what is ExpressCard and Consumer IR?

[Rottie]

I asked some questions about Conumer IR and ExpressCard54 and 32
I believe that Consumer IR might be like Bluetooth?

 

[TheStu]

Consumer IR is Consumer InfraRed, and is, IMO completely useless these days. Bluetooth on the other hand is a wireless protocol that is primarily used for low bandwidth devices such as mice, keyboards, cell phones, headphones that sort of thing.

ExpressCard 34 and 54 are notebook expansion card slots, 34 being narrower than 54. They replace the PCMCIA (Personal Computer M-something Component Interconnect Association) connector that was previously used on laptops.

 

[erwos]

Originally posted by: TheStu
Consumer IR is Consumer InfraRed, and is, IMO completely useless these days.

What? Methinks you're getting IrDA and consumer IR confused. IrDA is for data transfer over infrared - which isn't very handy in this day and age of Bluetooth. Consumer IR is for using a remote control with your computer, which is quite useful for media center applications.

ExpressCard 34 and 54 are notebook expansion card slots, 34 being narrower than 54. They replace the PCMCIA (Personal Computer M-something Component Interconnect Association) connector that was previously used on laptops.

ExpressCard is PCI Express based, whereas PCMCIA is PCI-based. There are fewer peripherals out for ExpressCard, but you can generally get what you need these days.

The "34" and "54" refer to the width of the slot. You want 54 if possible - it has better compatibility.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: erwos

Originally posted by: TheStu
Consumer IR is Consumer InfraRed, and is, IMO completely useless these days.

What? Methinks you're getting IrDA and consumer IR confused. IrDA is for data transfer over infrared - which isn't very handy in this day and age of Bluetooth. Consumer IR is for using a remote control with your computer, which is quite useful for media center applications.

ExpressCard 34 and 54 are notebook expansion card slots, 34 being narrower than 54. They replace the PCMCIA (Personal Computer M-something Component Interconnect Association) connector that was previously used on laptops.

ExpressCard is PCI Express based, whereas PCMCIA is PCI-based. There are fewer peripherals out for ExpressCard, but you can generally get what you need these days.

The "34" and "54" refer to the width of the slot. You want 54 if possible - it has better compatibility.

You are probably right about my getting the Consumer IR messed up... I dont really think about the fact that my macbook has it for the remote. IrDA is pretty useless though

 

[Rottie]

Thank you guys so much