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PeachMan@lemmy.one 10 months agoWhat’s the practical alternative to headphone jacks? Bluetooth is crap and carrying around extra dongles is annoying.
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 10 months ago
Bluetooth headphones are more practical due to not having wires. Jack is better for latency.
PeachMan@lemmy.one 10 months ago
Practical for some scenarios, but impractical in others. A headphone jack also offers better sound quality overall and a less flaky connection, with no audio cutouts. It’s not just latency, it’s a superior and more reliable way to transmit high quality audio. And there’s no battery to worry about charging. And a standard set of wired headphones can last for DECADES while a Bluetooth headset will eventually die because the battery is non-replaceable lithium-ion. And there’s no concern about whether your wired headphones are options for Android or iPhone, it’s a standardized connector with an identical experience on both. And there’s no issue with wireless interference on the 2.4GHz band that Bluetooth operates on.
I can come up with more if you want.