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hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 weeks agoGiving them the benefit of the doubt, I would think it’s to resist corrosion, but there are plenty of cheaper metals to plate with that don’t corrode, so even that’s a stretch.
If you wanted to make a high quality plug, you’d use a stainless steel guide. It has to be steel because it’s elastically deformed during insertion, and any plating will be scratched with enough use.
Most plugs don’t work that way, but this one model does.
Umm, they are already using plastic, don’t you see the silver ABS part??? (Jk)
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Regular toslink is just plastic
greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
That’s what I was thinking, it’s not even a glass fiber-optic. Works fine for audio though and lasers are cool, so it all balances out
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Toslink is not a laser just a red LED.
greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Let me dream