Why is Bluetooth cutting out on multiple devices?

Why is Bluetooth cutting out on multiple devices?

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TREMAiNE

Original Poster:

3,988 posts

154 months

Wednesday 18th September
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I mostly work night shifts, so I'm up all night when I am on my days off.
I'm usually either watching TV or playing video games.

If I am playing games, I'll connect my Bluetooth headphones to the TV, and then play games on my PC which is connected to the TV via HDMI.
Whether I use a keyboard/mouse or my Xbox controller, they are connected to the PC through Bluetooth.
I have done this for MONTHS without issue.

Tonight though, I am having a weird problem where Bluetooth cuts out on BOTH the headphones and the controller AT THE SAME TIME.

WHY?

The headphones are connected to the TV.
The controller is connected to the PC.

How can they possibly be cutting out at an identical time?

They should be working independently of each other.
They shouldn't be cutting out at all. It's happened 4-5 times now.

Very frustrating.

Any ideas why this is happening?

Mr E

22,041 posts

264 months

Wednesday 18th September
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RF interference at a guess.

Digger

15,102 posts

196 months

Wednesday 18th September
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Have the headphones ever been connected to the PC?

What have you tried re trouble-shooting?

Haltamer

2,525 posts

85 months

Wednesday 18th September
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Any microwaves, or other weird electrical doohickeys in the vicinity? (RF Interference as above)

Any chance it's the PC lagging / stuttering (Hence loss of input & audio?)