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[+] RaoulDuke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 180 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (39 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 39 child comments replies: [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 79 points 1 year ago (12 children) IS IT SO MUCH TO ASK FOR A PHONE THAT CAN BE MAINTAINED AND SURVIVE LIFE!? sorry to yell. i just feel like i'm going crazy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 31 points 1 year ago* (10 children) Fairphone is the closest we have. It's trivial to replace battery and other components. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] muix@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago FP3 does permalink fedilink source parent [+] AlexisFR@jlai.lu -18 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 year ago swear to god, it can't cost as much to add a headphone jack as big e-waste is trying to convince us it does. i won't outright dismiss a phone because it doesn't have a headphone jack, but it's crazy to me that budget phones still have them and "nice" phones don't permalink fedilink source parent [–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago Never. Ever. There's dozens of us that use it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (4 children) I'd love to have a fairphone, but none of their phones seem to have a home button, and they also have that stupid thing where the selfie camera is on the screen... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Honestly would spend thousands on a modern phone with a 16:9 display and no selfie cam notch permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I just want a modern day equivalent to an iPhone 5s. That phone was peak smartphone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] oce@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Is the home button the middle round button on Android? Do you mean a physical button like on Iphone? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* Physical button like on older Iphones, of course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kamen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yep, it's practically way too much to ask from manufacturers who want to sell you a new phone every year or two. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 1 year ago (4 children) so long as the corners are sloped/rounded, phones can be like 1cm thick no problem, and i truly do not understand the obsession with thinner phones our hands are curved, why do people want a bunch of empty space between the palm and the phone? might as well fill that space with battery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0ops@piefed.zip 37 points 1 year ago (3 children) That was basically how the pre-lenovo Motorola phones were all built. Take the Nexus 6 for example, the edges were really thin, only a few mm, but the back curved so at the middle it was nearly a cm thick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) That phone was a goddamn tank I dropped my Nexus 6 down a flight of concrete stairs without a case and by some miracle only the plastic on one corner was scratched. I stopped at HTC One down those exact same stairs and it disintegrated before it hit stair 3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tpyoman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I still have mine its amazing and will outlive me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago objectively superior design permalink fedilink source parent [–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) Its honestly all making me think I should build a palmtop and shove a 5g module in it. Screw text messaging (matrix), screw phone service (I'll just set up VoIP), who needs a play store when ive got apt repos. I don't care if it feels like 2007 in my pocket. I'll stick an 18650 or two in there and swap it when I need to. I can even be more ridiculous and make the keyboard mechanical. To answer your question before its asked, yes, there is plenty wrong with me. Still though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago If you get around to making two, I'll buy the second one off of you. (Sent from my GPD Win Max 2...) permalink fedilink source parent [–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) I just want a modern phone in the body of an iPhone 5S (with an edge-to-edge display instead of the home button) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] londos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago https://www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-10-vii-launch-3597176/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] hoch@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (15 children) I don't even know what I'd use an aux port for at this point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 15 child comments replies: [–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 year ago* (13 children) Better headphones than Bluetooth ones, at a fraction of the price, and without a built in death date due to the batteries (permanently) dying? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] Senal@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (3 children) Im a wired headphones person and even I think that battery death is a bullshit reason. The jack jack has a finite number of uses, as does the flexibility of the wire, many other components also aren't indestructible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I still have an old Archos Jukebox that runs off weird green Double As and a hard drive. Everything else, including the screen, needed replacing before the aux jack had even an inkling of a problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fading_person@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) My wired cheap phones that I used almost daily for online meetings and calls is 11 yo, and still works normally. I doubt a cheap wireless would be close to last that much. I don't even treat it with obsessive care or anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Niquarl@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago