You know the joke about the wooden car with wooden wheels … it wouldn’t go. The same can be said about Auracast in the LG C5 series when you connect a Bluetooth soundbar. The LG C5 series was one of the first to include Auracast as part of the television. While it is not a budget set, its 42in screen can currently be bought in the UK for around £650....
No actionable change to clinical practice; audiologists counselling patients on Auracast-compatible hearing aids should note this real-world compatibility limitation with LG C5 TVs and Bluetooth soundbars.
As Auracast-enabled hearing aids reach patients, real-world device compatibility bugs like this one can directly undermine the accessibility gains the technology promises.
- 01LG C5 TVs include Auracast (Bluetooth LE Audio broadcast) functionality.
- 02Connecting a Bluetooth soundbar to the LG C5 disables Auracast broadcasting.
- 03This is a compatibility/firmware issue, not a fundamental Auracast standard flaw.
- 04Hearing aid users relying on Auracast for TV audio may be unable to use a soundbar simultaneously.
- 05The issue highlights the early-adoption growing pains of Auracast in consumer electronics.
Connecting a Bluetooth soundbar to the LG C5 TV disrupts its Auracast broadcasting functionality.
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