Use Remote app as a wireless headphone receiver

Originator:neven.mrgan
Number:rdar://11049377 Date Originated:3-14-12
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Apple TV Product Version:5.1
Classification:Feature (New) Reproducible:N/A
 
Many users want to watch their movies and TV shows on the big screen, but without the big-screen sound. Some are trying not to wake up the neighbors or the  baby in the other room, others really like the sound of their awesome new headphones. There are wireless headphones on the market, and they're a clumsy solution.

Apple could provide a simple, sofiware-based solution for Apple TV users by optionally streaming the TV audio to an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. The user would plug in their headphones into the device (which they're likely to have handy anyway) and enjoy the sound privately. 

This could even happen automatically whenever headphones are detected in the Remote app. Call it a rich man's wireless-headphone solution.

Thanks!

Comments

I play everything over AirPlay. It should support sending the video to the TV and keeping the audio local (or sending the audio to a different airplay speaker?).

By igeek1 at March 15, 2012, 3:11 p.m. (reply...)

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