I can't think of anything I have seen that would allow both. Maybe a receiver where you can switch audio output via the remote thus meeting your requirements. Or just wire the main speakers right next to the seating area. I'm not sure what your setup is like already.
If you don't have any luck here, check out the AVS forums...the people there always seem to have a solution.
Oh, this may sound silly, but what about a baby monitor. Microphone part by the tv speaker with the volume at a tolerable level. If you can find one with a headphone jack on the receiver and volume control...he could still control tv volume via remote and remove headphones at any time. Redneck style homie!
:shrug.
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If you don't have any luck here, check out the AVS forums...the people there always seem to have a solution.
Oh, this may sound silly, but what about a baby monitor. Microphone part by the tv speaker with the volume at a tolerable level. If you can find one with a headphone jack on the receiver and volume control...he could still control tv volume via remote and remove headphones at any time. Redneck style homie!
:shrug.
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LOL on the last post!
Is it a coax audio out or the optic? Rca looking plug or more like an Ethernet plug?
Either way my guess would be there is no amplification from the tv. I have run those from a receiver which provides the amp, but I doubt the tv amps it. Typically just a nice clear digital audio signal sent to your device.
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If it has a digital audio out jack, you can buy a D/A converter from radio shack to switch it over to RCA (https://www.radioshack.com/products/radioshack-digital-audio-to-analog-converter?variant=5716984837). I dont know what TV you have, but even old ones in the past would still allow audio over the speakers even if you had something plugged into the line-out (usually in the menu settings).
So, you've got your left/right, now we just need volume for the headphones. You can find mini powered amplifiers like this one, http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/HeadAmp4 . No idea on the quality of that, looked somewhat inexpensive and simple to plug up. So just get some wire, solder some RCA plugs on one-side and a TRS 1/8" or 1/4" on the other and pop it into that unit. Keep the DA converter by the TV, the headphone amp by your father in-law and you are good to go. Also, since he's hard of hearing, look at closed back headphones instead of open-back. That way you won't have to listen to as much coming out of the headphones when he has them jacked up.
If you have a budget to spend, you can always look into Bluetooth options as well. But old people and remembering to charge things...blah. haha.
So, you've got your left/right, now we just need volume for the headphones. You can find mini powered amplifiers like this one, http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/HeadAmp4 . No idea on the quality of that, looked somewhat inexpensive and simple to plug up. So just get some wire, solder some RCA plugs on one-side and a TRS 1/8" or 1/4" on the other and pop it into that unit. Keep the DA converter by the TV, the headphone amp by your father in-law and you are good to go. Also, since he's hard of hearing, look at closed back headphones instead of open-back. That way you won't have to listen to as much coming out of the headphones when he has them jacked up.
If you have a budget to spend, you can always look into Bluetooth options as well. But old people and remembering to charge things...blah. haha.
Ya, I didn't spend too much time price shopping on the pieces, just wanted to give examples of what you should look at. All of that should work just fine though!
Another thing to check, look at the optical out on your TV. Hopefully it's a standard TOSlink cable jack (like the one pictured on the D/A box). I had to set something up on a Samsung a while back and their optical out required a special adapter to get it over to TOSlink. The cost was a only a few bucks but had to be special ordered, just annoying when you had everything else ready to go.
Another thing to check, look at the optical out on your TV. Hopefully it's a standard TOSlink cable jack (like the one pictured on the D/A box). I had to set something up on a Samsung a while back and their optical out required a special adapter to get it over to TOSlink. The cost was a only a few bucks but had to be special ordered, just annoying when you had everything else ready to go.
Looks like a good plan!
Did you ever figure out if the tv speakers will be bypassed using the optic audio out? It shouldn't but was curious.
Most tvs I have owned come to think about it, only bypass the speakers if something is plugged into an actual headphone jack.
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Did you ever figure out if the tv speakers will be bypassed using the optic audio out? It shouldn't but was curious.
Most tvs I have owned come to think about it, only bypass the speakers if something is plugged into an actual headphone jack.
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I imagine he will be alright, my old tube tv from 1998 allowed for audio to be sent line out as well as having the built-in speakers play (I honestly think optical outs are always active), you could turn them off if that was desired as well. I'm pretty sure the optical audio out will be at a fixed volume as well (which is what you want), though I could be wrong. Most of the time there are options within the TV to have the volume for outputs and speakers to be set to variable or fixed.
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