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Bring Back the Headphone Jack: Why USB-C Audio Still Doesn't Work

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday September 12 2018, @04:41AM   Printer-friendly
from the they-can't-hear-you dept.

canopic jug writes:

PC World has an article on why USB-C has not been a viable alternative for the 3.5mm audio jack. Problems with USB-C include variable handling of digital to audio conversion, incompatible SOCs inside the cable, and non-standard analog-passthrough. In short, the cables which contain computers themselves are not standardized in behavior and the author's conclusion is that mobile devices must have 3.5mm jacks until the USB-C cable technology gets sorted out enough that they become usable.

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  • (Score: 2) by drussell on Wednesday September 12 2018, @01:49PM (1 child)

    by drussell (2678) on Wednesday September 12 2018, @01:49PM (#733590) Journal

    There is a 2.5mm analog audio plug and jack standard. Same exact thing as 3.5mm, just smaller diameter. Wonder why we don't see more of that? Do they break off too easily?

    Doesn't match standard things you want to plug into it and lack of robustness.

    My Nokia 5300 phones have that stupid 2.5" plug so I have to use a silly adapter. It is hard to find the pigtail-style ones and the standard right-angle hard ones break relatively easily.

    Stupid, stupid design. Just find the space for a proper 3.5" jack and be done with it. It isn't THAT big.

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  • (Score: 2) by Shimitar on Wednesday September 12 2018, @02:12PM

    by Shimitar (4208) on Wednesday September 12 2018, @02:12PM (#733599) Homepage

    Hey, idea, make a notch to hide it!

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