MicroUSB is absolutely one of the worst connectors ever designed, perhaps only surpassed by the SCART connector.
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IllNess@infosec.pub 1 month ago
I understand they want it to be a drop in replacement for the original Pico but I wish they upgraded the MicroUSB port to a USB-C port.
I guess third party for me again.
Grippler@feddit.dk 1 month ago
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
What was wrong with SCART? only thing I can think of is its bulkiness.
Grippler@feddit.dk 1 month ago
They broke all the time and you had to wiggle them often be cause of shoddy connectivity.
thehatfox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I don’t remember much problem with the connectivity with SCART. I do remember wasting many hours dealing with cheaply made cables that didn’t even wire all the pins however.
Which come to think of it is now becoming an issue with USB-C cables. At least with SCART the connector could be easily opened for inspection, which became a habit of many an AV tech.
Damage@feddit.it 1 month ago
Never broke any. It was a pain to plug in blindly in the back of the TV tho.
solrize@lemmy.world 1 month ago
After mulling this I think they should have switched, since the original Pico will stay in production, and people can keep using it if they want a literal drop-in replacement. I wonder what the constituency was for staying with micro USB, i.e. that had existing designs that used the Pico but taxed its capabilities.
thehatfox@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Keeping the same pin layout while upgrading to USB-C would have made more sense. USB-C is the future, seems odd to still be a Micro USB holdout in 2024.
The switch has got to happen at some point, and the Pico ecosystem is still young enough the change wouldn’t be too disruptive.