How do I hook up a headphone jack to my TV?
If your TV has a 3.5mm headphone jack, just plug your wired headphones into it. If your TV doesn’t have a 3.5mm jack, but has RCA stereo outputs, get an RCA-to-3.5mm adapter and use your headphones that way. The obvious problem here is that you need a really long wire to listen a comfortable distance away from your TV.
Why doesn’t my TV have a headphone jack?
Your TV probably doesn’t offer a headphone jack, so you’ll need an adapter that can connect your headphones to the type of audio output it offers. Modern TVs may no longer have analog RCA audio outputs. They may just have digital audio output.
Why doesn’t my TV have an audio out?
Make sure the optical cable is firmly connected to both the TV and the home theater or stereo system. Try changing the channel on the TV to another digital broadcast. Go into the Sound or Speakers menu of the TV and select External Speakers or Audio System.
Can I plug speakers into the headphone jack on my TV?
Most smaller TVs have a headphone jack, into which you can plug any set of powered PC speakers. Most HDTVs have RCA audio-out jacks, and a simple adapter cable will let you plug in your PC speakers. The only hitch is that you may have to venture into the TV’s settings and switch the audio to “external.”
Can a TV power external speakers?
No, you cannot connect speakers directly to a TV. There’s no standard set of TV audio outputs, although most have RCA (stereo) jacks, a 3.5mm jack, digital optical/coaxial jacks, or something similar. For TVs with only an HDMI output jack, it’s still possible to connect an external set of speakers or amp.
Does Samsung TV have audio out?
You will have to turn on digital audio out in the TV settings. If I remember correctly most samsungs have the option to do TV audio, digital audio out or both. This will convert digital audio out from a Samsung to analog audio. You will have to turn on digital audio out in the TV settings.