Flight audio question
Sep 25, 2013 | 11:33 am
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Flight audio question
I would like to use my bluetooth headphones instead of the airline headphones. I know that airplane audio outputs require a hard wire connection to the headphones. Is it just piped audio? Is there a bluetooth/wireless dongle that I could pair with my bluetooth/wireless headphones?
Sep 25, 2013 | 11:57 am
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I've never seen a toggle for bluetooth/wireless headphones on any airline I've flown but then again, I haven't flown with every single airline so it might help if you let us know which airline you plan on flying with. If it's merely a general question, I would say "no"
Sep 25, 2013 | 12:19 pm
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Most airlines today provide a regular 3.5mm stereo output, which you should be able to plug a Bluetooth transmitter into (can be bought for around USD30). Some aircraft will have an older dual-mono 3.5mm output, adapters to convert that to 3.5mm stereo are pretty common and cheap.
Sep 26, 2013 | 2:13 pm
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FWIW, m
st airlines currently prohibit the use of devices that transmit a radio signal -- like the wireless bluetooth transmitter and headset being discussed here.
st airlines currently prohibit the use of devices that transmit a radio signal -- like the wireless bluetooth transmitter and headset being discussed here.
Sep 26, 2013 | 3:58 pm
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Yet for some reason they've decided that a wifi signal doesn't count. Probably because they can charge for wifi...
Sep 26, 2013 | 8:24 pm
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