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. Anyone asks me and I tell them it is Magic.
I looked at the App store yesterday but, not sure anything there
would do what I would like.
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