ZIIDOO Bluetooth 5.0 Transmitter and Receiver, 2-in-1 Wireless Bluetooth Adapter,3.5mm Bluetooth Audio Adapter for TV,Car,Home Stereo System(Black)

This thing works as expected - in fact, one unexpected thing is that it seamlessly re-syncs with my iPhone automatically when I turn the device on - I have some other devices that require me to manually reconnect for some reason each time but this one just does it all by itself - to which I say, yay!I added this to my car that does not have Bluetooth but does have an audio AUX jack - added a cig lighter adapter, short USB cable, and Bob's your uncle with Bluetooth connectivity - easy peasy.One thing; this device does go to sleep when not in use. There may be a setting to prevent this (haven't checked) but in my case, this is perfect since this is in my car and it helps prevent my battery from being drained. The flip side is if I don't use it for a little while and am still in the car, I need to turn it back on to resume audio. But, a fair tradeoff I think. Seems the sleep timeout is 30 mins or something so for sure not a big deal.overall: I like this device - quick and easy to set up and it works.

At first I was worried because I saw a lot of negative reviews about not being able to connect to AirPods but these reviewers are very wrong.I have an old Phillips CD Player that can only play sound if you connect it to a speaker and this has always been a downside because I don’t have any good speakers so I try to just use headphones but it always needs to be plugged in. Anyway I bought this Ziidoo transmitter/receiver to see if I I could connect it to my AirPods. It was also the more affordable of the other products like this.After buying the product I saw a lot of reviewers and answered questions stating AirPods are NOT compatible with the device. I was going to return it but I wanted to see if they were right first.I put the device into transmitter mode. Turned off Bluetooth on my iPhone so my AirPods wouldn’t be connected. I then put my AirPods into pairing mode and the Transmitter into pairing mode so they were both blinking. I didn’t work. I was about to box it up thinking they were right but I tried one more time putting them closer together and voila it worked. My AirPod’s light went from blinking white to solid green and the transmitter from blinking blue to solid blue.Now I will say AirPods don’t have a solo volume feature and sadly neither does this transmitter but if you make sure your AirPods had good volume settings before connecting to the transmitter it should be fine.

UPDATE: 1 MONTH LATER (Nov 11, 2020)I've learned that I didn't really need to purchase this item after all. I use a Roku device which means I can download the official Roku app and use the Remote Control feature in the app which allows me to control the Roku as I would with the physical Roku remote. The benefit of using the Roku Remote in the app is that I can select to have the audio pipe through the phone. This means that I can have my bluetooth earphones connected to the phone to privately listen to whatever programming I have streaming on the Roku. There's no need to have a bluetooth transmitter just to privately listen to audio. There's still a lag in audio but it's much less than when using the Ziidoo bluetooth transmitter.Conclusion: Don't buy any bluetooth transmitter if you're using any Roku device. Just download the Roku app and use the Roku Remote in the app. Click the button with the headphones icon. Your audio will pipe through your phone allowing you to connect with your bluetooth headphones (or wired) for private listening.UPDATE: 24 HRS LATERThis bluetooth device is good and as I stated in my original review there is a noticeable lag when between video & audio. I went ahead and purchased an RCA to 3.5mm adapter after the fact rather than connect with the 3.5mm adapter that came with the device to compare the lag. Using the RCA-to-3.5mm to connect the TV to the device lessened the lag considerably to an almost imperceptible amount. I guess I'll keep the device.ORIGINAL REVIEW:The device works meaning I was able to hear audio from the TV using my Samsung Buds Live. My TV lacks Bluetooth. I am using Roku attached to an HDMI splitter. I use my phone to Miracast videos in the browser or other apps to the Roku. The audio is clear and the volume can be controlled using the Roku remote. The drawback is that there is a noticeable delay or lag with audio syncing with the video. You will definitely notice dialog not in sync with moving lips. I have the TV's earphone out plugged into the device. I'm going to try to connect using and RCA to 3.5mm adapter to see if that makes a difference with audio. I'll update this review shortly.Overall this does provide the ability to privately listen to what I watch on TV which is the main reason I purchased it.A few ovservations:- You'll have to pair your earphones each time you want to use the device. It won't remember your ear phones.- make sure you don't have any other bluetooth devices on when you're ready to pair with your earphones.- make sure your aux cord is fully pushed into the earphone socket of the TV (see pic).Make sure you turn the device off by holding down the control button until the light goes off. The device stays on even when you disconnect your earphones.