whats a good pair of infra red headphones ?

Laz

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Nov 15, 2001, 2:25:28 AM11/15/01

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a friend just had a baby and he wants to be able to listen to tv, hifi etc
at night

any suggestions on a reasonable pair of headphones >?
not too expensive, but reliable......

i think i remember seeing a pair of philips ones in the latest myers
catalogue for $100

laz

Ash Adams

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Nov 15, 2001, 4:21:55 AM11/15/01

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Radio Parts have a top set of RF headphones - can go through walls or 100m
away, are also rechargeable & comfortable (good padding). They're about
$80-$90

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David Sauer

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Nov 15, 2001, 6:38:35 AM11/15/01

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On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:25:28 +0800, "Laz" <larry31...@hotmail.com>
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>a friend just had a baby and he wants to be able to listen to tv, hifi etc
>at night

Do they really make Infra-red headphones?

Seriously, if you turned away from the transmitter, you lose the
audio, and I think the audio quality would be crap.

Laz

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Nov 15, 2001, 7:30:54 AM11/15/01

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sorry,
maybe I should say cordless headphones

:-0

laz

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Shane Black

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Nov 15, 2001, 8:30:31 AM11/15/01

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Yes they make infrared headphones. I used to have a set of Philips ones.
They had two receivers on them (one above each ear piece) to stop the
problem of turning and losing the signal. You could move around most of the
room if you placed the transmitter in the right spot but obviously they
won't work through walls like RF ones will.

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Dion Mikkelsen

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Nov 18, 2001, 7:52:17 AM11/18/01

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At or around Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:38:35 GMT, a person using the alias of
dsa...@ozemail.com.au (David Sauer) was placed on the record as saying, and I
quote:

>Do they really make Infra-red headphones?

Yep. I have a pair (as does my brother, and my father).

>Seriously, if you turned away from the transmitter, you lose the
>audio, and I think the audio quality would be crap.

They have a receiver on each side and you get great coverage in a room with the
transmitter. When you venture into another room where it can't bounce (or
distance limitations step in) it dies. Quality is pretty good - I compared it
with using a stereo FM transmitter and a Sony FM walkman and the IR headphones
were better.

Dion M.

"Live life to the full. Don't knock on deaths door. Just ring the buzzer and run away."

Laz

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Nov 19, 2001, 12:45:18 AM11/19/01

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dion,
what brand or model do you have ?
do you remember roughly in what price range ?

laz

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Dion Mikkelsen

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Nov 20, 2001, 3:38:31 AM11/20/01

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At or around Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:45:18 +0800, a person using the alias of "Laz"
<larry31...@hotmail.com> was placed on the record as saying, and I quote:

>dion,
>what brand or model do you have ?
>do you remember roughly in what price range ?

Oh geez ... mine are pretty old, but they are Philips ones. IIRC I bought them
for around $100 about 5-6 years ago. I'd tell you the model but they're at work
...