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kgonepostl

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« on: June 04, 2005, 01:23:00 AM »
sorry but from what I understand the dvd remote is going to be infrared.  that's alright with me but there's no xbox controller ports and it runs on wireless and there's no more mentioning on what meathod they'll use for controllers.  infrared blows it's gotta be rf or udf or my brothers are gonna purposely try to piss me off.  Plz set me straight.
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cyfi

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« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2005, 02:54:00 AM »
im more than 80% sure its not infrared, nobody uses that anymore, its called...radio frequency.
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« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2005, 09:14:00 AM »
the controllers are rf so imagine the dvd remote will be to
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nj12nets

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« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2005, 10:43:00 AM »
the controllers are wireless usb(new technology) andi  think i red it can go up to 255 channels. could be wrong though
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« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2005, 12:57:00 PM »
they are RF, and the remote is Infrared. M$ has stated that it is, also how the contollers roam like the signals used in most new wireless home phones. The controllers cycle through the rf spectrum and when another device(wireless phone, toy car, etc.) the controllers skip that channel.
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« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2005, 01:19:00 PM »
Lets just put it this way. There will be no delay, rf travels the speed of light.
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« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2005, 07:30:00 AM »
QUOTE(towelie1098 @ Jun 4 2005, 08:30 PM)
Lets just put it this way. There will be no delay, rf travels the speed of light.
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crustyteacup

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« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2005, 06:02:00 PM »
careful now, don't bring in physics to this conversation, i might get too excited! no it doesn't slow down significantly in air, even if it slowed down to 10% of its speed it would still be "instant"
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nj12nets

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« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2005, 06:18:00 PM »
its wireless usb 2.0 developed by MS and can handle up to 255 channels.
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« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2005, 04:15:00 PM »
I'm not 100% sure what technology msft is using in their wireless controllers.  We know it won't be infrared.  From the xbox.com site they say it operates on 2.4Ghz.  That implies to me that it is RF.  
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Twasi

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« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2005, 04:45:00 PM »
Oh but why not invent the wheel when it can be so much more efficient jester.gif
http://www.burningar...co/moto/sbarro/
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mrRobinson

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« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2005, 08:42:00 PM »
Damn that's pretty cool.
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