[slinkelist] RF remote mouse
skurzet
skurzet@uswest.net
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 13:44:47 -0800
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An honest 5 MHz video bandwidth TV should do a good job with a 1024X768 =
scan conversion to NTSC particularly when feeding demodulated video into =
the line input rather than going through the tuner. The converter and =
quality of the 2.4GHz modulator are another matter. Newer video cards =
like the ATI convert a max of 800X600 and that may not show sufficient =
detail. I like to run my Windows at 1280X1024, large font, so I can =
have a lot of info on screen without so much scrolling, but a converter =
to handle that would be a budget buster.
Anyhow, I only need to go about 15 feet and one wall, so the RF link =
ought to be pretty tight. Based on the replies I have seen so far, I,m =
leaning hard toward the IR keyboard (with integral mouse) rather than =
just the RF mouse. Also, I think that I will use the 300MHz band IR =
extender for the keyboard and use the 2.4 GHz to feed the PC video/audio =
to the TV.
Stan=20
- Original Message -----=20
From: Tom Hammond-Doel=20
To: skurzet=20
Cc: slinkelist@nirvis.com=20
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: [slinkelist] RF remote mouse
Yep. Not too impressed. I had to set the monitor to 480x600 just to =
get adequate resolution. Others may have had better luck, or my TV is =
simply too old. The range they claim is also suspect. If you don't =
have that far to go (on the order of 30-40') it might be OK. The remote =
mouse has even less range capabilities. Check out an earlier blurb =
about the X10 remote mouse.=20
skurzet wrote:=20
Troops: Possible answer to the out-of-sight hardware control =
predicament. Stumbled over an X-10 blurb =
http://www.x10.com/products/offer60.htm for an RF remote mouse and 2.4 =
GHz A/V sender/receiver intended to control a PC DVD player and send the =
pix/sound to a tv via RF. Price is $70. It occurs to me that this would =
be a super way to control Slink-e when the PC is in a remote location. =
The X-10 RF mouse should control the PC. A 1024X768 or better composite =
NTSC output video adapter or scan converter should send a good PC =
screen to the local TV or video monitor along with the PC's sounds using =
the DVD A/V sending facility. Has anyone tried this? Stan
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>An honest 5 MHz video bandwidth TV =
should do a good=20
job with a 1024X768 scan conversion to NTSC particularly when=20
feeding demodulated video into the line input rather than going =
through the=20
tuner. The converter and quality of the 2.4GHz modulator are =
another=20
matter. Newer video cards like the ATI convert a max of=20
800X600 and that may not show sufficient detail. I like to =
run my=20
Windows at 1280X1024, large font, so I can have a lot of info on =
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without so much scrolling, but a converter to handle that would be a =
budget=20
buster.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyhow, I only need to go about 15 feet =
and one=20
wall, so the RF link ought to be pretty tight. Based on the =
replies I have=20
seen so far, I,m leaning hard toward the IR keyboard (with integral =
mouse)=20
rather than just the RF mouse. Also, I think that I will use the =
300MHz=20
band IR extender for the keyboard and use the 2.4 GHz to feed the PC =
video/audio=20
to the TV.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Stan</FONT> </DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:tom.hammond-doel@vixel.com"=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A=20
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title=3Dslinkelist@nirvis.com>slinkelist@nirvis.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 16, =
1999 7:21=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [slinkelist] RF =
remote=20
mouse</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Yep. Not too impressed. I had to set the =
monitor to=20
480x600 just to get adequate resolution. Others may have had =
better=20
luck, or my TV is simply too old. The range they claim is also=20
suspect. If you don't have that far to go (on the order of =
30-40') it=20
might be OK. The remote mouse has even less range =
capabilities. =20
Check out an earlier blurb about the X10 remote mouse.=20
<P>skurzet wrote:=20
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<FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Troops:</FONT></FONT> <FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Possible answer to the out-of-sight =
hardware=20
control predicament.</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D-1>Stumbled over an X-10 blurb <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.x10.com/products/offer60.htm">http://www.x10.com/produ=
cts/offer60.htm</A> =20
for an RF remote mouse and 2.4 GHz A/V sender/receiver intended to =
control a=20
PC DVD player and send the pix/sound to a tv via RF. Price is=20
$70.</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>It occurs =
to me that=20
this would be a super way to control Slink-e when the PC is in =
a=20
remote location. The X-10 RF mouse should control the =
PC. A=20
1024X768 or better composite NTSC output video adapter or scan =
converter=20
should send a good PC screen to the local TV or video monitor =
along=20
with the PC's sounds using the DVD A/V sending=20
facility.</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Has =
anyone tried=20
this?</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D-1>Stan</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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