea ruined by poor design and poorer quality. First, I had to jiggle it just to get it to charge. Complete marketing techno-babble.Bottom line, a complete rip-off.
Um, this thing runs on infrared light, not radio. Maybe there's something inside the box that uses a 2.3MHz signal, but that's got nothing to do with its operation. 2.3MHZ, the box screams. Someone walking in front of the set would kill the sound.I mistrust companies which throw out gratuitous marketing terms, solely to bamboozle the less-technically capable.
The small pins on the base unit do not make a solid contact with the headphones. If you turned your body the slightest, the sound completely dropped out. Maybe I got a bad one, but if so their quality control is horrible. And even at 6' it was extremely directional.
The contacts are not gold plated, so they will tarnish.The range was horrible. Not nearly as easy as the video suggests. Even if they work initially they most likely will fail once some tarnish sets in.
First the quality of construction is terrible. Also there was interference from some lights in my house.
All in all, I am sorry I bought the system. And the range on this thing was quite limited (8 ft or more and static overwhelmed everything.
TV ears sounded like a good idea and indeed they do help the sound quality for someone who is moderately hearing impaired. Before that the ear plugs were either too loose (would fall off) or too tight and very uncomfortable.
Wish there was something better out there. But there are problems.
The right arm broke off with no reason what so ever.
as long as you are in an upright position they work well, for all other positions they are uncomfortable. they do work well for the sound part but the design is not worth the money. should have beed designed as ear muffs. these are uncomfortable and become annoying after a short while.
Now all I hear is static when I switch it on. Finally, after months of a bad connection (where I had to tap the circuit in the bottom of the headset until I heard sound), my TV Ears suddenly ceased to function. I wonder how often this has happened, because when I call 1-888-TV3EARS or their HELP # (866-611-9944), the greeting I get is "MAILBOX IS FULL." And I wouldn't be so foolish as to pay the company $99 (per their "Lifetime Service Guarantee") for a new TV Ears System. First I had problems fitting the headset "just so" in the cradle so it would charge correctly. Then I noticed that they became very uncomfortable in my ears after about 30 minutes.
I would recommend the product. We helped my dad get the unit hooked up and he seems very happy. He is also very happy he no longer has to mess with a hearing aid while watching T.V.
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