Re:Dumb Things Camera Companies are Still Doing
by p-funk on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @03:11PM
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>once you want to use a microphone you're dealing with different pinouts
This is true, but ultimately they are all variations on the 1/4" phone plug, which has been a standard across multiple industries since the advent of the telephone. Adding another ring to a TRS, or changing the pinout, is a minor variation compared to Apple's alternative. The phone plug is so ubiquitous that I think the comparison is valid.
Re:Dumb Things Camera Companies are Still Doing
by recursive on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @03:06PM
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It is a good comparison to make with TRS connectors, which got hit in the crossfire. It's been a standard for decades and decades. As you say, it works perfectly for listening. And for those of us that don't want remote controls or microphones on our headphones, the connector is an unfortunate casualty of "progress".
Re:Dumb Things Camera Companies are Still Doing
by brokenmachine on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @11:41PM
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Vote with your wallet.
My next phone will also have a headphone socket.
The tripod mount has been a standard for decades and decades.
The phone headphone jack fractured into competing standards years ago. Works fine for listening, but once you want to use a microphone you're dealing with different pinouts for different manufacturers, balkanized auto detection and signaling, incompatible plugs sizing, grounding issues with the phone case, etc. It wasn't a pristine situation when Apple left it behind.