I've had the same Bluetooth headphones for about as long though wouldn't call them cheap permalink fedilink source parent [–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago I know what you mean, but just in case anyone has a pair of these I feel obligated to mention it’s relatively trivial to replace the battery packs inside, so maybe don’t just throw them away. Or do, whatever, more free electronics for me ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Bone conduction bluetooth headphones has me. I have some audio processing issues, and being able to hear people on the phone... I'll never go back I'm no audiophile and honestly can just grab my old ipod and wired headphones if I really wanna jam, or usbc-aux dongle with my phone. But my use case tends to be more forgiving than some Bluetooth in-ear buds can get fucked. Never found an earpiece that stays in... they're just not for me. Wired or bone conduction for me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] syreus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Same here. $90 for my shockz and I wear them 98% of my waking hours. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 year ago (4 children) i mean sure, but the problem is that you then have a wire to worry about. I feel like bluetooth has been standard for so long that everyone has forgotten how incredibly annoying wired headphones are.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) Still using wired headphones here. They're great. Have to use the fucking USBC adapter, but it's worth it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Does cord noise bother you? The last few times I've tried to use wired headphones, I was incredibly annoyed by the sounds created by the cord touching stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Are you using a smooth / rubber cord or one of those rough, braided cords? I usually use modified KOSS headphones and some Verisonix cups. They've all got smooth cords, so I almost never notice if it touches things, but I'm mostly wearing on-ear / open backed headphones that wouldn't likely transmit that too much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago You can buy non-microphonic cables for pretty cheap. Bought a 7€ hama cable for an old pair of Philips 2xhr headphones and it was completely silent. IEM/earbud cables are a little trickier, but there are plenty of sub 20€ cables online that are good. Microphonics is only really a problem with carelessly designed or very cheaply made cables. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Senal@programming.dev -5 points 1 year ago Im a wired headphones person and even I think that battery death is a bullshit reason. The jack jack has a finite number of uses, as does the flexibility of the wire, many other components also aren't indestructible. permalink fedilink source parent [+] fading_person@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 79 points 1 year ago (12 children) IS IT SO MUCH TO ASK FOR A PHONE THAT CAN BE MAINTAINED AND SURVIVE LIFE!? sorry to yell. i just feel like i'm going crazy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 31 points 1 year ago* (10 children) Fairphone is the closest we have. It's trivial to replace battery and other components. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] muix@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago FP3 does permalink fedilink source parent [+] AlexisFR@jlai.lu -18 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 year ago swear to god, it can't cost as much to add a headphone jack as big e-waste is trying to convince us it does. i won't outright dismiss a phone because it doesn't have a headphone jack, but it's crazy to me that budget phones still have them and "nice" phones don't permalink fedilink source parent [–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago Never. Ever. There's dozens of us that use it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (4 children) I'd love to have a fairphone, but none of their phones seem to have a home button, and they also have that stupid thing where the selfie camera is on the screen... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Honestly would spend thousands on a modern phone with a 16:9 display and no selfie cam notch permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I just want a modern day equivalent to an iPhone 5s. That phone was peak smartphone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] oce@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Is the home button the middle round button on Android? Do you mean a physical button like on Iphone? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* Physical button like on older Iphones, of course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kamen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yep, it's practically way too much to ask from manufacturers who want to sell you a new phone every year or two. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oce@jlai.lu 31 points 1 year ago* (10 children) Fairphone is the closest we have. It's trivial to replace battery and other components. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [+] TheBat@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] muix@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago FP3 does permalink fedilink source parent [+] AlexisFR@jlai.lu -18 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 year ago swear to god, it can't cost as much to add a headphone jack as big e-waste is trying to convince us it does. i won't outright dismiss a phone because it doesn't have a headphone jack, but it's crazy to me that budget phones still have them and "nice" phones don't permalink fedilink source parent [–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago Never. Ever. There's dozens of us that use it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (4 children) I'd love to have a fairphone, but none of their phones seem to have a home button, and they also have that stupid thing where the selfie camera is on the screen... