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Long-Range Wireless Keyboard/Mouse?

Posted by timothy on from the he-thanks-you-in-advance dept.

tambo writes with the sort of problem more people wish they had: "I've just bought myself an excellent LCD TV. I'd love to be able to access my home server from it for many reasons (music, video, surfing, MAME, etc.) — but my home server is in another room, 30 feet away from the TV and 50 feet away from the couch. I've acquired some gear to send PC audio and video wirelessly (over the 5.8GHz range), so that's all good. My challenge now is trying to send input wirelessly to my PC from fifty feet away. I've thought about getting a wireless USB hub, but that would introduce an additional wireless hop that would probably add to the input latency (and might interfere with all the other wireless gear in my pad.) My best bet now is to get a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse that have an unusually good range, and some of the Logitechs seem to qualify, but it's a gamble. Advice?"

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  1. CB'er solution by bmo · · Score: 4, Funny

    If 5 watts isn't enough, just hook it up to a 1KW linear amp. Oh wait, there's a van out front that says FCC on it. BRB. Door.

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    1. Re:CB'er solution by cp.tar · · Score: 4, Funny

      So? Who was it? What did they want?

      ...

      He's not coming back, is he?

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    2. Re:CB'er solution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      If 5 watts isn't enough, just hook it up to a 1KW linear amp. Oh wait, there's a van out front that says FCC on it. BRB. Door.

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    3. Re:CB'er solution by JonathanR · · Score: 2, Funny

      You might contain the Watts, but the Kelvins would still get through.

  2. Advice? by digitalderbs · · Score: 3, Funny

    [Your] best bet now is to get a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse that have an unusually good range, and some of the Logitechs seem to qualify, but it's a gamble.

  3. smoke signals by unity100 · · Score: 3, Funny

    with the crazy setup you are trying to do, your best bet is getting a small carpet, some wood, and sending smoke signals to your server.

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    1. Re:smoke signals by nfk · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's silly, the server is in a different room. Drums might work.

  4. Re:The PCjr "chiclet" keyboard by maxume · · Score: 3, Funny

    Was the stew good?

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  5. Remote administration by SamP2 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "What do I need to remotely administer my server?"
    "Wireless keyboard and mouse."
    "But it's really far away!"
    "Binoculars too, then."

  6. Re:And I'll third that! by RiotingPacifist · · Score: 3, Funny

    OFC they do because if there's a big flashing GOD on the screen, their slaves^H^H^H subjects^H^H^H parish know that they've chosen the right religion, and give more money.

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  7. Re:or you could just go take a walk... by couchslug · · Score: 4, Funny

    "i think this is what they mean by possessions owning the person rather than the other way around."

    Nonsense.
    I conferred with all my consumer electronic devices and our collective opinion is that you are mistaken.

    And what is this "walk" of which you speak?

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  8. Re:or you could just go take a walk... by MrNaz · · Score: 2, Funny

    On those days when everything that can go wrong does go wrong, your home network will die for no reason as soon as you get home, requiring you to spend 3 hours diagnosing the problem, in order to spend one hour relaxing.
    - Murphy.

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