Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-06-18 Thread prishelec
I vote for 3.5 mm too. My reasons: 1. There is 4-rings standard(good example is computer headfons with mic - it would be cool to be able to use it with OM). 2. I use handsfree more often to listen to music than to talk. my point - it's better to have an adaptor on handsfree and use it when you

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-06-18 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
The vote is closed. We decided to use 3.5mm. Please see original thread! /jOERG signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-06-17 Thread Msquared
First, my preference. Then some thought-provoking discussion (I know it's late - I've been finishing off a project of my own!) On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 08:18:16AM +0200, Joerg Reisenweber wrote: B) classic 3.5mm headphones Walkman(R) connector, where you have to DIY an adapter for any

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-06-17 Thread Shawn Rutledge
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:18 PM, Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: B) classic 3.5mm headphones Walkman(R) connector, where you have to DIY an adapter for any standard cellphone headset? (or does anybody know of 3.5mm headSET standards or adapters?) I vote for the 3.5. Supporting

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-06-17 Thread Mike Hodson
I also vote for the 4 conductor 3.5mm jack. I am not 100% sure the pinout of my Blackberry Curve, but I know that I can plug in my sony mdr-ex71 headphones and get perfect sound (added to this an 8gig microsd means I dont have to take my largish iriver out and about unless I want radio or

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-06-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
2008/6/17 Mike Hodson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I also vote for the 4 conductor 3.5mm jack. I vote for the same. There is already a standard headphone jack, and has been for over 30 years. Use it. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-31 Thread Kim Alvefur
On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 21:37 -0700, Mike Montour wrote: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5262651 says that the iPhone plug uses: tip=R, ring1=L, ring2=Common, sleeve=Mic (which is not what I would have guessed) God damn it, Apple. Ground is supposed to be closest to the

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-31 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am Sa 31. Mai 2008 schrieb Mike Montour: Joerg Reisenweber wrote: your link: that's it Thanks for sharing your thoughts and giving this link If you do choose a 4-pin 3.5mm connector to be compatible with iPhone (or with another major vendor), please double-check that you use the same

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-31 Thread Mike Montour
Joerg Reisenweber wrote: WAAH, they're NOT compatible to usual headphones which have tip1=L 2=R, (3)=4=GND. I can't guarantee the accuracy of that web page - it would be good to find someone with an iPhone who can make a direct measurement. In fact we already did and will follow / stay

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-31 Thread The Rasterman
On Fri, 30 May 2008 09:23:16 -0700 Mike Montour [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: unsure of that adaptor, BUT my motorola rokr e6 uses a 3.5mm headphone plug that also has mic support with the 4-pin headphone+mic set that it came with. this headphone also works on all normal stereo 3.5mm sockets i have

RE: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Richard Reichenbacher
3.5mm. I'd rather be able to take any headphones I have laying around and use them for music. If I wanted a headset I would buy a Bluetooth headset. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joerg Reisenweber Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 11:18 PM

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread geek
A Please. -remember us voip - wifi er's (yes, that's voip over wifi...) I'm cheap. thanks for the good work. /matthew -- Have no fear of log files...no one reads them.'' And trim your posts g-damnit

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Michal Bořek
B) 3.5mm Michal Borek On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Esbjörn Dominique
3.5mm. E.g. the Nokia N82 has a 3.5mm connector, with a 3.5mm headset included. /esbjörn On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Richard Reichenbacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3.5mm. I'd rather be able to take any headphones I have laying around and use them for music. If I wanted a headset I

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Alexander Frøyseth
3.5 mm, Like to hear on music Joerg Reisenweber skrev: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's for GTA01/02)

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread thomasg
I still think that wired headsets are not used by anyone out there. Even if every vendor adds a cheap wired headset to it's device I barely see anyone using it. Today bluetooth headsets are cheap and they are way more practical (and even have the better microphone placing, compared to the wired

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/5/30 Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's for GTA01/02) or B)

