not really a big deal, considering you can purchase the adapters on Amazon right now for $3.29, and people making the switch from other HTC phones like the Shadow or the WIng may already own an adapter.
The point here is that many people do not want the crappy headphones that they package with the phones. They want higher quality headphones that fit better in their ears, offer noise reduction when travelling, have music / phone controls built in, etc.
Even the headphones that come on the iphone (which have many of these features built in) and offer a full 3.5mm jack, are often replaced by users with something that has better sound quality, better fit, sound isolation, etc.
Being forced to use a mini-usb dongle degrades the quality, and also makes it so that the music control and phone control functions of many 3rd party headphones will not work. (the dongles block the communications in some cases)
Plus, the G1 has no A2DP yet, so you don't even have the option of using a wireless bluetooth stero headset.
This is just a poor decision, especially for a phone pushing itself with features like the music store and video player, etc.
@MBN I'm fairly sure that A2DP will be supported in the next software update, however, the sound quality of any A2DP headset is not that good imho... I'd rather live with a adapter-dongle ;-)
I hope they add A2DP. I never listen to music that way because it sounds like garbage, but I do listen to talk (books and podcasts) with Bluetooth, and it's great!
Besides, I don't have any extra room in my pants for a(nother) dongle.
Yes And i dont normally listen to music so I won't have my headphone OR ADAPTER at all times and this prevents me from running into a store and buying a cheap pair on a wim... I had the same problem with my Dash and was stupid enough to not realize this before pre ordering the G1
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not really a big deal, considering you can purchase the adapters on Amazon right now for $3.29, and people making the switch from other HTC phones like the Shadow or the WIng may already own an adapter.
Yeah, but the Wing and Shadow support A2DP, so you're not forced to sport that dorky dongle.
The point here is that many people do not want the crappy headphones that they package with the phones. They want higher quality headphones that fit better in their ears, offer noise reduction when travelling, have music / phone controls built in, etc.
Even the headphones that come on the iphone (which have many of these features built in) and offer a full 3.5mm jack, are often replaced by users with something that has better sound quality, better fit, sound isolation, etc.
Being forced to use a mini-usb dongle degrades the quality, and also makes it so that the music control and phone control functions of many 3rd party headphones will not work. (the dongles block the communications in some cases)
Plus, the G1 has no A2DP yet, so you don't even have the option of using a wireless bluetooth stero headset.
This is just a poor decision, especially for a phone pushing itself with features like the music store and video player, etc.
@MBN I'm fairly sure that A2DP will be supported in the next software update, however, the sound quality of any A2DP headset is not that good imho... I'd rather live with a adapter-dongle ;-)
http://store.allshadow.com/productaccessories.asp?id=13138&n=Smartphone-Experts-Mini-USB-Stereo-Adapter
This doesn't look too bulky to me besides its gonna be in your pocket, no one will see it.
I hope they add A2DP. I never listen to music that way because it sounds like garbage, but I do listen to talk (books and podcasts) with Bluetooth, and it's great!
Besides, I don't have any extra room in my pants for a(nother) dongle.
Yes And i dont normally listen to music so I won't have my headphone OR ADAPTER at all times and this prevents me from running into a store and buying a cheap pair on a wim... I had the same problem with my Dash and was stupid enough to not realize this before pre ordering the G1