@theoutsiderjess1869
Yes its called wireless not batteryless
@annekedebruyn7797
The issue for me isn't even e-waste. I just want spare batteries on long shoots. I can get through a shoot without my phone. I have remained using radio transmitters with recorders attached to them for exact that reason.
@donbullock-techihound
BRAVO to Rode for stepping up with a partial solution. While it doesn’t go as far as many would like it’s certainly a big step in the right direction. I fully agree that other companies need to do similar things and will also be available to put pressure on them.
@hjd9157
I would prefer if all electronics had user replaceable batteries. There might be some difficulties in making waterproof phones and smartwatches with replaceable batteries, but I still hope it will become a reality.
@hjd9157
I applaud Rode for committing to make future designs with user replaceable batteries.😉👍 Why anyone would want their expensive electronics to become a throwaway product is beyond me. I learned it the hard way when my 300 dollar flash triggers became useless, because the internal non user replaceable battery could no longer be charged. I had only used them a few times before they were stored away for a longer period of time after which the battery could no longer be charged.
@dougthompson6225
Always liked the stick batteries, low profile, easy to swap & store. I don’t understand why they’re not widely used.
@Rounder-One
This is a non-debate. Let Rode lead the way. It has to start somewhere. As far as phones, is there anyone besides me that suspects non-replaceable batteries pushes many to simply buy a new phone? Phone makers love that, especially since they are hard-pressed to convince us that the latest model is worth the upgrade. We are talking about a mature technology in their present form.
@danfos9053
You're 100% right on uniformity. I know our Sennheiser handhelds at work hate Eneloop batteries, just the whites I've not tried pros. These are a good battery too, not just generic rechargeable. Ironically, they play well with EBL batteries 🤷♂
@RudolfWolph
Phone repair tech with 7 years of experience plus Apple and Samsung certification: I'm not entirely sure how I feel because the durability issue with user-replaceable batteries is HUGE... that said, it'd be nice to see companies focus on repair as a design feature. Everybody is gluing things together these days and I know the moment a lot of people see you need a heat gun to open a device they're going to give up.
@DizY_8
Yes, batteries should be user-replaceable. Non-replaceable batteries just cause perfectly usable devices to become e-waste. In fact, in the EU, a law was passed for the "regulation on batteries and waste batteries", that mobile phones and other portable devices are mandated to have user-serviceable batteries by 2027... As you can could probably guess, Apple and the Android OEMs weren't/aren't happy with this...
@thedeejlam
I might point out here that the RodeLink series of products DID have user-replaceable batteries (and the TX-XLR even let users use the ubiquitous Sony NP-F packs, too!). So I guess this is somewhat full circle, er, "where possible"?
@Anco
The video is a bit too black and white (maybe on purpose) in my opinion, A replaceable battery can also be like in digital cameras. Where some batteries last multiple generations and different models. This removes a big part of how small device can be, because you can shape the battery yourself. Of course you have bit more size, because the battery needs to be in housing. And this removes the option where many non-rechargeable are used. I still like separate batteries. The option to charge one when you are using the other one is just nice. And can't maybe safe some from buying an extra set, if all they need is a bit of extra battery life. And I am curious how well one wireless mic would sell if a company made a version with separate batteries. I think if such a product got good sales, that will move the manufactures the fastest. That said, for item like this, I don´t mind if you can replace it for a reasonable price yourself, or at a local repair store. I think that is a good balance between how long a battery is expected to last and still make it beneficial to replace it when the battery fails. But it must be doable, because i think the other parts should be able to last a lot longer. In this case. I am waiting how it will exactly look like with Rode, but so far, I am quite happy with his statement. I see more push also for phones luckily. And many laptops still doable to replace the battery. But sadly this has gotten worse. And for earphones, there is a reason I still like my wired IEM. For the environment, there are way bigger problems with batteries now than this. The one-use vapes all have a battery in them, and people just throw them out on the street. So I see this more as benefit for consumers than for the environment.
@AndrewC007
I got a 10 year warranty for my rode procaster which has no battery. So I guess this is a case where a battery is more in the device but you get less as it's only a 5 year warranty. Seriously though iin Australia there is the NTCRS program (national television and computer recycling scheme) RODE and many other companies can participate in it means any RODE product can be dropped forr free at waste transfer station where it is sent for recovery. Batteries in devices in garbage trucks is a huge problem I have had two fires in my fleet in the last yeat and it's a major crisis.
@lorageproductions
Yes we should have removeable batteries in all equipment. Considering there is so much talk about the environment, why is this an issue. Throwing out gear because of batteries is ridiculous
@dmora2386
I don't care so long as the device itself has proven battery life expectations of around 5 years AND the cost of rotating the device out for a replacement isn't prohibitively expensive. Chances are in 5 years you'll be sprinting for a new hot model anyway. Typical consumerism. I'd take either, one way or another so long as a replaceable battery doesn't effect the products performance.
@blakecamp5848
Radio Shack ......Holy bipolar diodes Batman you look so young on camera HAHAHAHA Merry Christmas fellow maple syrup fan !!!!
@thethirdrailchannel
Gotta love those Aussies!
@anderspuck
There is a trade off with user replaceable batteries in many devices, and most people want to upgrade before the battery dies anyways to get new features. But maybe audio gear has a longer lifespan than other devices and it makes sense to have this conversation.
@OtakuByNight
Every battery should be user replaceable. The only reason not to is just planned obsolescence and just waste. I've never heard a legitimate reason that couldn't be solved (or hasn't already been solved). Ear buds can't have them! Too small. Why?... Hearing aids have them. My phone can't, it's water proof!... Oh really, my old phone with a user replaceable battery is also water proof. The design is too sleek! Seems they could design a sleek device around a user replaceable battery easily... They did before....etc,etc. and just because you don't want an old phone or a few years old audio device doesn't mean someone on the 2nd hand market doesn't want it. We need to stop tossing everything in the bin just because it became 3 years old.
@Poesidon238