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Hooking up headphones to tv with no jack?

Asked Dec 26, 2007, 11:29 PM — 16 Answers
I have a xbox 360 and want to be able to listen to the audio with headphones, not to wake the wife. The problem is my new hd tv doesn't have a headphone jack. Is it possible to hook up headphones to a tv without a headphone jack?

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Dec 27, 2007, 07:56 AM
Your HDTV has to have an audio output jack, right? Connect that to one of the auxiliary inputs on your sound system (assuming you have one near the TV) and connect the headphones to the sound system. That would be the easiest solution.

You can also get an optical decoder box like the DDTS-100; you plug an optical cable into your XBox and the headphones go into the decoder box.
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Dec 27, 2007, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by vingogly
Your HDTV has to have an audio output jack, right? Connect that to one of the auxiliary inputs on your sound system (assuming you have one near the TV) and connect the headphones to the sound system. That would be the easiest solution.

You can also get an optical decoder box like the DDTS-100; you plug an optical cable into your XBox and the headphones go into the decoder box.
I don't have a sound system, just a tv, xbox 360 and cable box. LI would like to be able to listen to my xbox audio with my Bose headphones but I don't have a headphone jack on any of those 3 units. Is this possible without that decoder box?

Thanks,

Dolph
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Dec 27, 2007, 02:25 PM


You will have to get an adapter for the outlet ports your TV has, there are dozens of earphone sizes, So your TV should have audio output, you will have to adapt from there.
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Oct 31, 2009, 02:08 PM
I've got the answer! I bought a Y-shaped giszmo that has the male rca connectors at one end, and the female audio jack at the other. You plug the rca connectors into the audio out on your TV, then plug the headphones into the audio jack at the other end. Works like magic! You can find them at Radio Shack, or online. Do a search on this "6 inch 3.5mm stereo female to 2 RCA male "Y" cable" I found mine here: http://www.techcables.com/6-inch-3-5mm-stereo-female-to-2-rca-male-y-cable-p-42.html
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Oct 25, 2011, 07:54 PM
I was excited about the above answer of the y-shaped gizmo, but I do not have audio out rca plugs on my tv. They all say audio in. any suggestions?
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Oct 26, 2011, 05:23 AM
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I was excited about the above answer of the y-shaped gizmo, but I do not have audio out rca plugs on my tv. They all say audio in. any suggestions?
Use the audio output of your XBox and connect the two with RCA barrel connectors.

If your XBox does not have white and red audio output (because you are using HDMI), depending on which A/V adapter came with your XBox you can cut the tab that blocks the HDMI port and use both the AV adapter with RCA cords and the HDMI port. Otherwise there are separate audio adapters you can purchase that will allow you to use the HDMI port and the AV port.
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Nov 4, 2011, 02:12 PM
Frys electronics sells a optical toslink cable to 3.5 jack cable. Shaxon makes it modle # POTL35M5001MBRB it is awsome just plug it in to any optical out and use a 3.5mm coupler plug in your heaphones and your done!
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Nov 4, 2011, 03:29 PM
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Frys electronics sells a optical toslink cable to 3.5 jack cable. Shaxon makes it modle # POTL35M5001MBRB it is awsome just plug it in to any optical out and use a 3.5mm coupler plug in your heaphones and your done!
There's no such a thing as a cable which converts a fiber optic signal to an analog signal. Such a think would have to be a box at the very least. You can't just simply use a patch cable to convert fiber optic, which literally uses light to transmit the signal, into a 3.5mm cable which uses low voltage to transmit the signal. Not to mention the information which is sent by a fiber optic signal is sometimes encoded.

What you are talking about is a specific cable for ports on some computers which fit both 3.5mm and also work as an optical output. Some sound outputs on laptops use this method so that it takes up less space. It's actually still an optical signal.
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Apr 2, 2012, 11:26 AM
I want a small HD TV with headphone connection, which brands have this
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