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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: 3, Insightful) by coolgopher on Wednesday September 12 2018, @04:54AM (1 child)

    by coolgopher (1157) on Wednesday September 12 2018, @04:54AM (#733488)

    Good luck convincing Apple they need to bring back useful features like that. Or magsafe.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by DannyB on Wednesday September 12 2018, @04:39PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday September 12 2018, @04:39PM (#733696) Journal

    I don't care if Apple brings back a headphone jack. As long as everyone else brings it back.

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