The 3.5mm jack always works! I have some digital headphones and my next ones are going to be analog because of its digital issues every now and then
Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
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Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#62If a phone only has one USB-type C connector on it, how will you both charge and listen to music with your headphones with it? Is there going to be two connectors, one at the top and one at the bottom?
Two connectors would be great but I can see more phones supporting wireless charging. I love it on the S6.
But you can't exactly use that on a plane or a train.
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#63I would be ok with this as it would mean I can get noise cancelling headphones that are powered via the connection to the phone and don't need their own power source. Yes it will make the $3 headphones more expensive but considering I would never buy such headphones I don't have a problem with that. Anyway there will no doubt be $2 USB-C to 3.5mm converters available for people who want to use old headphones. The nic…
It just works until the plastic housing on the receptacle cracks, and you can no longer get a good electrical connection. The big problem is that the jack acts as a lever that can transmit enough force into the receptacle to destroy either one or the other rather than breaking the connection. And the more ring conductors you want to add, the longer the lever can become. I have been really happy with all my devices th…
I hate proprietary connectors, but I love MagSafe—it's saved my laptop many times. Why can't all connectors be magsafe?
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#64Why not use Mini-TOSLINK or something similar? Digital connection but backwardly compatible with existing 3.5mm audio.
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
It just works until the plastic housing on the receptacle cracks, and you can no longer get a good electrical connection. The big problem is that the jack acts as a lever that can transmit enough force into the receptacle to destroy either one or the other rather than breaking the connection. And the more ring conductors you want to add, the longer the lever can become. I have been really happy with all my devices th…
I hate proprietary connectors, but I love MagSafe—it's saved my laptop many times. Why can't all connectors be magsafe?
In short, that's because Apple flat-out refuses to license the patent to anyone.
Never mind that magnetic power connectors had already been invented, and that Apple's patent is essentially another "this already existing thing except on a computer" patent.