Types of Wireless TV Headphones

Here's a scenario: You come home from work after a long but fulfilling day of pushing paper ;) and you just want to relax. Your wife has made one of her best: grilled chicken sandwiches with ice cold lemonade made from fresh lemons. There's a reason you got married :)

After cleaning up every last crumb you want to settle down and watch the new episode of the Office but your spouse want to curl up on the couch or even in bedroom to read the latest Dan Brown novel. In the past she's been patient with the level of noise coming from the TV but today she just wants some peace and quiet. You're at an impasse.

Luckily for you we live in a super fancy high-tech world and we have wireless TV headphones AND they've been getting cheaper and cheaper. They would be the PERFECT solution to your problem. You can pop those right on and watch your show with great sound, almost always better than without headphones and she gets to read her book in perfect sublime silence. Or if she wanted she could even turn on some soothing music without interfering with you!

You've found the solution now you need to find a pair of headphones that will meet your needs. Of course you want a pair that will provide clear fidelity, as little volume leakage as possible and some headphones that won't let any outside noise in. Where do you start?

Amazon is a great place to shop for just about everything and especially electronics. They provide thorough descriptions, related products and a cool review system that allows to find the best headphones FAST. Check out some of the products to right and browse through their reviews. You learn a lot about the product and may even find what you're looking for.

So how much does a decent pair of wireless TV headphones cost? Is it affordable?

Great question. There are price ranges within Wireless TV headphones:

• $20 - $50
• $60 - $150
• $150 - $300

Now as consumers our first impulse is to think that the more expensive the product is the better quality it will be, however when it comes to audio this isn't necessarily true all the time.

(tip for buying anything: one of the secrets to marketing a product is to charge more solely because consumers will think it a higher quality product than everything else when this may not be true so do your homework before going for the most expensive thing in the name of quality)

You basically have two options when it comes to wireless headphones for TV: Infrared and RF.

The most common is RF, which means, radio frequency. RF is the most versatile when it comes to mobility but lags behind infrared in quality. This is because RF cant transmit two separate frequencies to get true stereo sound. The RF transmitter will modulate both frequencies into one to send it to your headphones then, once its arrived it will demodulate it into the two frequencies again.

The frequencies lose quality when going through this process. However If you have a pair of RF wireless TV headphones they will allow you to roam about the house while still keeping a clear signal. As long as there's no interference with other RF devices you'll be able to listen to the same source from several different rooms even.

Infrared on the other hand can transmit two crystal clear signals to you headphones and get some pretty awesome sound quality from them. Because infrared is a light wave though it cant travel through walls and when it comes down to it you pretty much need to have a clear line of sight to the transmitter for your headphones to work properly. The infrared technology is more limiting that RF but you get higer quality sound so its a trade off you'll need to consider.