- #MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 NUM PAD SIMULTANEOUS KEYS MOD#
- #MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 NUM PAD SIMULTANEOUS KEYS BLUETOOTH#
- #MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 NUM PAD SIMULTANEOUS KEYS FREE#
- #MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 NUM PAD SIMULTANEOUS KEYS WINDOWS#
If you trace out the wires, you can figure out where all the bad combinations are. Standard membrane keyboards have terrible ghosting/blocking issues. When I want to see what ghosting/blocking issues a keyboard has, the first thing I do is take it apart and look at the construction. keyboard also has a buffer that stores 16 charactersĬan anybody post similar test results on other keyboards here? any combination of 3-6 keys anywhere on the keyboard all other combinations generally scan 1-3 simultaneous keysĪnd here's the results of testing two different cheap generic PS/2 keyboards: Function keys - any 4 in any combination Why is this disappointing? Here's the results of testing three different cheap generic USB qwerty-104 keyboards:
#MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 NUM PAD SIMULTANEOUS KEYS WINDOWS#
(testing of Windows GUI keys and some F-keys a bit difficult, since they try to launch Windows services) no combinations (other than the gamepad cluster ever scans more than 4-5 simultaneous keys
all other combinations generally scan only 1-2 simultaneous keys
#MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 NUM PAD SIMULTANEOUS KEYS MOD#
and mod keys – usually always scan in combination with other keys
Numpad – any combination of 3 numbers (except vertical) Function keys – any 4 adjacent near center area, typically 2-3 otherwise Qwerty block – any 4 in and home-columns Gamepad ("Gaming Terrain") – all 6 main cluster, any 4 adjacent on row, any 4 within group
#MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER X6 NUM PAD SIMULTANEOUS KEYS FREE#
Testing it (with Notepad and some decent free keyboard testing software), I found the following: It doesn't live up to the SteelSeries advertised spec of "anti-ghosting up to 7 simultaneous keystrokes". I've recently been a bit disappointed with my new Merc Stealth. How many of them have really looked beyond the fancy LCD and actually compared the product against the competition? But I'm not going to automatically rush out and buy one just because lots of people swear by it. Hell, even the Optimus Minimus if you got one (joke).Īnd yes, I already know that the G15 and G19 are hugely popular, excellent products - but they're not the only good keyboards out there. Anything from Model M to the Optimus Maximus project.
Made by names you've probably never heard of like Deck, Das, and Cherry. Made by names you know like Zalman and OCZ. Even the lowly Microsoft SideWinder X4, X5, X6. SteelSeries 7G, 6Gv2, Zboard, Merc, Merc Stealth. I'm interested in the capabilities of all the mainstream gaming keyboards. I'm even seriously thinking about programming my own overpowered keyboard controller, with multiple scan sets, superior debouncing algorithms, parallel "anti-ghosting" key circuits, large n-key rollover buffers, advanced macros, all the bells and whistles I want - all the sorts of things that just aren't realistic or cost-effective in mortal keyboards. I've owned, typed on, played on, broken, fixed, modded, and simply taken apart more keyboard models than I can remember. I happen to be a superior typist, I prefer blank keycaps, I'm particular about keyswitches and tactile response. Second: I know way too much about keyboards. It's not like I trip on it a lot anyways.
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Why not? Simply because even the best and most sophisticated infrared, radio, or bluetooth technologies suffer from problems, problems that are easily avoided with a wire. I use it here in the context of "maximum simultaneous keystrokes", even though it technically refers to a capability that's been built into even the cheapest keyboards for almost two decades.įirst and foremost: I won't even consider a keyboard without wires. "Anti-ghosting" itself is a bit of a misnomer, more of a marketing gimmick than a useful metric. I'm taking another serious look at anti-ghosting keyboards these days, especially the gaming keyboards which tend to feature superior anti-ghosting.
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