Do you love big sporting events like upcoming summer sports? Do you find subtitles frustrating or distracting during fast-paced television broadcasts? We have gathered some helpful watching tips from other recipients who use accessories, like the Cochlear™ Wireless TV Streamer, that can help enhance your experience. Learn more here.
Are you looking forward to the excitement of watching live sports on TV this summer?
For avid sports fan and recipient Tony from the UK, watching athletics and live sports offers a lot of enjoyment, but he says subtitles can be problematic or almost non-existent during broadcasts of live sporting programs. For Tony, watching live sports wouldn’t be the same without his Cochlear Wireless TV Streamer, which helps him hear the commentators rather than relying on subtitles.
“With the TV Streamer, it is so good to hear the comments during the race, which adds enormously to my enjoyment. I can also hear the interviews with the athletes afterwards which is a bonus.”
“And as far as the field events are concerned, I enjoy being able to hear the explanations of the various techniques. It brings so much more color, meaning and interest to hear the former champions share their expertise.”
The Cochlear™ Wireless TV Streamer is part of the Cochlear True Wireless devices range, which allows you to wirelessly stream sound to your sound processor from your TV.
Like Tony, Barry a recipient from the US, also prefers to get his TV audio streamed directly to his sound processors rather than reading captions, which he finds distracting: “Captioning takes up a lot of real estate on the screen – I’d rather not have it on there and it’s delayed a little bit.”
Barry also likes the freedom that direct streaming brings: “The range of the TV streamer is great in my experience, so I can move around the house and still hear the TV audio crystal clear.
“I love that I can walk away from the TV, out to the kitchen to grab a bite of food or a drink and not miss a thing,” Barry says.
Streaming technology is always evolving, with even greater sound clarity and more streaming option becoming available.
For people that have Amazon™ Fire1 TV devices, Cochlear now offers Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA) support on compatible devices. This latest advancement is the first time a smart TV device will be able to stream sound directly to a hearing implant sound processor.
You can use direct streaming from Fire TV to the following sound processors: Cochlear Nucleus® 8, Nucleus 7, Nucleus Kanso® 2, and Baha® 6 Max Sound Processors.
If you have the latest Nucleus 8 Sound Processor, you’ll be ready for next-generation Bluetooth®2 LE Audio when it’s available.3 Bluetooth LE Audio will deliver better sound quality than the previous generation, Bluetooth Classic, to help you get the best possible audio experience.
And remember, if you don’t want to miss any medal-winning performances when you’re not in front of the TV, you can also stream audio directly from a compatible Apple™4 or Android™5 device wherever you are.
Visit the online Cochlear Store for more information about Cochlear wireless accessories. You can find videos on our You™Tube channel to help you pair your devices.
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- As Bluetooth LE Audio compatible devices become available, a sound processor firmware update will be required to use certain features.
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- For sound processor and app compatibility information visit www.cochlear.com/compatibility
