So I have a HTPC about 12-14' away from my couch hooked to my plasma. I've tried three wireless mice, and NONE of them will transmit from my couch.
I had some rebadged mouse from Target that would do a pitiful 4 ft or so. Then tried a friend's wireless Logitech - don't know the model - and it did about 7 ft, close, but no cigar. Then I saw a good deal on a Microsoft Laser 3000 or something like that mouse and figured it would reach since it quoted something like 35 ft of range. It gets about 5-6 ft with fresh batteries. The Microsoft mouse generally sucks on anything but a really textured mousepad too - it's worthless. All of these are done with the received plugged into the front USB ports on my HTPC, so nothing obstructing the signal.
My house isn't that close to my neighbors, so RF interference isn't horrible. I can see a few 2.4Ghz routers from my living room, but again, the closest they could be is about 70-90' away in a neighbor's house, so the signal strength isn't that high.
Very few newegg reviews seem to talk about range on wireless stuff, so I'm a bit leary to add to my stash of very limited wireless devices.
This is on a HTPC, so I would very rarely want to type anything. I actually just use the onscreen keyboard if I ever need to type in a web address or something. But if a full sized keyboard with a joystick or trackball is what I need to get the job done(stronger transmitter or whatever), then I'm willing to go with that.
So Cliffsnotes - need wireless mouse/keyboard+joystick or trackball with at least a 12-14 ft range.
Thanks for any responses.
I had some rebadged mouse from Target that would do a pitiful 4 ft or so. Then tried a friend's wireless Logitech - don't know the model - and it did about 7 ft, close, but no cigar. Then I saw a good deal on a Microsoft Laser 3000 or something like that mouse and figured it would reach since it quoted something like 35 ft of range. It gets about 5-6 ft with fresh batteries. The Microsoft mouse generally sucks on anything but a really textured mousepad too - it's worthless. All of these are done with the received plugged into the front USB ports on my HTPC, so nothing obstructing the signal.
My house isn't that close to my neighbors, so RF interference isn't horrible. I can see a few 2.4Ghz routers from my living room, but again, the closest they could be is about 70-90' away in a neighbor's house, so the signal strength isn't that high.
Very few newegg reviews seem to talk about range on wireless stuff, so I'm a bit leary to add to my stash of very limited wireless devices.
This is on a HTPC, so I would very rarely want to type anything. I actually just use the onscreen keyboard if I ever need to type in a web address or something. But if a full sized keyboard with a joystick or trackball is what I need to get the job done(stronger transmitter or whatever), then I'm willing to go with that.
So Cliffsnotes - need wireless mouse/keyboard+joystick or trackball with at least a 12-14 ft range.
Thanks for any responses.