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Question

Bluetooth connections and interference likelihood

Nov 8, 2018 11:38AM PST

Hi.

Bit of an odd question here but please bear with me (google etc doesnt give definitive information)
i have 2 children and they each have identical (Acer) tablets which they play games on or watch films etc (in the car, bedroom etc) and because they are playing different games or watching different things, they are now wanting bluetooth headphones (non earbud types preferred).
As the kids are fairly close in age, i was hoping to kit them out with identical headphones, as they have been with the tablets BUT (and heres my question) if i get them identical headphones, will they encounter issues/interference by one tablet trying to connect to the other ones headphones or the connections swapping inadvertently between 1 tablet and the other (if that makes sense)

basically, if theyre both sat in the back of the car, next to each other, one playing a game, the other watching a video, will they both recieve the correct sound without issue? or would i need to find alternatives (wired headphones are a pain as they have them already)

sorry for the long post, thanks in advance

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Should be fine.
Nov 8, 2018 11:57AM PST
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thats a relief
Nov 8, 2018 12:35PM PST

i was hoping i wouldnt need to buy different makes of headphones for each of the kids. we know how kids can argue about such things! which is why i also didnt want any interference issues!