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Timo Jyrinki
2008/5/30 Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: B) classic 3.5mm headphones Walkman(R) connector, where you have to DIY an adapter for any standard cellphone headset? (or does anybody know of 3.5mm headSET standards or adapters?) Definitely 3.5mm. If I'd use a headset, I'd use a Bluetooth one

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread The Rasterman
On Fri, 30 May 2008 08:18:16 +0200 Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Lucas Bonnet
Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's for GTA01/02) or B) classic 3.5mm headphones Walkman(R) connector, where you have to DIY an

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread geek
you may have just changed my mind On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:35 PM, Richard Reichenbacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3.5mm. I'd rather be able to take any headphones I have laying around and use them for music. If I wanted a headset I would buy a Bluetooth headset. -- Have no fear

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Sander van Grieken
Both! External adapters are a bad idea since it could put extra force on the jack socket. They could be located very close together so you cannot connect both at the same time. grtz, Sander Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Hermann Lacheiner
Hi all! On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Richard Reichenbacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3.5mm. I'd rather be able to take any headphones I have laying around and use them for music. If I wanted a headset I would buy a Bluetooth headset. I agree with Richard and vote for B too. Hermann

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Benko
3.5mm ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Steffen Winkler
A (but...why not use a bluetooth headset...would be cheaper I think (you don't need to implement the headphone connector)) Original-Nachricht Datum: Fri, 30 May 2008 08:18:16 +0200 Von: Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] An: community@lists.openmoko.org Betreff: 2.5mm or

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Christ van Willegen
Definitively 3.5mm. No need to repeat all the reasons. Christ van Willegen ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Kosa
My best choice would be C) (3.5 mic and phones) but if that is not possible right know, I'll rather get A). (and multi-touch screen please :P) Thanks for asking for our opinion. Kosa - Un mundo mejor es posible - Joerg Reisenweber escribi: Hi community! A short poll: on a future

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Al Johnson
How about a 4-terminal 3.5mm connector as used on the iphone? It would work with ordinary headphones if that was all that was needed. If you want the mic too you get a mic adaptor like the Shure VoicePort, or a full headset. On Friday 30 May 2008, Joerg Reisenweber wrote: Hi community! A

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Benedikt Schindler
hi, i haven't seen a headset that worked for more then one phone-company yet. Oh, except for the bluetooth things.But i also needed always special headsets for just hearing music. So please take 3.5mm. so i can just take every normal speaker, headset, etc. that lies near by me. and

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread rakshat hooja
3.5 mm for me ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen
Friday 30 May 2008 skrev Joerg Reisenweber: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's for GTA01/02) or B)

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Esbjörn Dominique
Just out of curiousity - why is a 2.5mm headset better suited for voip over wifi? /esbjörn On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 9:09 AM, geek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A Please. -remember us voip - wifi er's (yes, that's voip over wifi...) I'm

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Alexey Feldgendler
On Fri, 30 May 2008 08:18:16 +0200, Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Piotr Duda
2.5mm. I'd rather be able to take any of my old phones headsets I have laying around and use them for music and calling. ;) And it saves place and is less prone to damage. Piotr ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread David Samblas Martinez
I vote for B) I prefer to use Blueetooth to the phone headset, and if you want sound quality use a wired headphones without any adaptor --- El vie, 30/5/08, Joerg Reisenweber lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; escribió: De: Joerg Reisenweber lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Asunto: 2.5mm or 3.5mm Para:

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Daniel Mewes
Hi, On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 08:18 +0200, Joerg Reisenweber wrote: B) classic 3.5mm headphones Walkman(R) connector, where you have to DIY an adapter for any standard cellphone headset? (or does anybody know of 3.5mm headSET standards or adapters?) one vote for B, or even better A and

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread NeilBrown
On Fri, May 30, 2008 4:18 pm, Joerg Reisenweber wrote: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's for GTA01/02)

