[denzil28]

I'm getting the Samsung UE40D7000 delivered next week and am starting to consider how my current set up will transfer over.

I currently have a 4 year old Sony LCD TV (can't recall the model) which lets me have the (wireless) headphones plugged in all the time and the audio still come out of the speakers at the same time. When I want the headphones only I can turn down the TV audio and the sound only comes out of the headphones (I can also have headphones and speakers at the same time).

My question is, is there the option to do this on Samsung TVs. I've seen reference to a dual audio mode, but not much information on how it actually works.

Many thanks to anyone who can provide an answer.

[gomezz]

I have an older model Samsung and using the headphone socket disables the TV audio. Not a problem for me as I use an AV surround system instead.

[denzil28]

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Originally Posted by gomezz

I have an older model Samsung and using the headphone socket disables the TV audio. Not a problem for me as I use an AV surround system instead.

Bugger, I hope that is still not the case. It seems like a bit of a backward step if it is.

Do you have the dual audio option on your older set? How old is your TV?

[knowndeserter]

I don't know about the dual audio option but I've had a look at the specifications for this set and while it doesn't have a phono audio out (your red and white plugs) it does have digital audio out and for this a "converter to phono" could be added that would be suitable for wireless headphones (if they accept phono input). The volume of the digital audio out would be independant of that of the television speakers.

There maybe a better solution as this does seem a bit of a faf and involve additional expense.

[denzil28]

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Originally Posted by knowndeserter

I don't know about the dual audio option but I've had a look at the specifications for this set and while it doesn't have a phono audio out (your red and white plugs) it does have digital audio out and for this a "converter to phono" could be added that would be suitable for wireless headphones (if they accept phono input). The volume of the digital audio out would be independant of that of the television speakers.

There maybe a better solution as this does seem a bit of a faf and involve additional expense.

Thanks for your response. That set up wont work for me as I will sometimes need to have speakers and heaphones working together and other times just the headphones.

I'm a bit stunned Samsung missed this option out when a four year old Sony set can do it.

[knowndeserter]

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Originally Posted by denzil28

Thanks for your response. That set up wont work for me as I will sometimes need to have speakers and heaphones working together and other times just the headphones.

I'm a bit stunned Samsung missed this option out when a four year old Sony set can do it.

Assuming you mean the speakers on the set itself, I would think that the tv would be able to output sound to these speakers whilst outputting a digital audio (which you would convert) at the same time. Both would have independant volume control. The headphone volume would be done on the heaphones themselves, not the tv.

It would work the same way as if you had a full cinema sound setup through an amplifier, where you knock off the sound of the tv when switching on the amp.

If the tv can't output a digital sound signal at the same time as a regular sound to it's speakers I would reguard it as a failing of the tv set.

[denzil28]

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Originally Posted by knowndeserter

Assuming you mean the speakers on the set itself, I would think that the tv would be able to output sound to these speakers whilst outputting a digital audio (which you would convert) at the same time. Both would have independant volume control. The headphone volume would be done on the heaphones themselves, not the tv.

It would work the same way as if you had a full cinema sound setup through an amplifier, where you knock off the sound of the tv when switching on the amp.

If the tv can't output a digital sound signal at the same time as a regular sound to it's speakers I would reguard it as a failing of the tv set.

Fair point, and it's an option I suppose. I would rather not have to have yet another little box that needs plugging in though to do the conversion.

I already have the TV, Blu Ray Player, Sky Box, PS3, Apple TV, Computer and two HDMI splitters plugged in. My house is going to blow up one of these days!!!

[denzil28]

I've read you can output audio on some tvs via Scart (usually input 2 for some reason).

I think i've got an old scart socket with the in/out switch on the scart and the red, whit and yellow sockets.

My wireless headphones have an AV style input too input, so should be able to get it connected up. Anyone else do this on a brand new 2011 samsung TV and got it to work?

[knowndeserter]

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Originally Posted by denzil28

I've read you can output audio on some tvs via Scart (usually input 2 for some reason).

I think i've got an old scart socket with the in/out switch on the scart and the red, whit and yellow sockets.

My wireless headphones have an AV style input too input, so should be able to get it connected up. Anyone else do this on a brand new 2011 samsung TV and got it to work?

This will work if the tv has a VCR/Line out option on the scart. Some websites report that this tv does have a phono out, but others don't. There is the manual here. If there are phono outs then Robert will indeed be your Aunts brother .

Anyway with all those connections surely you can drop some of the HDMI splitters.

[denzil28]

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Originally Posted by knowndeserter

This will work if the tv has a VCR/Line out option on the scart. Some websites report that this tv does have a phono out, but others don't. There is the manual here. If there are phono outs then Robert will indeed be your Aunts brother .

Anyway with all those connections surely you can drop some of the HDMI splitters.

They are hdmi splitters not switchers, they send outputs to a second tv not to have to inputs going into one.