PS3 keyboard question - Blu-ray Forum

slaizer2000 · 09-01-2009, 04:34 PM

when i looked into getting keyboards that could be used with both the ps3 and possibly a computer i tried both the rocketfish and the ps3 keyboard.

If you want a wireless keyboard that you can use with both pc and ps3 then i would stay away from bluetooth. If you want to use it between both then you have to keep re-pairing it between the 2 devices. Real pain with bluetooth. If you want to use the keyboard/mouse with both a pc and ps3 you should go with a RF wireless keyboard which seems to work best. I set up my nieces and nephews with the microsoft 6000 wireless keybouard/mouse and they can easily swap it between their pc, ps3 and xboox 360 by simply moving the dongle from usb port to usb port. If you do go this route be sure to get the ones that have the longer distance. 30feet or more. The ones that do 3-6 feet tend to have problmes depending on intereferance.

If you only want to use the keyboard/mouse with the Ps3 then i would suggest you go with the Ps3 keyboard/trackpad as opposed to the rocketfish/mouse combo. I tried both. They both connected to the Ps3 with no problems. The rocketfish one didn't seem as responsive or good quality as the ps3 one. May just be my personal preference. I also liked having the track pad as opposed to the mouse that the rocket fish comes with. If your as sitting on a couch its kind of hard to use a mouse.
The ps3 keyboard uses the bluetooth adapter built into the ps3. The rocketfish does as well but also comes with its own bluetooth adapter as well. this makes it very tempting to plug the bluetooth dongle into your pc so you can use it there. I ran into lots of problems with this though. 1st it connected, then when i paired it with the ps3 , then went back and paired it with the Pc it wouldnt' work properly. I unlaoded the drivers and reloaded them but couldn't do anythign to make them work at that point.

I ended up sticking with the ps3 keyboard/trackpad because its made by logitech and you usualyl can't go wrong with them.

Best buy does have it on sale this week for 59.99.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1161733242109

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09-01-2009, 04:34 PM	#9
slaizer2000 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Mooresville, NC 4K collection:67 Blu-ray collection:1117 Trading Score:21	when i looked into getting keyboards that could be used with both the ps3 and possibly a computer i tried both the rocketfish and the ps3 keyboard. If you want a wireless keyboard that you can use with both pc and ps3 then i would stay away from bluetooth. If you want to use it between both then you have to keep re-pairing it between the 2 devices. Real pain with bluetooth. If you want to use the keyboard/mouse with both a pc and ps3 you should go with a RF wireless keyboard which seems to work best. I set up my nieces and nephews with the microsoft 6000 wireless keybouard/mouse and they can easily swap it between their pc, ps3 and xboox 360 by simply moving the dongle from usb port to usb port. If you do go this route be sure to get the ones that have the longer distance. 30feet or more. The ones that do 3-6 feet tend to have problmes depending on intereferance. If you only want to use the keyboard/mouse with the Ps3 then i would suggest you go with the Ps3 keyboard/trackpad as opposed to the rocketfish/mouse combo. I tried both. They both connected to the Ps3 with no problems. The rocketfish one didn't seem as responsive or good quality as the ps3 one. May just be my personal preference. I also liked having the track pad as opposed to the mouse that the rocket fish comes with. If your as sitting on a couch its kind of hard to use a mouse. The ps3 keyboard uses the bluetooth adapter built into the ps3. The rocketfish does as well but also comes with its own bluetooth adapter as well. this makes it very tempting to plug the bluetooth dongle into your pc so you can use it there. I ran into lots of problems with this though. 1st it connected, then when i paired it with the ps3 , then went back and paired it with the Pc it wouldnt' work properly. I unlaoded the drivers and reloaded them but couldn't do anythign to make them work at that point. I ended up sticking with the ps3 keyboard/trackpad because its made by logitech and you usualyl can't go wrong with them. Best buy does have it on sale this week for 59.99. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1161733242109

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