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Honestly would spend thousands on a modern phone with a 16:9 display and no selfie cam notch permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I just want a modern day equivalent to an iPhone 5s. That phone was peak smartphone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] oce@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Is the home button the middle round button on Android? Do you mean a physical button like on Iphone? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* Physical button like on older Iphones, of course. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheBat@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] muix@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago FP3 does permalink fedilink source parent [+] AlexisFR@jlai.lu -18 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 year ago swear to god, it can't cost as much to add a headphone jack as big e-waste is trying to convince us it does. i won't outright dismiss a phone because it doesn't have a headphone jack, but it's crazy to me that budget phones still have them and "nice" phones don't permalink fedilink source parent [–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago Never. Ever. There's dozens of us that use it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] AlexisFR@jlai.lu -18 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 year ago swear to god, it can't cost as much to add a headphone jack as big e-waste is trying to convince us it does. i won't outright dismiss a phone because it doesn't have a headphone jack, but it's crazy to me that budget phones still have them and "nice" phones don't permalink fedilink source parent [–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago Never. Ever. There's dozens of us that use it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 year ago swear to god, it can't cost as much to add a headphone jack as big e-waste is trying to convince us it does. i won't outright dismiss a phone because it doesn't have a headphone jack, but it's crazy to me that budget phones still have them and "nice" phones don't permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago Never. Ever. There's dozens of us that use it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (4 children) I'd love to have a fairphone, but none of their phones seem to have a home button, and they also have that stupid thing where the selfie camera is on the screen... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Honestly would spend thousands on a modern phone with a 16:9 display and no selfie cam notch permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I just want a modern day equivalent to an iPhone 5s. That phone was peak smartphone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] oce@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Is the home button the middle round button on Android? Do you mean a physical button like on Iphone? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* Physical button like on older Iphones, of course. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Honestly would spend thousands on a modern phone with a 16:9 display and no selfie cam notch permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I just want a modern day equivalent to an iPhone 5s. That phone was peak smartphone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I just want a modern day equivalent to an iPhone 5s. That phone was peak smartphone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oce@jlai.lu 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Is the home button the middle round button on Android? Do you mean a physical button like on Iphone? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* Physical button like on older Iphones, of course. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago* Physical button like on older Iphones, of course. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kamen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yep, it's practically way too much to ask from manufacturers who want to sell you a new phone every year or two. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 1 year ago (4 children) so long as the corners are sloped/rounded, phones can be like 1cm thick no problem, and i truly do not understand the obsession with thinner phones our hands are curved, why do people want a bunch of empty space between the palm and the phone? might as well fill that space with battery. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0ops@piefed.zip 37 points 1 year ago (3 children) That was basically how the pre-lenovo Motorola phones were all built. Take the Nexus 6 for example, the edges were really thin, only a few mm, but the back curved so at the middle it was nearly a cm thick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) That phone was a goddamn tank I dropped my Nexus 6 down a flight of concrete stairs without a case and by some miracle only the plastic on one corner was scratched. I stopped at HTC One down those exact same stairs and it disintegrated before it hit stair 3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tpyoman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I still have mine its amazing and will outlive me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago objectively superior design permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 37 points 1 year ago (3 children) That was basically how the pre-lenovo Motorola phones were all built. Take the Nexus 6 for example, the edges were really thin, only a few mm, but the back curved so at the middle it was nearly a cm thick. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) That phone was a goddamn tank I dropped my Nexus 6 down a flight of concrete stairs without a case and by some miracle only the plastic on one corner was scratched. I stopped at HTC One down those exact same stairs and it disintegrated before it hit stair 3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tpyoman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I still have mine its amazing and will outlive me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago objectively superior design permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) That phone was a goddamn tank I dropped my Nexus 6 down a flight of concrete stairs without a case and by some miracle only the plastic on one corner was scratched. I stopped at HTC One down those exact same stairs and it disintegrated before it hit stair 3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tpyoman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I still have mine its amazing and will outlive me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tpyoman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I still have mine its amazing and will outlive me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago objectively superior design permalink fedilink source parent
