I use basic Microsoft wireless mice - I don't necessarily see a
latency but I have noticed they are very touchy about the surface
they are on, and that could mean latency on the wrong surface. And
they get "twitchy" and make me use bad words. I'd like to use a
smoother more precise mouse... Mike, what do you use? - jeff wk6i
On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 9:19 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com
<mailto:w0mu@w0mu.com>> wrote:
You have some other issues. Top professional paid gamers use
laser optical mice only. Those guys are super good and they only
use the best stuff. I use laser mice and never see the latency
that you have.
Mike W0MU
On 3/19/2015 8:47 AM, Bill Turner wrote:
If you have been dissatisfied with your mouse's performance I
in terms
of accuracy during a contest I may have found a solution.
I have been using USB optical mice for years and I have
noticed a
certain amount of what I would call "latency" in their
operation. In
other words, you have to move the mouse a small amount before
the
pointer on the screen moves. It's not very much movement, just
a tiny
fraction of an inch, but it's enough to be annoying. No
amount of
tweaking the pointer options in mouse properties made a
difference.
On a hunch, I went on eBay and found an ancient IBM roller
ball mouse
with a PS/2 type connecter and voila! problem solved. That
particular
mouse responds to the tiniest movement. And it cost less that $3
including shipping! I could not find a brand new roller ball
mouse
with PS/2 connector, so apparently they don't make them anymore.
The main drawback to roller ball mice is they accumulate crud
(the
technical term) on the rollers. It's easy to clean when you
know how.
Just remove the ball and use your fingernail to scrape the
rollers and
then blow out the loose crud. No chemicals required. Easy
once you
learn the trick.
I suspect part of the reason for reduced latency is that it
works
directly on the motherboard even before the OS loads, as
opposed to
requiring a separate software driver. I'm no expert, so this
is just a
guess. Experts are welcome to comment.
This may not work for everybody in every situation but if
this has
been bothering you, maybe it's worth a try.
Hope to see you in the BARTG this weakened.
73, Bill W6WRT
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