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Ganesha Krishna
2.5mm head set. coz 1. a phone should have a headset adapter for speaker and mic. 2. blue tooth adapters are costly ($40 ) and 2.5mm headsets are $2 in India ( please focus on the relative cost, I am sure its the same elsewhere). 3. its extremely easy to make a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter. but

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Lasse Poulsen
I'm for 3,5mm as well, they are easier to come by! Here in Denmark it's illegal to use the wired once in cars any ways since they are not considered hands-free! So most people would properly buy a BT one any ways! And since all good headphones is using a 3,5mm. - Lasse On Thu, 29 May 2008

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Erland Lewin
My preference: A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's for GTA01/02) But of course it would be nice if the audio out was less sensitive to impedance issues than people have said the

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread The Rasterman
On Fri, 30 May 2008 10:49:34 +0300 Timo Jyrinki [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: 2008/5/30 Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED]: B) classic 3.5mm headphones Walkman(R) connector, where you have to DIY an adapter for any standard cellphone headset? (or does anybody know of 3.5mm headSET standards

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Stefano Cavallari
I'm for B, as I'd like to use a phone as a music player. Most people use a bluetooth headset, and anyway there are some 3.5 headsets if one don't like bt ones. 3.5 connectors are easier to solder, too. Thank you for asking, you demonstrate you really care about what customers *actually* want!

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Gabriel Ambuehl
On Friday 30 May 2008 08:18:16 Joerg Reisenweber wrote: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's for GTA01/02)

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joseph Reeves
It's 1mm smaller ;) Still, I'd go for 3.5. 2008/5/30 Rahul Joshi [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Exactly. 3.5mm for the same reason. Are there any tangible benefits to using 2.5mm though? Rahul J On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Richard Reichenbacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3.5mm. I'd rather be

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Sander van Grieken
I still think that wired headsets are not used by anyone out there. Even if every vendor adds a cheap wired headset to it's device I barely see anyone using it. Today bluetooth headsets are cheap and they are way more practical (and even have the better microphone placing, compared to the

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Pawel Kowalak
Joerg Reisenweber wrote: B) classic 3.5mm headphones Walkman(R) connector, where you have to DIY an adapter for any standard cellphone headset? (or does anybody know of 3.5mm headSET standards or adapters?) As mentioned earlier, BT headsets are cheap and more comfortable in use (e.g. in a

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Thomas Zimmermann
2.5mm. If you want to buy some earphones for a mobile, than you will get only some with 2.5mm connectors. Thomas Am Freitag 30 Mai 2008 09:35:36 schrieb Rahul Joshi: Exactly. 3.5mm for the same reason. Are there any tangible benefits to using 2.5mm though? Rahul J On Fri, May 30, 2008 at

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread niclone
Joerg Reisenweber a écrit : Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's for GTA01/02) or B) classic 3.5mm

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread pHilipp Zabel
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Marcel
+1 -Marcel Am Freitag 30 Mai 2008 10:35:42 schrieb rakshat hooja: 3.5 mm for me ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread David Pottage
On Fri, May 30, 2008 7:18 am, Joerg Reisenweber wrote: Prefer B - Classic 3.5 mm connector. If I want a headset to make calls on, I will buy a BT one. There are loads to chose from these days from cheap chinese things up to high end High, but for listening to music I want to be able to plug in

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Ganesha Krishna
with that. -GK -- Forwarded message -- From: Sven Klomp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: List for Openmoko community discussion community@lists.openmoko.org Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 11:22:42 +0200 Subject: Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm 2.5mm, since I want to pick up a phone call while listening to music

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Andy Green
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Somebody in the thread at some point said: | I still think that wired headsets are not used by anyone out there. Even if | every vendor adds a cheap wired headset to it's device I barely see anyone | using it. | Today bluetooth headsets are cheap and

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Benedikt Schindler
Sven Klomp schrieb: 2.5mm, since I want to pick up a phone call while listening to music. Sven And that isn't possible with the actual 3.5mm headset on the GTA01 / 02 ??? no further questions. your witness. ___ Openmoko community

