Tablets with microphone jack input?

[That Norwegian Guy]

So a fair number of uses for a tablet have cropped up in my day to day life. For referencing my lists when wargaming and for a more streamlined way of conducting interviews in my work as a journalist. I am not necessarily looking for anything fancy, all I need is a tablet that has a microphone input. Does anything exist?

[ZetZet]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-3-5mm-Headphone-Splitter-Dongle/dp/B006W95DDW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398615912&sr=8-3&keywords=3%2C5mm+splitter

 

ok this link fucked up when copying from uk amazon, but you get the idea.

[erty176]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-3-5mm-Headphone-Splitter-Dongle/dp/B006W95DDW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398615912&sr=8-3&keywords=3%2C5mm+splitter

 

ok this link fucked up when copying from uk amazon, but you get the idea.

That cable won't work, as it only takes an audio input and splits it. I believe what the OP is looking for is a microphone input so that they can do online chats or other things that require a microphone. As far as I am aware, no such thing exists, but you may be able to jerry rig a usb solution using a tablet to usb input, then a microphone, audio jack to usb converter.

[ZetZet]

That cable won't work, as it only takes an audio input and splits it. I believe what the OP is looking for is a microphone input so that they can do online chats or other things that require a microphone. As far as I am aware, no such thing exists, but you may be able to jerry rig a usb solution using a tablet to usb input, then a microphone, audio jack to usb converter.

How come it won't work, it splits the combo 3.5mm to separate mic and audio. Unless you mean that tablets won't recognise it.

[erty176]

As far as I know, the jacks on tablets are not microphone/audio jacks. They are only audio jacks. Someone might want to check me on this though.

[ZetZet]

As far as I know, the jacks on tablets are not microphone/audio jacks. They are only audio jacks. Someone might want to check me on this though.

How can they not be mic/audio if you can use earphones with mics with them  :lol:

[erty176]

How come it won't work, it splits the combo 3.5mm to separate mic and audio. Unless you mean that tablets won't recognise it.

Sorry for the double post, forgot to quote in the first one.

[ZetZet]

[erty176]

How can they not be mic/audio if you can use earphones with mics with them  :lol:

I know that my nexus 7 (1st gen) and samsung galaxy tab 2 do not support a mic, they use the headphones for sound then the onboard microphone is used to pick up speech. However this may have changed in recent tablets as I know it has on smartphones. 

[Freaky_spider]

I know that my nexus 7 (1st gen) and samsung galaxy tab 2 do not support a mic, they use the headphones for sound then the onboard microphone is used to pick up speech. However this may have changed in recent tablets as I know it has on smartphones. 

almost all tablets use a combo port, thats also the reason why alot of gaming headsets with microphones in them have a combo connector, so you can use it on a table, and then they also include a splitter with them so you can use it with a PC which dont have combo ports.

[Freaky_spider]

So a fair number of uses for a tablet have cropped up in my day to day life. For referencing my lists when wargaming and for a more streamlined way of conducting interviews in my work as a journalist. I am not necessarily looking for anything fancy, all I need is a tablet that has a microphone input. Does anything exist?

all tablets have a microphone input, they have a combo 3.5mm jack which can be used with a headset that also has a combo port. Most gaming headsets have this, like the steelseries siberia V2 and Elite ones,  those are the only ones i know that do have those

[That Norwegian Guy]

all tablets have a microphone input, they have a combo 3.5mm jack which can be used with a headset that also has a combo port. Most gaming headsets have this, like the steelseries siberia V2 and Elite ones,  those are the only ones i know that do have those

 

Well, I looked at the Tegra Note 7 by EVGA and it does not mention TRRS anywhere in the support, spec sheet, knowledge base or manual - so I do believe you're wrong - not every tablet has TRRS jacks.

[Probenja]

Most modern devices come with 3.5mm audio+microphone jack, if you want separeted you need to go to older stuff like this:

 

 

At least you can get those convertibles for pretty cheap and they run full windows.

 

I would guess most tablets come with microphone input on the headphone jack though.

http://www.howtogeek.com/180395/how-to-connect-a-headset-to-a-laptop-tablet-or-smartphone-with-a-single-audio-jack/

[Freaky_spider]

Well, I looked at the Tegra Note 7 by EVGA and it does not mention TRRS anywhere in the support, spec sheet, knowledge base or manual - so I do believe you're wrong - not every tablet has TRRS jacks.

yes, because that's because its the industry standard... 

 

also, after 2 mins of searching i found this: http://www.engadget.com/products/nvidia/tegra/note/7/specs/

 

look at what it says for audio. it says 'Audio / headset jack' now, a headset has both a mic and speakers, so it appears im right. i can assure you that that a decent tablet will have combo jack.