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15-08-2005, 12:59 AM
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Microsoft Media Center Keyboard
Just saw one on ebay, never new they made one till now...
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15-08-2005, 10:11 AM
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Yes, looks cool see this thread.
Are they available yet? What price?
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15-08-2005, 10:25 AM
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One for £80 Buy-it-Now on ebay at the moment
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15-08-2005, 10:29 AM
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One for £80 Buy-it-Now on ebay at the moment
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I'd buy it if I had a big screen tv.. |
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15-08-2005, 4:02 PM
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really been looking forward to this - only thing is I just found out it only uses infrared - not RF/BT.....
so I am a little worried about how things like the mouse will work....
still - probably get one anyway....
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15-08-2005, 4:09 PM
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I have the MS remote.
Am i correct in assuming that this will work off the MS remote reciever aswell as the remote itself.
Would be a pain if you have to have 2 recievers, as i have built mine into my case.
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15-08-2005, 4:20 PM
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15-08-2005, 4:26 PM
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Originally Posted by phunkey_monkeh
I have the MS remote.
Am i correct in assuming that this will work off the MS remote reciever aswell as the remote itself.
Would be a pain if you have to have 2 recievers, as i have built mine into my case.
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yep - it uses the standard IR reciever you had with your remote control |
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15-08-2005, 4:30 PM
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£42... 
I was expecting to do the "normal" dollar to pound conversion method...!
ie. swap the $99 with a £ to get the UK price......£99
nice surprise....if true  |
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15-08-2005, 8:56 PM
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Ooh, exciting - I was also expecting the pricing to be much more than that, and using the existing MCE remote receiver is very useful.
Does it mean though that there has to be a clear line of site between the keyboard and the receiver, as there has to be with the remote, that may be a bit restricting?
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17-08-2005, 2:09 PM
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Nice review, I still want one - they are suggesting $120 retail price, will we really get them for £40?
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17-08-2005, 2:16 PM
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Originally Posted by lisag
Nice review, I still want one - they are suggesting $120 retail price, will we really get them for £40?
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as it is not using any extra BT/RF hardware (only infra red) i hope so.....
$ to £ conversion is finally coming true i hope...! (check out the latest Xbox 360 threads - $299 in the US £209 here)... |
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17-08-2005, 2:28 PM
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the review say it uses the same ir receiver that the standard MCE remote comes with, so there is no RF with this? 
If three people tell you that you are drunk, you better lie down.
Last edited by Embarker; 17-08-2005 at 2:34 PM.
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17-08-2005, 2:37 PM
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Well, I've paid for one from these people - lets hope the price stays the same.
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