2.5 mm audio jack.

[max1mus]

Out of curiosity, why did HTC choose to use 2.5 mm audio jack, instad of the regular 3.5 mm ?

It is so hard to find a good quality earphone that uses 2.5 mm jack.
I recently purchased a 2.5 to 3.5 adapter, but it is a bit bulky and cumbersome.

Is there a way to 'pry out' the 2.5 jack and replace it with a regular 3.5 jack ?

Thanks.

[Raptor]

Since you said "Pry out", I am sure that is possible.

I am also sure that it is possible to replace it with a std receptor as well, even if a small portion had to be extended out of the device.

If you were technically capable of doing this (no offense intended) I supposed you would have already done this, However I know of no one doing this.

Me personally, I just wished they would all stick to the same Freakin pinouts.... (HTC I, II, III), I mean common guys, do they have stock in headset devices or what????


Raptor

[nomadman]

Me personally, I just wished they would all stick to the same Freakin pinouts.... (HTC I, II, III), I mean common guys, do they have stock in headset devices or what????

I agree. Just like I don't understand why MS removed TCP/IP on the new ActiveSync V.4. Sometimes I wonder what goes throught these engineers' brains. I think they just get up one day and decide to fuck customers over.

Back to the topic. What I did was buy a $40 headphones with 3.5mm connectors. I cut the connectors on both my original O2 earbuds and my shiny new 40 bucks earphones, then connected the 2.5mm connector from my earbud to the new earphones. Then used a shrink tube to hide the splices. Works like a charm.

[max1mus]

Back to the topic. What I did was buy a $40 headphones with 3.5mm connectors. I cut the connectors on both my original O2 earbuds and my shiny new 40 bucks earphones, then connected the 2.5mm connector from my earbud to the new earphones. Then used a shrink tube to hide the splices. Works like a charm.

Ah, i wish i thought of that before purchasing a $12 converter (2.5" to 3.5") from an O2 authorized dealer.

Yes, $12.

And now I feel really dumb for doing that. Not only about the price, but the connector is simply too big/cumbersome.