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hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 months 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 months ago
Regular toslink is just plastic
greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months 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 months ago
Toslink is not a laser just a red LED.
greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Let me dream