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am Fr 30. Mai 2008 schrieb niclone: Joerg Reisenweber a écrit : Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Thomas Franck
Joerg Reisenweber wrote: please hurry to vote, we have to make a decision. Thanks I vote for B (3.5mm) as well.. even if just headphone.. IMHO, the 2.5 ones are just too fragile... BTW.. following the link of Phillip to nokia and on to the OMTP left me with a 404 so the link to the spec

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Shawn
1 more vote for 'B'. I'm curious, though, why the decision has to be made in such a rush for future editions of the product? . . .shawn - Original Message From: Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: community@lists.openmoko.org Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 12:18:16 AM Subject: 2.5mm

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Nadav
3.5, definitely. And continuing the earlier comment about Nokia - the N95 (and possibly other models) has a very interesting 3.5mm connector that provides much more than just sound. If a 3.5mm headphones are inserted, it plays regular stereo. However it also accepts the more advanced connector of

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Bastian Muck
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 3,5mm, too Joerg Reisenweber schrieb: | Hi community! | A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have | A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a | cheap adapter if you want to use your old

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am Fr 30. Mai 2008 schrieb Andy Green: Somebody in the thread at some point said: | I still think that wired headsets are not used by anyone out there. Even if | every vendor adds a cheap wired headset to it's device I barely see anyone | using it. | Today bluetooth headsets are cheap and

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Alexander Frøyseth
JoHo This is for GTA03 +++ rigth? Not for Freerunner Joerg Reisenweber skrev: Am Fr 30. Mai 2008 schrieb niclone: Joerg Reisenweber a écrit : Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to

normal headphones vs movile headphones?? Was Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread David Samblas Martinez
Whats the difference between normal headphones vs movile headphones?, did you mean mobile headset(2 earspeakers+mic)? --- El vie, 30/5/08, Thomas Zimmermann lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; escribió: De: Thomas Zimmermann lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Asunto: Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm Para: List for Openmoko

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am Fr 30. Mai 2008 schrieb Benedikt Schindler: Sven Klomp schrieb: 2.5mm, since I want to pick up a phone call while listening to music. Sven And that isn't possible with the actual 3.5mm headset on the GTA01 / 02 ??? It IS possible with the ACTUAL *2.5mm* headset on

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread michael
2.5mm, definitely - but *not* the 4 contact 2.5mm used on the GTA01. Wired headsets for phone use give *far* better quality than any bluetooth headset I've used with the exception of maybe the jawbone. I talk about 4000 minutes/month on my phone so the convenience of being able to buy almost

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Giorgio M.
B) 3.5mm Il giorno ven, 30/05/2008 alle 10.17 +, Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen ha scritto: Friday 30 May 2008 skrev Joerg Reisenweber: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a

Re: normal headphones vs movile headphones?? Was Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread michael
;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; escribi??: De: Thomas Zimmermann lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Asunto: Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm Para: List for Openmoko community discussion lt;community@lists.openmoko.orggt; Fecha: viernes, 30 mayo, 2008 11:50 2.5mm. If you want to buy some earphones for a mobile, than you will get only

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Benedikt Schindler
if i believe wikipedia, then there is also a 5 contact version of the 3.5mm connector. [wiki:] Four and five conductor versions of the 3.5 mm plug are used for certain applications. A four conductor version is becoming a de facto standard output connector for compact camcorders

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Mike Montour
Joerg Reisenweber wrote: B) classic 3.5mm headphones Walkman(R) connector, where you have to DIY an adapter for any standard cellphone headset? (or does anybody know of 3.5mm headSET standards or adapters?) This one, but with a 4-pin (stereo+mic) format that's compatible with at least 1

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm (to be?: sendind video trough 3.5mm jack)

2008-05-30 Thread Kosa
I think we should consider this one. I know we have some issues with video right now, but for GTA03 most of them could be solved. I would be very nice to be able to send video using the same jack we use to send audio. 5G iPods and some other devices do it. My 2 centavos. Kosa - Un mundo