[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 17 points 1 year ago (1 child) Its honestly all making me think I should build a palmtop and shove a 5g module in it. Screw text messaging (matrix), screw phone service (I'll just set up VoIP), who needs a play store when ive got apt repos. I don't care if it feels like 2007 in my pocket. I'll stick an 18650 or two in there and swap it when I need to. I can even be more ridiculous and make the keyboard mechanical. To answer your question before its asked, yes, there is plenty wrong with me. Still though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago If you get around to making two, I'll buy the second one off of you. (Sent from my GPD Win Max 2...) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago If you get around to making two, I'll buy the second one off of you. (Sent from my GPD Win Max 2...) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) I just want a modern phone in the body of an iPhone 5S (with an edge-to-edge display instead of the home button) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] londos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago https://www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-10-vii-launch-3597176/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hoch@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (15 children) I don't even know what I'd use an aux port for at this point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 15 child comments replies: [–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 year ago* (13 children) Better headphones than Bluetooth ones, at a fraction of the price, and without a built in death date due to the batteries (permanently) dying? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] Senal@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (3 children) Im a wired headphones person and even I think that battery death is a bullshit reason. The jack jack has a finite number of uses, as does the flexibility of the wire, many other components also aren't indestructible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I still have an old Archos Jukebox that runs off weird green Double As and a hard drive. Everything else, including the screen, needed replacing before the aux jack had even an inkling of a problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fading_person@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) My wired cheap phones that I used almost daily for online meetings and calls is 11 yo, and still works normally. I doubt a cheap wireless would be close to last that much. I don't even treat it with obsessive care or anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Niquarl@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago I've had the same Bluetooth headphones for about as long though wouldn't call them cheap permalink fedilink source parent [–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago I know what you mean, but just in case anyone has a pair of these I feel obligated to mention it’s relatively trivial to replace the battery packs inside, so maybe don’t just throw them away. Or do, whatever, more free electronics for me ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Bone conduction bluetooth headphones has me. I have some audio processing issues, and being able to hear people on the phone... I'll never go back I'm no audiophile and honestly can just grab my old ipod and wired headphones if I really wanna jam, or usbc-aux dongle with my phone. But my use case tends to be more forgiving than some Bluetooth in-ear buds can get fucked. Never found an earpiece that stays in... they're just not for me. Wired or bone conduction for me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] syreus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Same here. $90 for my shockz and I wear them 98% of my waking hours. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 year ago (4 children) i mean sure, but the problem is that you then have a wire to worry about. I feel like bluetooth has been standard for so long that everyone has forgotten how incredibly annoying wired headphones are.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) Still using wired headphones here. They're great. Have to use the fucking USBC adapter, but it's worth it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Does cord noise bother you? The last few times I've tried to use wired headphones, I was incredibly annoyed by the sounds created by the cord touching stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Are you using a smooth / rubber cord or one of those rough, braided cords? I usually use modified KOSS headphones and some Verisonix cups. They've all got smooth cords, so I almost never notice if it touches things, but I'm mostly wearing on-ear / open backed headphones that wouldn't likely transmit that too much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago You can buy non-microphonic cables for pretty cheap. Bought a 7€ hama cable for an old pair of Philips 2xhr headphones and it was completely silent. IEM/earbud cables are a little trickier, but there are plenty of sub 20€ cables online that are good. Microphonics is only really a problem with carelessly designed or very cheaply made cables. