Yeah, not nearly as good, if they can't sell you a high-ticket item they are about worthless.
We may have things worked out by the end of the day, but, I don't know, my husband has his ideas and I don't think what he wants to do will work the way he thinks it will but, he has to do it his way first. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of DJ Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 5:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Speakers to hear TV in a different room Best Buy has lost most of their credibility over the past couple of years as far as I'm concerned. It's a shame because they use to be good. Not any more. _____ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rose Combs Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 2:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Speakers to hear TV in a different room Well at least I was thinking on the same link as you, just did not want to trundle out to look for something impossible again. Thanks. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Samco Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 11:30 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Speakers to hear TV in a different room Using bluetooth might be easiest. Just like your phone having a bluetooth transmitter in it, you can buy a bluetooth transmitter that would plug into the 3.5mm headphone jack on your TV. Then, you could have a bluetooth speaker that would be easily portable anywhere you want it. Both a bluetooth speaker and transmitter would have built-in rechargeable batteries which would last on the order of 5 to 10 hours or more depending on design. Both of the following bluetooth devices I have use the common USB mini connector. Then, I just use a USB wall charger with the right cable to charge them up. I happen to have a small bluetooth transmitter made by Taotronics which is about the size and shape of a stick of gum. The battery lasts about 6 hours. I bought it through Amazon on sale for $28. I have several bluetooth receiver devices. My current favorite is a stereo speaker called Urge Basics SoundBrick. It is about 3 by 3 by 8 inches and lists as having about 80 hours of battery charge - I know, that sounds incredible. It is plenty loud with little distortion at higher volumes. It lists for about $80 but regularly see it on sale online for $35 to $40. I bought mine on eBay for about $40. HTH, Jeff At 11:15 AM 9/7/2013, you wrote: I had a set of cordless speakers I got about 15 years ago but they have stopped working, their main use were in the kitchen so my husband and I could hear the TV even though we could not see it, usually for news in the morning or sport, Diamondbacks games mostly. These no longer work and we miss not being able to hear. At Best Buy they told me that I am looking for old technology and they did not have what I wanted but then said I could wire speakers. Not possible, I don't think I know enough and my husband's health would prevent him from doing it. I thought maybe something existed out there where I can use an iPad mini and a Bluetooth speaker to pick up my local news on the channel we prefer and use that. I don't care about the picture and my husband seemed to be okay with the old setup of not seeing it most of the time anyway. Is there an app or appliance I could consider to receive local channels in the Phoenix area that would work with Direct TV that would come close do at least letting us hear the TV in the kitchen. I suggested just knocking the wall down but was told it was a support for the roof, guess that isn't an option, grin. I love music myself, and could live without a TV at all but my husband could not, I know he is really sick if it is turned off during the day,. Please be easy with me, other than wired speakers, I know very little, except that I have Bluetooth headphones for my phone. 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