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Dylan Semler
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:18 AM, Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
GTA0x (2) signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am Fr 30. Mai 2008 schrieb Shawn: 1 more vote for 'B'. I'm curious, though, why the decision has to be made in such a rush for future editions of the product? . . .shawn because we're moving forward very fast ;-) You see it took long time for GTA02, we're trying to speed up, and product

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am Fr 30. Mai 2008 schrieb Mike Montour: Joerg Reisenweber wrote: B) classic 3.5mm headphones Walkman(R) connector, where you have to DIY an adapter for any standard cellphone headset? (or does anybody know of 3.5mm headSET standards or adapters?) This one, but with a 4-pin

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Kim Alvefur
On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 09:16 -0400, Kevin Dean wrote: 3.5 mm. I hear mention of standard 2.5 mm and other than my 1973 and the Freerunner, I don't think I've ever seen a 2.5 mm used. Most wired headsets on phones I've purchased in the past each used their own proprietary connector with the

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Kim Alvefur
On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 09:13 -0400, Nadav wrote: [...] Nokia N95 [...] That one has 4 contact points and not 3 like in regular stereo headphones. It even supports video playback - there is a cable that comes in the box and uses the same connector point to output several video types. ipod

Re: normal headphones vs movile headphones?? Was Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread David Samblas Martinez
ok so you where talking about headsets not headphones alone thanks :) --- El vie, 30/5/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; escribió: De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] lt;[EMAIL PROTECTED]gt; Asunto: Re: normal headphones vs movile headphones?? Was Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED], List

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Lasse Poulsen
On Fri, 30 May 2008 13:31:10 -0400 Dylan Semler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:18 AM, Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Rune T. Sørensen
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Mike Montour
Joerg Reisenweber wrote: http://www.meritline.com/earphone-adapter-iphone-into-3-5mm-mic-038.html This one is completely off topic. I'm talking about STEREO headSET(=with mic), which usually commes with 2.5mm. We are planning to use a 3.5mm 4-ring connector, that complies with usual 3-ring

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Mark Müller
A) 2,5mm Joerg Reisenweber schrieb: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's for GTA01/02) or B) classic

RE: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Robert Horton
A. you have to have a mic. If it were a walkman then the 3.5 makes sense but this is a phone+. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joerg Reisenweber Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 1:18 AM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread William Kenworthy
Since there seems to be a difference in operation between them (2.5+mic and 3.5 without), can both be fitted? One of the really stupid things about my treo and palm BT headset is I cant listen to music on it - its designed to handle phone calls only - hence its NEVER used - hope the freerunner/bt

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am Fr 30. Mai 2008 schrieb Kim Alvefur: On Fri, 2008-05-30 at 09:16 -0400, Kevin Dean wrote: 3.5 mm. I hear mention of standard 2.5 mm and other than my 1973 and the Freerunner, I don't think I've ever seen a 2.5 mm used. Most wired headsets on phones I've purchased in the past each used

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
your link: that's it Thanks for sharing your thoughts and giving this link /j signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
see URL in prev post. there are adapters 3.5male-2.5female /j signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
that's been my idea when I started. But obviously there's a demand for adapter-free 3.5 connectivity. So you probably have to use an adapter for headsets (with mic)[see other post]. No big thing though. Thanks for voting jOERG signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Flemming Richter Mikkelsen
On 5/30/08, Joerg Reisenweber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi community! A short poll: on a future GTA0x (2), would you prefer to have A) standard 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a cheap adapter if you want to use your old headphones, (the way like it's for GTA01/02)

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Mike Montour
Joerg Reisenweber wrote: your link: that's it Thanks for sharing your thoughts and giving this link If you do choose a 4-pin 3.5mm connector to be compatible with iPhone (or with another major vendor), please double-check that you use the same pin assignments. This forum post: