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Hi, it's about time for me to do an upgrade, my TF Prime is dying, just random lags and can't handle most new apps well anymore. Was looking at Google Nexus 10 and others including Win8 tablets, but deciding to perhaps give TF series another try. A few questions for people that updated from TF201 (or early devices) to TF701:
1. The speaker, is it louder on TF701, the same, or softer?
2. The headphone jack: is it improved in terms of how tight it holds the connector? The TF201 headphone jack is so loose it always falls out
3. Is it thicker or thinner than the TF201? And weight?
4. Does the device slow after a considerable amount of use? I was really happy with my TF201 initially but it's been slowing like crazy these days
5. Docking issues: seems to be the most talked about one here, is it still a big problem, or does new shipments fix it?
Much thanks in advance.
david90531 said:
Hi, it's about time for me to do an upgrade, my TF Prime is dying, just random lags and can't handle most new apps well anymore. Was looking at Google Nexus 10 and others including Win8 tablets, but deciding to perhaps give TF series another try. A few questions for people that updated from TF201 (or early devices) to TF701:
1. The speaker, is it louder on TF701, the same, or softer?
2. The headphone jack: is it improved in terms of how tight it holds the connector? The TF201 headphone jack is so loose it always falls out
3. Is it thicker or thinner than the TF201? And weight?
4. Does the device slow after a considerable amount of use? I was really happy with my TF201 initially but it's been slowing like crazy these days
5. Docking issues: seems to be the most talked about one here, is it still a big problem, or does new shipments fix it?
Much thanks in advance.
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1. Probably little louder
2. It is ok
3. Thinner I think (compare the specs on Asus website)
4. No
5. New shipments with production month 2013.11 or later must be ok. We are wating for confirmation about this from users.
Snah001 said:
1. Probably little louder
2. It is ok
3. Thinner I think (compare the specs on Asus website)
4. No
5. New shipments with production month 2013.11 or later must be ok. We are wating for confirmation about this from users.
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Thanks for the reply, more inputs from others would be much appreciated
So did Asus claim that the newer productions fixed the issue, or we are just being optimistic about it?
david90531 said:
Hi, it's about time for me to do an upgrade, my TF Prime is dying, just random lags and can't handle most new apps well anymore. Was looking at Google Nexus 10 and others including Win8 tablets, but deciding to perhaps give TF series another try. A few questions for people that updated from TF201 (or early devices) to TF701:
1. The speaker, is it louder on TF701, the same, or softer?
2. The headphone jack: is it improved in terms of how tight it holds the connector? The TF201 headphone jack is so loose it always falls out
3. Is it thicker or thinner than the TF201? And weight?
4. Does the device slow after a considerable amount of use? I was really happy with my TF201 initially but it's been slowing like crazy these days
5. Docking issues: seems to be the most talked about one here, is it still a big problem, or does new shipments fix it?
Much thanks in advance.
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1. The speaker, is it louder on TF701, the same, or softer? Sounds better to me - richer
2. The headphone jack: is it improved in terms of how tight it holds the connector? The TF201 headphone jack is so loose it always falls outNo probs with mine
3. Is it thicker or thinner than the TF201? And weight? I would say that docked it is thicker than the prime.
4. Does the device slow after a considerable amount of use? I was really happy with my TF201 initially but it's been slowing like crazy these days No where near as bad as other devices but I think it is the 2GB of ram that fixes that issue
5. Docking issues: seems to be the most talked about one here, is it still a big problem, or does new shipments fix it? Mine from 2013/10 had a loose dock. Connection was fine but I have RMA'd it to get a better dock
One change that you did not mention is the microSD card slot. It's much improved in the 700 and 701. Previously on the 100 and 201 models, an inserted microSD card would protrude by a few millimeters, making it susceptible to to being bumped and accidentally ejected (and lost!). On the more recent devices with the new and improved iteration of the slot, microSD cards are now completely flush with the shell. Accidental ejection is now all but impossible.
sbdags said:
1. The speaker, is it louder on TF701, the same, or softer? Sounds better to me - richer
2. The headphone jack: is it improved in terms of how tight it holds the connector? The TF201 headphone jack is so loose it always falls outNo probs with mine
3. Is it thicker or thinner than the TF201? And weight? I would say that docked it is thicker than the prime.
4. Does the device slow after a considerable amount of use? I was really happy with my TF201 initially but it's been slowing like crazy these days No where near as bad as other devices but I think it is the 2GB of ram that fixes that issue
5. Docking issues: seems to be the most talked about one here, is it still a big problem, or does new shipments fix it? Mine from 2013/10 had a loose dock. Connection was fine but I have RMA'd it to get a better dock
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Thanks! Yes when I saw the 2GB RAM I was much relieved, they should've done that for the Prime... good to hear.
Too bad they had to sacrifice the weight and thinness for the power though.
But I think I'm still positive about this machine, just need to hear even more about the dock. I guess in the worst case I can always just RMA it. Is there a possibility that they won't let me exchange for a better dock?
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One change that you did not mention is the microSD card slot. It's much improved in the 700 and 701. Previously on the 100 and 201 models, an inserted microSD card would protrude by a few millimeters, making it susceptible to to being bumped and accidentally ejected (and lost!). On the more recent devices with the new and improved iteration of the slot, microSD cards are now completely flush with the shell. Accidental ejection is now all but impossible.
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Oh that's right, I have read something about the improved slot for microSD. That is good to hear, thanks for the note :good:
Just got new 701, Date 2013.11
I have only few hours, and after semi detailed inspection, everything seems to be OK. Dock doesn't disconnect, even before update was working fine. Headphone jack works as one would expect, no issue to report. No problems with front glass panel. Fingers crossed it stays that way.
turbinea said:
Just got new 701, Date 2013.11
I have only few hours, and after semi detailed inspection, everything seems to be OK. Dock doesn't disconnect, even before update was working fine. Headphone jack works as one would expect, no issue to report. No problems with front glass panel. Fingers crossed it stays that way.
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Does the tab sit firmly in the dock hinge with no lateral flex when you open and close from the full open position?
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Does the tab sit firmly in the dock hinge with no lateral flex when you open and close from the full open position?
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I don't know exactly what do you mean by lateral flex. Tablet is somewhat loose in the hinge, but that seems to be design, and it 'works' same way as i saw in some videos. I can lift tablet few degrees from closed position before hinge on the dock starts to rotate. If you mean if it twists in the hinge along axis, then only little bit, and it is because of loose nature of the hinge. If you mean something completely different then please make me some very basic diagram or something, I'll try.
However, i discovered some very strange phenomenon with this tablet. It maybe well known effect, but i see it for the first time and it is somewhat hard to describe.
Before, i had only TF101 and it has plastic back. This model has brushed aluminum back. When i trace my finger on the metal surface of tablet's back, i feel subtle... resonance, rumble (?) in my fingertip. Not sure how to describe it. It only occurs when tablet is in the dock and charging from charger, and i have to move fingertip over surface, simply touching surface is not working. I really hope this thing is not possessed.
turbinea said:
I don't know exactly what do you mean by lateral flex. Tablet is somewhat loose in the hinge, but that seems to be design, and it 'works' same way as i saw in some videos. I can lift tablet few degrees from closed position before hinge on the dock starts to rotate. If you mean if it twists in the hinge along axis, then only little bit, and it is because of loose nature of the hinge. If you mean something completely different then please make me some very basic diagram or something, I'll try.
However, i discovered some very strange phenomenon with this tablet. It maybe well known effect, but i see it for the first time and it is somewhat hard to describe.
Before, i had only TF101 and it has plastic back. This model has brushed aluminum back. When i trace my finger on the metal surface of tablet's back, i feel subtle... resonance, rumble (?) in my fingertip. Not sure how to describe it. It only occurs when tablet is in the dock and charging from charger, and i have to move fingertip over surface, simply touching surface is not working. I really hope this thing is not possessed.
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Unfortunately sounds like Asus haven't fixed the loose hinge on the 11 models then.
The resonance is because the device is not earthed. Happens on metal laptops as well as on my TF201 and TF700 as well. Not much you can do about it
sbdags said:
Unfortunately sounds like Asus haven't fixed the loose hinge on the 11 models then.
The resonance is because the device is not earthed. Happens on metal laptops as well as on my TF201 and TF700 as well. Not much you can do about it
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yes it is loose, but it wont loose contact with the dock, and it sounds worse than it really is. but i guess it's a matter of personal opinion.
anyway, thanks for 'resonance' explanation, going to cancel exorcist now
turbinea said:
I don't know exactly what do you mean by lateral flex. Tablet is somewhat loose in the hinge, but that seems to be design, and it 'works' same way as i saw in some videos. I can lift tablet few degrees from closed position before hinge on the dock starts to rotate. If you mean if it twists in the hinge along axis, then only little bit, and it is because of loose nature of the hinge. If you mean something completely different then please make me some very basic diagram or something, I'll try.
However, i discovered some very strange phenomenon with this tablet. It maybe well known effect, but i see it for the first time and it is somewhat hard to describe.
Before, i had only TF101 and it has plastic back. This model has brushed aluminum back. When i trace my finger on the metal surface of tablet's back, i feel subtle... resonance, rumble (?) in my fingertip. Not sure how to describe it. It only occurs when tablet is in the dock and charging from charger, and i have to move fingertip over surface, simply touching surface is not working. I really hope this thing is not possessed.
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Haha yes, that was the case for TF201 too and I guess with all the brushed aluminum spin finish products. The first time I felt it I thought my tablet was vibrating non-stop, so I got a bit worried. Its' a strange feeling
I was also wondering, with the updated specs (esp. improved WIFI and 2GB RAM), is the browsing experience much improved now? Is it comparable to other major tablets like Nexus 7, iPad Air and Surface 2? Because that's one of the major let down for me on the TF201, browsing experience is simply awful especially after a long time usage, the 1GB RAM and crappy Wifi just won't do, no matter what browser I use.
david90531 said:
I was also wondering, with the updated specs (esp. improved WIFI and 2GB RAM), is the browsing experience much improved now? Is it comparable to other major tablets like Nexus 7, iPad Air and Surface 2? Because that's one of the major let down for me on the TF201, browsing experience is simply awful especially after a long time usage, the 1GB RAM and crappy Wifi just won't do, no matter what browser I use.
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Yes it is however you can easily fix that on the TF201 with CROMi-X which uses browser to ROM. My prime runs faster than the browser here with browser to ram installed.
Hi guys,
here my solution of active cooling
Components
- battery: CM5095-WE (MicroUSB in/out) or any other 5V battery
- Fan: Delta EFB0612MA (60x60x10mm, nominal 12V (running at 5V), soldered to microUSB female connector)
- Fixing: velcro strip
Result
- no noise
- no vibration
- low weight
- no need to remove back cover of the Note 4 (tested with Mugen 6640mAh extended battery)
=> no overheating :good:
Good luck
reik o)
works perfect
excellent job done, Bro
...rebuild your solution -to be honest it doesn't look as good as yours, but it does an excellent job.
Tested about one and a half hours nonstop gaming without any warnings or overheating issues.
Being driven at 5V, the 12V FAN is rotating in super-silent mode, to be heard only in absolutely silent environmental conditions.
No need of removing back cover off the phone. Due to the constant airflow, the Note4's overall surface temperature is less then handwarm.
I didn't expect that much high efficiency for this simple crafting.
Just wondering why Samsung didn't implement it on GearVR from the beginning
ThX to reikow and keep up the good work
sincerely
Dr.Schall
Is this exhausting the air out or blowing it into the device?
it is blowing the air to the device.
Thanks for this post. Modded my unit also. Makes a big difference.
Definitely works miracles! Now the Gear VR can run until the battery dies without having to cool down after 15 minutes or so of running.
I'm sorry drilled, my standard cover. Instead, 3D print of the cover.
Looks way nicer than mine, but it works..... GPU centrifugal fan with 2s 850mah lipo battery...
Can be run off battery or any usb charger. Moves air throughout the whole unit and also prevents fogging issue. No vibration, hardly any weight, and keeps a nice breeze on your face
reikow said:
Hi guys,
here my solution of active cooling
Components
- battery: CM5095-WE (MicroUSB in/out) or any other 5V battery
- Fan: Delta EFB0612MA (60x60x10mm, nominal 12V (running at 5V), soldered to microUSB female connector)
- Fixing: velcro strip
Result
- no noise
- no vibration
- low weight
- no need to remove back cover of the Note 4 (tested with Mugen 6640mAh extended battery)
=> no overheating :good:
Good luck
reik o)
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How is the fan cable connected? Does a micro usb have 3 wires like the fan does?
highlordkram said:
How is the fan cable connected? Does a micro usb have 3 wires like the fan does?
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Can anyone tell me how the micros usb cable attaches to the fan wires? What wires did you solder, as the fans usually have 3 wires. Does the micro usb also have 3 and what ones match up?
reikow said:
Hi guys,
here my solution of active cooling
Components
- battery: CM5095-WE (MicroUSB in/out) or any other 5V battery
- Fan: Delta EFB0612MA (60x60x10mm, nominal 12V (running at 5V), soldered to microUSB female connector)
- Fixing: velcro strip
Result
- no noise
- no vibration
- low weight
- no need to remove back cover of the Note 4 (tested with Mugen 6640mAh extended battery)
=> no overheating :good:
Good luck
reik o)
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Thank you so much for this great idea. I completed mine a while ago and was playing for over 45 minutes and the phone did not even get warm to the touch. I used a longer USB cable so that the battery does not have to be on the visor itself but can sit in the chair or couch next to me
highlordkram said:
Can anyone tell me how the micros usb cable attaches to the fan wires? What wires did you solder, as the fans usually have 3 wires. Does the micro usb also have 3 and what ones match up?
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usually the fan has a plus/minus and a separate one to return back the speed of the fan. Just try them to make sure spins in right direction - look up which pins on the usb you need! You can't really hurt the fan if you try wrong - so just try them!
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usually the fan has a plus/minus and a separate one to return back the speed of the fan. Just try them to make sure spins in right direction - look up which pins on the usb you need! You can't really hurt the fan if you try wrong - so just try them!
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Thank you. I got the mod done already and all working Great. Played Herobound online for over an hour and no overheating at all. Used a long usb cord, so I can put battery on my side and not weigh down the headset. Also used hot glue gun on fan, over hole in visor plate, and worked out very nice.
Solutions I've seen here on XDA or on Youtube seem to be bulky, require soldering and often modifying the protective case in some way.
I open this to debate, as the cleanest Gear VR cooling mod seen so far. WITH DOUBLE FANS.
Look it up and feedback is welcome!
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/mob...b-fan-powerbank-gear-vr-t3358754#post66731816
Ezzine said:
Solutions I've seen here on XDA or on Youtube seem to be bulky, require soldering and often modifying the protective case in some way.
I open this to debate, as the cleanest Gear VR cooling mod seen so far. WITH DOUBLE FANS.
Look it up and feedback is welcome!
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/mob...b-fan-powerbank-gear-vr-t3358754#post66731816
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I like it, but won't it still heat up more than the cover modified type of mod, due to not pulling in the room temp air from outside of the case cover?
There are six wide enough air intakes/exits (roughly 50mm high and 300mm wide).
Two on the sides and four spread upwards and downwards within the design of the protective cover itself.
I only gave it a first run with a movie and a heavy 3d game yesterday for about two hours so of course it went smoothly. No fogging (fogging was present even in the movies before) and no heating warnings during the game.
I'll let you know after more usage and hopefully if I have time with longer usage sessions.
It does though make a tiny winy bit of hiss due to the two fans blowing close to each other. But that doesn't bother me as I often have earphones or headphones on (you only notice the air hiss sounds when you take the earphones off).
This video shows how big are the in-design air intakes/exists that we all have with our protective cover.
https://youtu.be/kXPEArWpgm0
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After entry of tablets in gadgets market, the sale of laptops may have dropped a bit but there’s no way tablets are replacing laptops. There’s not one, but in fact many reasons why laptops are irreplaceable. they easy carriable, simple designs, having good security, inbuilt features. Here are some ways to improve laptop life which you must adopt to maintain your laptop carefully:
1) Keep It Clean
By the days pass laptop gets dust, To clean the body of laptop, you can use a damp cloth dipped in gentle cleanser including the gaps between keys. It's recommend to do clean Recent, %temp%, prefetch from run.
2) Get a Laptop Cooling Pad
If yourlaptop is over heating it's better to purchase cooling pad.
3) Hardware Upgradation
If laptop's performance seems to be reduced, based on your requirement you upgarade to new one's.
4) Let It Breathe
Yes! You read it right. Placing laptop on bed and watching movies is enjoyable to you but you are doing it the wrong way! Laptops have a vent at the bottom of their body which allows air inside to cool the internal gears. When you place your laptop on bed for long hours, you block the way through which the air flows out. This means that your laptop ends up getting over-heated. Over-heating of laptop is responsible for slow running of applications, frequent turn offs and even permanent damage of it.
5) Buy a Sturdy Case
Protect the body of your laptop from scratches and bumps. You probably carry your laptop to work, coffee shops and travel with it in metro. It becomes essential to store it properly. Do see to it that the laptop bag is light-weight and has a good padding to guard your laptop. You can even buy a laptop skin to provide an extra layer of protection to it.
and keep it away from children
Keep it away from fire as well.
Pictures of mod items down below.
Back to the topic of modding the IE Gear VR for the note 4:
I just received my IE unit days ago and had a look at the various modding attempts be it on this thread, youtube or google altogether.
