LX710 KB+Mouse terrible reception?

[maxiedaniels]

I can't seem to figure this out - I have the Logitech LX710 wireless keyboard and mouse. I just build my HTPC, but I'll be in bed and for some reason the reception dies. I get dropped keys, the mouse skips around, that sort of thing.
What is very confusing is I put the receiver in the extension dock piece that Logitech gives you (lets you place the receiver at a better position for reception) ontop of the tv - that seemed to work for a bit, and now suddenly it doesn't work very well at all.
I thought it might be battery but I used the setup in another room on a couch, and it worked fine.

Is this the wrong keyboard/mouse for me? I thought these things are supposed to work up to 15 feet or so??

 

[engiNURD]

How far is your bed from the TV?
In my den, the couch is about 9' away, and the only reliable wireless interface I've found was bluetooth.

 

[maxiedaniels]

Really? Is bluetooth that much better?

 

[Format _C:]

I have the same setup for my HTPC and I found it best do use the USB dock thingy + a USB extension cable to move the receiver away from any RF polluting device (Modern LCDS are the worst for this same with DVR or any newer STB) I have it on my main speakers which are in the middle of the room + I stuck it down with Double sided tape so it will not move

 

[keenan]

Really? Is bluetooth that much better?

Yes. Most 'normal' 2.4GHz gear I've used has a range of a few feet. One Microsoft set they have at the boardroom at one of my client's can barely reach from the computer at the wall to the table (about 4-5 feet). Really they pretty much suck and I wish the makers would just kill the idea and use BT period, but it probably saves $1-2 per unit. One (cheap and readily available) dongle useful for all devices, good support for multiple similar devices nearby (I've seen these dongle-based ones get 'crosstalk'), standard and simple registration mechanism, decent range, lots of devices have it built in, some of which may not have USB. The list just goes on and on.

Bluetooth is cheap, ubiquitous, and has had a lot of design effort poured into it from lots of brilliant engineers. It 'just works'. Standards exist for a reason, and I wish companies making this stuff would just use them.