OK, I guess I misread the original question, I thought it was asking about the difference between SDHC and non-SD HC, and to me, non-SD HC would be a high capacity MMC card. The highest capacity MMC cards I see for sale are 4GB, from PQI and Transcend, both for about $50.
On 8/23/07, Levi Wallach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Right, but the question hasn't been about SD vs MMC, but SD vs. SDHC. > MMC I think is pretty much gone. I haven't seen it around since last > year at least. So the distinction isn't too important since I don't > think you can even buy them. However SDHC came out late last year and > so a lot of devices that people have now (which were designed a year ago > or more) are not compatible with it. Luckily some devices, like the > Treo 700P, can remedy that with a hack or firmware upgrade. But it's > unlikely you will see such a solution for a compact digital camera for > example, since manufacturers never seem to come out with firmware > updates for them, just for the more pricey DSLR's... > > Levi > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of > > Colin McGrath > > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:18 AM > > To: [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [Treo] 16GB and 32GB SDHC cards headed our way... > > > > If I understand the articles written on Wikipedia (and if they are > > correct), > > it seems to me that non-SD cards go by the name MMC (MulitMediaCard), > > they > > are the same size as SD cards, and can be read by most devices > designed > > to > > read SD cards. The SD cards are called that (Secure Digital) because > > they > > provide SDMI-compliant (Secure Digital Music Initiative), high-level > of > > copyright protection. The "Secure" in Secure Digital comes from the > > card's > > origin. To create the SD card, Toshiba added encryption hardware to > the > > already-existent MMC, to calm music industry concerns that MMCs would > > allow > > for easy piracy of music. In theory, the encryption would allow some > > enforcement of Digital rights management schemes on digital music, but > > the > > capability is rarely used. (A lot of what I just wrote is cut and > > pasted > > from Wikipedia.) When I bought my SD cards for my Treo, I didn't know > > it > > that was what the "secure" in SD meant, and would have at least tried > > the > > plain old MMC cards to see if they work the same. > > > > -- > > Colin > > > > On 8/22/07, Levi Wallach <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <levi%40dvdmon.com>> wrote: > > > > > > Here's a pretty good article about SDHC and it mentions some > > differences > > > between it and SD: > > > > > > http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2094711,00.asp > > > > > > Levi > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > <treo%40yahoogroups.com><treo%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > > > [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com><treo%40yahoogroups.com>] On > > > Behalf Of > > > > john.messeder > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:17 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > <treo%40yahoogroups.com><treo%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > Subject: Re: [Treo] 16GB and 32GB SDHC cards headed our way... > > > > > > > > What's the difference between SDHC and non-SHDC, assuming the > > storage > > > > size is the same? Assuming there is something, for instance, as > 4gb > > > > SDHC > > > > and 4gb non-SDHC. > > > > > > > > Alli wrote: > > > > > You don't need to do an update for the 680. It came SDHC ready. > > > > > > > > > > john.messeder wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> I haven't checked Palm in awhile, but last time I did the only > > MR > > > > >> available for the 680 said it was for the branded models. I > > > > understood > > > > >> it to specifically NOT be for the unbranded models, such as > > mine. > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > /"Thirty-five million deaths leave an empty place at only one > > family > > > > table." / > > > > (News commentator Eric Severied in a radio essay on the 25th > > > > anniversary of the start of World War Two. 8/31/64) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Colin > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > -- Colin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