Some do look clean enough still I was pondering the idea of the cleanest sleekiest modding design, while keeping costs to a minimum.
After about 3 days of hectic googling, I came up with the following:
1- 8000mah Note 4 extended battery:
Link: http://www.ebay.de/itm/391342722159?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=660582850100&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
As opposed to the many more or less higher capacities at about 9000mah up to 10000mah which cover more width area of the phone. This piece at 8000mah has the same proportions as the original battery, only two times thicker.
That should be taken into consideration as the heating parts on the phone when used with the VR are usually around the back camera upper area. Having a normal sized extended battery should leave free room for air-cooling later on. As opposed to the wider kind at say 10000mah (Wink Wink Zerolemon ) that unfortunately cover the heating-up back side of the phone, theoretically causing the air-cooling mod not to work.
Last but not least, this battery at its offered capacity roughly costs 10 bucks. It should be a steal, once I'll confirm it is indeed offering a close enough performance to its claimed 8000mah capacity. More on that soon.
2- USB Cooling Fan
Link: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1Pcs-Cool-Cooler-Cooling-Fan-USB-Foldable-Folding-Pad-w-2-Fans-for-Laptop-Notebook-Free/32435788330.html
Now to the main course, the cooling!
Most mods I've seen use an elaborate approach based on adapters and long cables.
Now I have found this piece, two fans already USB'ed and sized at :
167*66*20mm (respectively: Length*Width*Thickness)
These proportions should easily fit my rough calculation of the VR removable Front cover which more or less are:
180*80*18mm
USB is a 5V DC easily powered by any powerbank.
Price is just about 3 bucks. well 2,36 euros for me.
More on that after I receive my order and see to it.
Plan is double sided tape. More on that later.
3- Powerbank for the USB Fan:
With portability always in mind and me not willing to give up any aspect of that portability. Mods I've seen around just velcro-strap a sizeable powerbank on the headstrap or backstrap then call it a day. That is neither cool nor comfy. It is of course a matter of opinion and that was mine. Anyhow, here is the link of the smallest powerbank I've seen.
Link: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/keychain-Mini-Powerbank-1800mah-5V-1A-Mobile-Phone-Power-Bank-Mini-usb-Universal-Portable-External-Battery/32585393797.html
proportions: 51.5*41.5*17.5mm
weight: merely 70g
These proportions perfectly fit the left side of the VR where the GEAR VR OCULUS logo is.
It is planned to be installed by surrounding the edges and corners of that logo with thin double-sided tape/Velcro. That should keep the logo visible, harm the appearance as little as possible and hold the 70gram powerbank just fine.
Also more on that when I receive the goods.
The powerbank has a decent 1800mah for something the size of a key (designed as a keychain). That should be enough to run the fans for two days at least, again theoretically.
The price is an alluring 10 bucks or less if site's discount is applied.
Edit: If all works according to calculations, this mini powerbank would be sprayed white so it would fit with the IE Gear VR colors, and not stand out with its gold finish.
Conclusion:
My note 4 with the original 3220mah holds about 3h to 3h30 inside the VR without mods.
With the 8000mah it should hold up double the time or if conservative then a decent 5 hours. Again without cooling.
Double Fan cooling should be extreme as most of the seen mods report no heating whatsoever with just one fan, still lets see if double fans might be the new standard !
The Powerbank is to be installed as plug and play (with velcro) on the side. Just press it in or pull out from the left side. Easy.
The powerbank's own proportions are fitting the left side, so neither appearance nor design are compromised.
At 23 bucks, this is the lowest cost/design mod seen yet.
Well not seen it perse, I have to make it :laugh:
Pictures down below.
Actual DIY mod
Update 07-05-2016
I recently received my orders for the DIY and started working on it.
Challenges were met, but let's keep it brief.
My piece of advice on all this would be:
No matter how good your calculations are (for this particular kind of mod that doesn't involve damaging or altering the cover case but rather duct-taping your way around it):
Always make sure to double check your calculations as you will be working on a Millimeter -mm- basis here. . It literally took me tens of trial and error and loads of patience to find that particular right spot where the two fans don't hit on anything be it the camera or any part of the phone .The concave form factor of the protective cover definitely was of no help as only the center can be used, and that center hardly houses two fans.
So the fans had to be stripped down to the very bone, taking off every single part that had the potential of being removable. (used a heated knife and/or scissors)
The result can be seen in the video, where literally less than 5 millimeters separate the fan blades from the highest point of the phone, being the camera.
