A Fire-wire experiment: Convert the Impossible?

[KwebbleKop]

Hello People!
So I bought this laptop ( http/us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/model/NX.MBKAA.029 ), and I was wondering if it was possible to connect a firewire cable anywhere to this. Maybe HDMI? I am aware off the ports it has with the addition of this: http/store.acer.com/store/aceramer/en_US/pd/ThemeID.3....

I'm not an electrical engineering expert (or novice for that matter) but I do know that firewire streams data with an IEEE-1394 controller. I just don't know if any converter will manage this.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Someone Somewhere]

HDMI and Firewire have practically nothing in common...

What do you need it for?

 

[KwebbleKop]

I am using the firewire to connect a recording studio box-one that will be streaming audio.

 

[americanaudiophile]

Seems like a USB to firewire would help
http/www.amazon.com/IEEE-1394-FireWire-Female-Adapter/dp/B007DNHQPE

 

[KwebbleKop]

I did some research on that product, and I have doubts that it will work. A usb sends data over packets, and the firewire port streams data. That's provably why that product is rated 1.5 stars. I'm looking to stream clear audio.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

A usb sends data over packets, and the firewire port streams data.

Eh... that's sort of halfway right, but not really. Certain modes of USB use packet based transfers; others provide guaranteed throughput.

A USB3.0 adapter would be a significantly better alternative, if you could find one.

 

[KwebbleKop]

Thanks for the info! So how exactly does a usb 3.0 work differently from a usb 2.0? Will I be able to stream HD audio from that conversion?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

USB3.0 is a full duplex bus; USB2.0 and earlier are only half-duplex. This means that you get significantly less jitter due to handovers in which direction the data is flowing.

USB's Isochronous mode is designed for audio/video, but there's no guarantee that a firewire converter actually uses it and not bulk transfer.

I can't really say whether anything will work.

 

[KwebbleKop]

Got it. Your do have any ideas on any alternatives? External hard drives? Any product?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Wait, what do external HDDs have to do with this?

 

[KwebbleKop]

They have both usb ports and firewire ports. Idk, just thinking outside of the box.