Will a soundbar help me? (struggling to hear TV dialogue)

Olinda99

You might find headphones / earphones are a better choice, particularly is the volume you are listening at annoys others.

You could also try something like Samsung pods, which you wear but don't connect to your phone and they act as a kind of hearing aid.

Also, I would recommend you go for a (free) hearing test and see what (if any) frequencies are attenuated in your hearing. This will allow you to understand where your hearing loss is coming from and what to do about it. Once you understand the problem it is easier to fix it.

flaneurs_lobster

Olinda99 said:

You could also try something like Samsung pods, which you wear but don't connect to your phone and they act as a kind of hearing aid.

Do you mean Samsung Buds? They are bluetooth in-ear headphones.

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Get yourself some wi-fi / bluetooth headphones, keeps your neighbour happy too.

Neil49

shiraz99 said:

Just be aware that on some shows on some channels, especially American shows, the dialogue can be very difficult to hear regardless, they're just very poorly broadcast.

The same applies to some UK programmes as well. Despite having reasonably good speakers on our tv, the recent Channel 4 "Suspect" with James Nesbitt became unwatchable due to the onslaught of over dramatised music which drowned out what was being said.

After 2 episodes we gave up with it. 

Olinda99

flaneurs_lobster said:

Olinda99 said:

You could also try something like Samsung pods, which you wear but don't connect to your phone and they act as a kind of hearing aid.

Do you mean Samsung Buds? They are bluetooth in-ear headphones.

yes samsung buds pro

in Samsung wearables app, turn ambient sound up.to max 

debitcardmayhem

But does the tv allow two outputs i.e. tv speaker + headphones ?
or indeed soundbar?

Olinda99

it is better to drive a soundbar via optical that way lag is reduced

optical.is not linked to tv volume though so you will have to use the soundbar remote for soundbar volume

newatc

My wife has poor hearing but attaches headphones to the TV and she hears and doesn't disturb others in the house (well me)

KxMx

Definitely look at the sound settings within your TV, have a play around and see what works best.
On my TV it's switching off several of the features and having it on Music mode that gives the best and clearest sound. 

SiliconChip

another_casualty said:

Forgot to mention ; if you have a stereo near the tv, you could plug tv into that and you wouldn't need a soundbar ..

This is what I do, and as @Olinda99 suggests using an optical cable is a good idea if the stereo has the correct input socket.