A new cartridge-based gaming console: brilliant or brillant?
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@sirtwist said in A new cartridge-based gaming console: brilliant or brillant?:
Amazon Prime can deliver a 30GB game on a Blu-Ray faster than you can dowload it on sub-Mb DSL
I would wager that most people have access to much better internet than that.
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@dfdub said in A new cartridge-based gaming console: brilliant or brillant?:
@jaloopa I've noticed that if I plug it into my phone charger on the train, the battery will drain more slowly while playing, but not actually charge. Only the original charger actually charges it when I'm playing.
First gen installed chargers are 500ma. Most chargers today are 2A.
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@polygeekery said in A new cartridge-based gaming console: brilliant or brillant?:
Most chargers today are 2A.
Both my phone and the Switch draw more than that with their original chargers.
Switch: 5-15V/2.6A
Phone: 5V/3A
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@dfdub This seriously pisses me off. Why are you going to pretend to use an open standard if you don't actually use it?
Why aren't the USB people doing anything? Can't they trademark the word and sue people who use it without following the specification?
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@anonymous234 they either allow higher-than-spec power, or all the devices needing higher-than-spec power would move away from USB.
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@anonymous234 said in A new cartridge-based gaming console: brilliant or brillant?:
This seriously pisses me off. Why are you going to pretend to use an open standard if you don't actually use it?
AFAIK the new USB Power Delivery standard is fairly new or at least there was no standardized compliance testing at the time the first devices with Type C ports were released. This fuckup if the fault of the standardization organization.
Why aren't the USB people doing anything? Can't they trademark the word and sue people who use it without following the specification?
I think they already have some certification process; it's just that nobody gives a shit. I mean, just go to Amazon and look for an active USB 3 hub. They usually come with a 4A power supply, barely enough to power 2 of the 4 or 8 ports. The whole USB standard is a joke at this point.
They could have tried to fix this when they introduced the new connector, but instead they made it a separate standard that is completely orthogonal to all other USB standards (like PD and alternate mode and USB 3.1). Color me not surprised.
Edit: And to add insult to injury, not even the cables for USB Type C are all compliant. Yes, you have to do research for buying a freaking cable.
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@gąska 500 mA ought to be enough for anyone
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@dfdub They've gone through quite a few power delivery standards too:
Release name Release date USB Battery Charging 1.0 2007-03-08 USB Battery Charging 1.1 2009-04-15 USB Battery Charging 1.2 2010-12-07 USB Power Delivery revision 1.0 (version 1.0) 2012-07-05 USB Power Delivery revision 1.0 (version 1.3) 2014-03-11 USB Type-C 1.0 2014-08-11 USB Power Delivery revision 2.0 (version 1.0) 2014-08-11 USB Type-C 1.1 2015-04-03 USB Power Delivery revision 2.0 (version 1.1) 2015-05-07 USB Power Delivery revision 2.0 (version 1.2) 2016-03-25 USB Power Delivery revision 3.0 (version 1.1) 2017-01-12
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@sirtwist said in A new cartridge-based gaming console: brilliant or brillant?:
@the_quiet_one said in A new cartridge-based gaming console: brilliant or brillant?:
Again, not as slow as delivery trucks.
Bullshit. Amazon Prime can deliver a 30GB game on a Blu-Ray faster than you can dowload it on sub-Mb DSL, like my co-worker’s shitty, oversubsribed Verizhit DSL.
Andrew S. Tanenbaum said:
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.
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@anonymous234
And yet everyone uses Qualcomm QuickCharge, which only just became PD compatible a few months ago. (And, of course, additionally supports proprietary modes.)
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@dfdub said in A new cartridge-based gaming console: brilliant or brillant?:
It is rumored that Apple might even include USB-C to Lightning cables in the box with their next generation of phones.
That will be the "improved" package. For only $99 more!
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@dcon said in A new cartridge-based gaming console: brilliant or brillant?:
That will be the "improved" package. For only $99 more!
That's why I said rumor. But the new document specifically mentions USB-C to proprietary connector cables, so there's a chance Apple might comply by supplying a generic USB-C charger and a proprietary cable.