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Senal@programming.dev -5 points 1 year ago Im a wired headphones person and even I think that battery death is a bullshit reason. The jack jack has a finite number of uses, as does the flexibility of the wire, many other components also aren't indestructible. permalink fedilink source parent [+] fading_person@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 year ago* (13 children) Better headphones than Bluetooth ones, at a fraction of the price, and without a built in death date due to the batteries (permanently) dying? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] Senal@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (3 children) Im a wired headphones person and even I think that battery death is a bullshit reason. The jack jack has a finite number of uses, as does the flexibility of the wire, many other components also aren't indestructible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I still have an old Archos Jukebox that runs off weird green Double As and a hard drive. Everything else, including the screen, needed replacing before the aux jack had even an inkling of a problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fading_person@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) My wired cheap phones that I used almost daily for online meetings and calls is 11 yo, and still works normally. I doubt a cheap wireless would be close to last that much. I don't even treat it with obsessive care or anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Niquarl@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago I've had the same Bluetooth headphones for about as long though wouldn't call them cheap permalink fedilink source parent [–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago I know what you mean, but just in case anyone has a pair of these I feel obligated to mention it’s relatively trivial to replace the battery packs inside, so maybe don’t just throw them away. Or do, whatever, more free electronics for me ;) permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Bone conduction bluetooth headphones has me. I have some audio processing issues, and being able to hear people on the phone... I'll never go back I'm no audiophile and honestly can just grab my old ipod and wired headphones if I really wanna jam, or usbc-aux dongle with my phone. But my use case tends to be more forgiving than some Bluetooth in-ear buds can get fucked. Never found an earpiece that stays in... they're just not for me. Wired or bone conduction for me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] syreus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Same here. $90 for my shockz and I wear them 98% of my waking hours. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 year ago (4 children) i mean sure, but the problem is that you then have a wire to worry about. I feel like bluetooth has been standard for so long that everyone has forgotten how incredibly annoying wired headphones are.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) Still using wired headphones here. They're great. Have to use the fucking USBC adapter, but it's worth it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Does cord noise bother you? The last few times I've tried to use wired headphones, I was incredibly annoyed by the sounds created by the cord touching stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Are you using a smooth / rubber cord or one of those rough, braided cords? I usually use modified KOSS headphones and some Verisonix cups. They've all got smooth cords, so I almost never notice if it touches things, but I'm mostly wearing on-ear / open backed headphones that wouldn't likely transmit that too much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago You can buy non-microphonic cables for pretty cheap. Bought a 7€ hama cable for an old pair of Philips 2xhr headphones and it was completely silent. IEM/earbud cables are a little trickier, but there are plenty of sub 20€ cables online that are good. Microphonics is only really a problem with carelessly designed or very cheaply made cables. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Senal@programming.dev -5 points 1 year ago Im a wired headphones person and even I think that battery death is a bullshit reason. The jack jack has a finite number of uses, as does the flexibility of the wire, many other components also aren't indestructible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Senal@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (3 children) Im a wired headphones person and even I think that battery death is a bullshit reason. The jack jack has a finite number of uses, as does the flexibility of the wire, many other components also aren't indestructible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I still have an old Archos Jukebox that runs off weird green Double As and a hard drive. Everything else, including the screen, needed replacing before the aux jack had even an inkling of a problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fading_person@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) My wired cheap phones that I used almost daily for online meetings and calls is 11 yo, and still works normally. I doubt a cheap wireless would be close to last that much. I don't even treat it with obsessive care or anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Niquarl@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago I've had the same Bluetooth headphones for about as long though wouldn't call them cheap permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago I still have an old Archos Jukebox that runs off weird green Double As and a hard drive. Everything else, including the screen, needed replacing before the aux jack had even an inkling of a problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fading_person@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) My wired cheap phones that I used almost daily for online meetings and calls is 11 yo, and still works normally. I doubt a cheap wireless would be close to last that much. I don't even treat it with obsessive care or anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Niquarl@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago I've had the same Bluetooth headphones for about as long though wouldn't call them cheap permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Niquarl@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago I've had the same Bluetooth headphones for about as long though wouldn't call them cheap permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago I know what you mean, but just in case anyone has a pair of these I feel obligated to mention it’s relatively trivial to replace the battery packs inside, so maybe don’t just throw them away. Or do, whatever, more free electronics for me ;) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Bone conduction bluetooth headphones has me. I have some audio processing issues, and being able to hear people on the phone... I'll never go back I'm no audiophile and honestly can just grab my old ipod and wired headphones if I really wanna jam, or usbc-aux dongle with my phone. But my use case tends to be more forgiving than some Bluetooth in-ear buds can get fucked. Never found an earpiece that stays in... they're just not for me. Wired or bone conduction for me permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] syreus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Same here. $90 for my shockz and I wear them 98% of my waking hours. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] syreus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Same here. $90 for my shockz and I wear them 98% of my waking hours. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 year ago (4 children) i mean sure, but the problem is that you then have a wire to worry about. I feel like bluetooth has been standard for so long that everyone has forgotten how incredibly annoying wired headphones are.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) Still using wired headphones here. They're great. Have to use the fucking USBC adapter, but it's worth it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Does cord noise bother you? The last few times I've tried to use wired headphones, I was incredibly annoyed by the sounds created by the cord touching stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Are you using a smooth / rubber cord or one of those rough, braided cords? I usually use modified KOSS headphones and some Verisonix cups. They've all got smooth cords, so I almost never notice if it touches things, but I'm mostly wearing on-ear / open backed headphones that wouldn't likely transmit that too much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago You can buy non-microphonic cables for pretty cheap. Bought a 7€ hama cable for an old pair of Philips 2xhr headphones and it was completely silent. IEM/earbud cables are a little trickier, but there are plenty of sub 20€ cables online that are good. Microphonics is only really a problem with carelessly designed or very cheaply made cables. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) Still using wired headphones here. They're great. Have to use the fucking USBC adapter, but it's worth it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Does cord noise bother you? The last few times I've tried to use wired headphones, I was incredibly annoyed by the sounds created by the cord touching stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Are you using a smooth / rubber cord or one of those rough, braided cords? I usually use modified KOSS headphones and some Verisonix cups. They've all got smooth cords, so I almost never notice if it touches things, but I'm mostly wearing on-ear / open backed headphones that wouldn't likely transmit that too much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago You can buy non-microphonic cables for pretty cheap. Bought a 7€ hama cable for an old pair of Philips 2xhr headphones and it was completely silent. IEM/earbud cables are a little trickier, but there are plenty of sub 20€ cables online that are good. Microphonics is only really a problem with carelessly designed or very cheaply made cables. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Does cord noise bother you? The last few times I've tried to use wired headphones, I was incredibly annoyed by the sounds created by the cord touching stuff. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Are you using a smooth / rubber cord or one of those rough, braided cords? I usually use modified KOSS headphones and some Verisonix cups. They've all got smooth cords, so I almost never notice if it touches things, but I'm mostly wearing on-ear / open backed headphones that wouldn't likely transmit that too much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago You can buy non-microphonic cables for pretty cheap. Bought a 7€ hama cable for an old pair of Philips 2xhr headphones and it was completely silent. IEM/earbud cables are a little trickier, but there are plenty of sub 20€ cables online that are good. Microphonics is only really a problem with carelessly designed or very cheaply made cables. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Are you using a smooth / rubber cord or one of those rough, braided cords? I usually use modified KOSS headphones and some Verisonix cups. They've all got smooth cords, so I almost never notice if it touches things, but I'm mostly wearing on-ear / open backed headphones that wouldn't likely transmit that too much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago You can buy non-microphonic cables for pretty cheap. Bought a 7€ hama cable for an old pair of Philips 2xhr headphones and it was completely silent. IEM/earbud cables are a little trickier, but there are plenty of sub 20€ cables online that are good. Microphonics is only really a problem with carelessly designed or very cheaply made cables. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Senal@programming.dev -5 points 1 year ago Im a wired headphones person and even I think that battery death is a bullshit reason. The jack jack has a finite number of uses, as does the flexibility of the wire, many other components also aren't indestructible. permalink fedilink source parent