[ltp] Headset connector on newer Thinkpads

[Steve McIntyre]

On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 05:36:38PM +0300, Kamen Naydenov wrote:
>On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Joerg Bruehe <joerg.bruehe@web.de> wrote:
>> Dear all!
>>
>>
>> I got a Thinkpad T530 and am now searching for a headset.
>>
>> The analogue connector is just a single 3.5 mm socket with 4 leads,
>> combining earphones and microphone in one. Checking several local shops, I
>> did not find a suitable headset - they either have 2 plugs of 3.5 mm with 3
>> leads each, or they use USB.
>>
>> 1) Does anybody know a brand producing headsets with the single 4-lead 3.5
>> mm plug?
>May be:
>http://urbanrevolt.com/en/collection/headphones/duga-headset
>They come with single 3.5 mm plug and conversion cable for separate
>microphone input and headphone output.

Or there are readily-available adapters to convert an existing
headset's two plugs into a 4-pole single plug, e.g.:

  http://www.startech.com/Cables/Audio-Video/Audio-Cables/~MUYHSMFF

which is what I use.

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