Wireless mouse w/ Gaming

[Hippiekiller]

I am planning on hooking my PC up to my 42" 1080P TV...

So wireless mouse and keyboard would probably be the easiest input solution. Is there any latency that will affect my kill ratio?

I tried a wireless MS IE mouse 2 years ago, but it didn't feel right. Wasn't sure if it was the mouse or the fact that it was wireless though.


Anyone have any first hand experience in this matter?

 

[Modelworks]

Your not going to get latency with the connection itself, since thats at the speed of light.
You may get some latency with the time it takes the receiver to process the signal.
I don't imagine that even that is much though, probably 10ms or so at worst.

 

[AmberClad]

At least for me, that delay (while slight) is noticeable. I'm not sure how best to describe the effect, but it's kind of like cracking a whip, in that any mouse motion isn't instantly translated into an on-screen cursor movement. That's obviously exaggerating how bad the effect is, but it is noticeable if you compare it to a wired mouse, where the cursor is more like a laser pointer, as far as instantly tracking to the motion of the mouse.

My wireless mouse obviously great for HTPC use...but I'd ditch it for my wired Diamondback the instant I fired up BF2 or any game that needs reflexes. For non-FPSs, it'd probably be ok though.

 

[Kindjal]

I've used a wireless mouse/keyboard combo for several years (most recently a Logitech MX3000 - infrared?) and have come to the conclusion that wireless keyboards and FPS gaming are inadequate. For example, my wireless keyboard had a line of sight to the wireless receiver yet it would inevitably not respond or have a delayed response. I have however found, that a wired keyboard with a wireless mouse is a good compromise. If you are a hardcore gamer, I think wired is the only way to go. Since I am a softcore gamer a wired keyboard and wireless mouse are great together.

If you decide to go wireless, try to find a keyboard mouse combo that uses RF (radio frequency) instead of infrared - I think this will help a great deal. I'm using an MX620 mouse that has a tiny USB RF receiver with a Saitek Eclipse II keyboard. I haven't had any problems in Crysis with this combo.

 

[zagood]

The standard MS wireless kb/mouse combos are horrible for gaming, most notably the mice. My wife has one and it lags on just the desktop. I've also had the wireless intellimouse which was also pretty laggy, but not as bad. I've heard very good things about the Logitech G7, as long as you don't mind swapping batteries fairly often.

-z

 

[chizow]

I've been crippling myself with wireless mice and LCDs "unsuitable for competitive gaming" for years, and do just fine. Is there some truth to input/mouse lag? Sure. But gearing yourself out with xXxtreme Pwnal1ty111elevn! NEON G3aRZ isn't going to make or break your gaming skills (or lack of).

 

[zagood]

The xXxtreme Pwnal1ty111elevn! mouse combined with the NEON G3aRZ mousepad has made me a far better gamer in my own mind than I ever would have been without them. Back off.

-z

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: zagood
The xXxtreme Pwnal1ty111elevn! mouse combined with the NEON G3aRZ mousepad has made me a far better gamer in my own mind than I ever would have been without them. Back off.

-z

Agreed I got a lot better once I switched to a G5 (from a first-generation MS Intellimouse). My KDR in CS Source averaged 1.6, hitting streaks of 3-4 KDR occasionally with the old mouse; with the new computer + mouse, my KDR is now 2-3 average with streaks of up to 10 KDR. Happy me