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I use my Bose QC35 Bluetooth headphones with my MacBook to watch movies. The system has a comfort meter: when my head is in exactly the most comfortable spot on
by zelienople 6y ago
I use my Bose QC35 Bluetooth headphones with my MacBook to watch movies. The system has a comfort meter: when my head is in exactly the most comfortable spot on the couch, the Bluetooth signal drops out completely.
It also drops out when I touch my head or my face.
I have tried reorienting the laptop to no avail. No matter where the laptop is (or, in fact, any components of the system, including the couch between 1m and 2.5m distance from the laptop) it always finds the same comfort spot to drop out completely.
If I move my neck about 15 degrees to an uncomfortable angle, the signal is perfect.
An anecdote, yes, but a relevant one.
- rv-de 6y agoyour body absorbs the EM radiation and shields the receiver from the transmitter.
- zelienople 6y agoSure, but that does not strictly explain the phenomenon. The headphones have clear line-of-sight to the laptop in both the "off" (comfortable) position and the "on" (infinite set of uncomfortable) positions. The absorption of the radio signals by my large capacitance, I would think, doesn't change much with position. Also, it turns off when I scratch the back of my head.
- FalconSensei 6y agoSo, poor design? I mean, it doesn't matter what's the technical explanation is, it doesn't work, right?
- atomi 6y agoI had the same issue and resolved it by buying a USB extending cable and attaching an external Bluetooth transmitter closer to the ceiling. It's not pretty but it works.
- zelienople 6y agoI may try that. Thank-you.
- Marsymars 6y agoI’ve found the Sennheiser RS series of wireless headphones much better than any Bluetooth headphones for connectivity for watching movies.