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I've used my Gyration keyboard/mouse set for a couple of years without
trouble, but my first one crapped out after about a year. I liked it
so well I bought a replacement right away and have no regrets. I now
have two sets, one with a small keyboard (bedroom) and one with a full
sized (living room). What's' really cool is the mouse. It's got a
built-in gyroscope so you can wave it around in the air; no need for a
surface, although it's also a standard optical so you can use it on a
surface quite comfortably. The mouse is rechargeable and sits in a
cradle charger. Keyboard uses 4 AA's. The set is a little spendy, but
was the first I found with a long range (I forget the specs, but works
from other rooms and I've never had trouble that way).<br>
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Dave D.<br>
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On 10/29/2010 08:24 PM, Josh White wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTi=1yEyz+Nh9uDJApBZoNYtZYhdL2z++syRO6u+n@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">good evening all,
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<div> I'm looking for a keyboard / mouse setup to use with myth. I
have a $30 logitech setup that worked for over a year, but recently the
effective range has been decreasing, and is now essentially 0 from the
emitter/receiver to the keyboard (I have to put the emitter/receiver on
my lap while the keyboard is...on my lap for it to work). The range
was never great, as it would work well from one end of the couch, but
not the other, and I'm in a room that's only 10' x 12' which puts the
keyboard no more than 6-8 feet from the receiver. It is an RF based
device, and perhaps local wifi traffic or something along those lines
could be the issue? About the only thing I could think to do is change
the batteries, but that improved things little if any. I use this
mainly for mythtv navigation/web surfing from my couch, but also for
gaming (I dual boot the frontend to play Starcraft 2 on the big screen)
and lately I've been using a wired keyboard. Now, the WAF on the wired
keyboard is sinking fast after she tripped over it, and I was wondering
if any myth folks had recommendations for a keyboard/mouse combo that
worked well for them in all three functions described. Has anyone
experienced similar degradation in performance of a wireless
keyboard? Did I have a dud to begin with, or did do they all gradually
lose range? Any input will be appreciated. </div>
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<div>thanks,</div>
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<div>Josh</div>
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