Broken headphone jack
February 23, 2010 4:44 PM Subscribe
The headphone jack on my desktop broke. Solutions?
usb - you can even get headphone to usb adapters so you don't have to buy new headphones.
the only pain is that you can't go from headphones to speakers without relaunching the program.
posted by nadawi at 4:45 PM on February 23, 2010
the only pain is that you can't go from headphones to speakers without relaunching the program.
posted by nadawi at 4:45 PM on February 23, 2010
probably SOL. You can get a USB audio interface if you really need audio.
posted by kenliu at 4:46 PM on February 23, 2010
posted by kenliu at 4:46 PM on February 23, 2010
Need. More. Details.
Lacking the info on whether this is a Mac or PC, probably some sort of USB audio jack would work. They run $6 to $20.
posted by mosk at 4:47 PM on February 23, 2010
Lacking the info on whether this is a Mac or PC, probably some sort of USB audio jack would work. They run $6 to $20.
posted by mosk at 4:47 PM on February 23, 2010
Best answer: When it happened to me, I used this:
It works on Mac or PC, and it works for input or output. It also works via a hub.
posted by 4ster at 4:51 PM on February 23, 2010
It works on Mac or PC, and it works for input or output. It also works via a hub.
posted by 4ster at 4:51 PM on February 23, 2010
When this happened on my wife's long-out-of-warranty white MacBook, she took it to the Genius Bar, and for a $300 flat rate repair they fixed her audio jack, but also like a dozen other things that had been wrong with it for years. It was like getting a new computer, because it had been so slow: overheating, crappy video processing, etc.
posted by xueexueg at 5:31 PM on February 23, 2010
posted by xueexueg at 5:31 PM on February 23, 2010
Seconding 4ster's suggestion of the griffin imic.
posted by yeoldefortran at 5:56 PM on February 23, 2010
posted by yeoldefortran at 5:56 PM on February 23, 2010
More than likely a solder joint has cracked due to mechanical stress on the jack. This is easy to repair, if you happen to know someone who owes you a favor and is comfortable with a soldering iron. The hard part is disassembling the laptop.
posted by Galvatron at 6:34 PM on February 23, 2010
posted by Galvatron at 6:34 PM on February 23, 2010
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posted by fizzzzzzzzzzzy at 4:45 PM on February 23, 2010