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Check out this "original" DCU-60 I bought from a local :se: dealer here |
jepherberich
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Notice the prongs - all pins are present! (the ones that came bundled with my w810, and those with w550 and w800 only had 2 or 3 pins (i dont have it with me now, so i cant really tell)
However, it has these support bulk plastic thingies, which I only saw in the DCU-60's bundled with first batch of K750s (the later batches came without them, so did my w800/w550 bundled DCU-60's):
When I first took it out of the packaging, the connector end seemed to snap off in one side or the other when plugged in, but now that i've rubbed it in a bit, it seems to work fine.
The packaging seemed very authentic to me (and I'd say I'm very good at telling what accessories are fake and not). The number of pins just wierded me out.
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fu1at
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if i am not mistaken... only the CLA-60 car charger have full pin... why ya USB cable come with full pin?
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jepherberich
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fu1at: i was asking myself the same questions 
anyone has these full-pin DCU-60's too?
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rrojas260
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This is mine, came with my w800
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jepherberich
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rrojas260: did you get it brand new? does it also have the bulk plastic support thing in my second pic up there? ^^
the grey market resellers here would sometimes swap out genuine accessories with fake ones, and sell the original ones separately, only to make more money.
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rrojas260
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My package was totally sealed, im sure its original. The cable doesnt have any of those bulk plastic support things
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whistla
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My K750i had full pins.....
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chamak
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My DCU-60 (bundled with k750i) has full pins, but doesn't have bulk plastic! weired  |
i,Robot
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From: England prevails
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Why not go to sony website and look at sales department. I,m sure they'll have photos of cable products so u can compair. |
kenjibatusai
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My  K750 had full pins but my brand new  810 doesn't
Wierd...
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rockygali
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eerrmm maybe an electrical issue... coz some countries have these complete prongs with them... i have an officemate whose K750's cable has those complete sets of prongs... and i think the package came from Malaysia.
mine doesnt have complete set.. this one came from China.
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dw
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The plastic bump you have on the cable is ferrites.
"Ferrites, EMI - Powered magnetic (permeable) material in the form of beads, rods, and blocks used to absorb conducted interference on wires, cables and harnesses."
Look on your VGA cable from the display to the computer you most likely have a simular thing on that cable in one end or both.
I rather have it on the cable then not. Especially if I have the cable running alongside alot of other cables. |
jepherberich
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dw: that was just very helpful. thank you sir
rockygali's theory makes sense to me. like the earthed 3-prong plugs on electrical devices.
guess it bothered me that i spent that much on a spare cable, only to know later on that it's a fake
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ozzyboy
Joined: Jul 12, 2006
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read this topic
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=125802
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jepherberich
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the cable i have pictured above did come in a package identical to the left pic in the other thread - i shouldve taken a picture before i ripped the plastic apart. it has complete pins, and it has the ferrites. the package itself came complete with instruction and warranty sheets inside. so it's anybody's guess now. I'm assuming the DCU-60 i purchased (pictured above) was an old stock. Could it be that with the K750/w800 demand, was trying to cut down manufacturing costs with the accessories and figured it'd be cheaper to make DCU-60's with just the pins needed for data transfer, and without ferrites?
To prove the point, ive friends who were a very early adopters of the K750 and W800 and their cables were identical to the one i just purchased. The HPM-80 (with the W800) even came with on over-sheathing like UTP cables as in here (later ones did not have this sheathing in the neck band area anymore. see w810-bundled HMP-80 pictured second):
 
Picture credits go to GSMArena
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Posted: 2006-08-13 16:50
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