I did mention "this particular kind of mod" as not only does it not involve any cutting into the cover nor holes, but also it is built with completely removable material eg: Double-sided duct-tape and double-sided Velcro.
That provides two advantages: a clean design obviously as the title suggests and the possibility to keep your case undamaged and unaltered by simply scratching off all the Velcro and duct-tape at some point in the future, if you decide to.
I haven't received the 8000mah extra battery (mentioned above) yet so I'll update on that at a later date. Although now I highly doubt it would fit with the two fans, if one keeps the protective cover unaltered.
One last piece of advice: a 4mm wide double-sided duct-tape on the back of the battery is a good trick to keep it well snugged in the phone, not suddenly falling down, and still keeps the battery easily removable later on with finger pressure.
Pictures down below, and a short video made just after I finished the project (ps: humming is from something playing on the laptop, the two spinning fans don't make any noise).
Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXPEArWpgm0&feature=youtu.be
Shoot away your questions, I'll be happy to help!
This is my first attempt at any sort of DIY, and I'm glad it turned out just fine, and also happy I can give something back to this great community!
So much for trying to be brief ! Sorry !
Cheers.
Does anyone have a broken dual screen case so we can have a peak inside and work out how solder a female usb c port in the case?
im thinking best case, its easy as tacking on the 4 main wires (grd, positive, data0, data1) with female port glued where earphone jack is, or close by,
and worse case have a female usb c plug hand out of the case.
I would pay money to have this mod done. I absolutely can't stand proprietary connections and dongles. WTF was LG thinking ?? I mean seriously. WHY? BTW if you need a dongle (got a case but did not come with a dongle) they are $9 on lg.com (versus the insane $20 to $30 people are scalping them for on ebay and amazon) and S4299869 might get you free shipping (seemed to work for me but then did not work so its iffy)
Why not cut and take out the proprietary intermediate on the V60 case (which NEEDLESSLY stresses the USBc port on the V60 itself making the dual screen case a terrible idea). Cut it out then there's a port open enough to feed in and plug in the regular usbc charger tip to V60 usbc. bamm - done.
Only hurdle is you don't want to pull a cable by it's wire but by the connection mold/base. Tie a string to base and pull that?
because any mod that axes the (very useful and better) headphone jack isn't one I'd dig.
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Why not cut and take out the proprietary intermediate on the V60 case (which NEEDLESSLY stresses the USBc port on the V60 itself making the dual screen case a terrible idea). Cut it out then there's a port open enough to feed in and plug in the regular usbc charger tip to V60 usbc. bamm - done.
Only hurdle is you don't want to pull a cable by it's wire but by the connection mold/base. Tie a string to base and pull that?
because any mod that axes the (very useful and better) headphone jack isn't one I'd dig.
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Except if you cut out the port the dual screen case will no longer work, it needs to connect to the phone somehow. The proprietary port is annoying I agree, but the alternative is to have the case chin be over double as thick, which would make using the dual screen case somewhat of a challenge. I don't personally own the dual screen case, I'm planning on getting one, but here's what I would do for charging:
1. For charging overnight take the phone out of the case - if you're just checking your phone in the middle of the night (not saying that's advisable) you probably won't miss the dual screen case all that much. The reason I recommend this is because if you're like me and tend to be unpredictable in your movements during the night, a magnetic connector could become disconnected, or even if you get up for some reason in the night and catch the cable.
2. For charging during the day, or any other time where you may be moving, or using it while charging, I'd do the same thing. I use my phone a lot but I always will have a period during the day to fully charge the phone. I'm guessing the dual screen case will lower the battery life by about 25%, landing us at 5 hours 15 minutes from 7 hours. Examine your lifestyle and search for a 2 hour period during the second half of the day where you're not on your phone. Charge during this time. If you can, use the magnetic connector to charge during this time since it will remove some of the stress of plugging and unplugging the dual screen case, therefore expanding the lifespan of your port. Even if it's just an hour, this is enough to get to around 70% battery, which depending on when you go to sleep should be enough to get you through the rest of the day. I plug my phone in when I'm not using it all the time, this is enough to not have battery anxiety.
I'd also like to say I agree with you regarding the headphone jack. Yes the dual screen case would still be useful on a phone without a headphone jack, but given this phone has it, it would be ridiculous to axe it. As everyone on this forum probably knows, the V60's large and comprehensive collection of features make it irreplaceable, and even removing one of those features would begin to show where newer phones could do better in my opinion.