I've been building an HTPC. Eventually, I'll get an IR remote to control it as a networked PVR & video player.
But I will also want to use it for normal PC duties like web browsing, which are best suited to a normal keyboard & mouse. I'm wondering whether cheap cordless keyboards are likely to work across the living room (about 10-12 ft from screen to sofa)? That's furthger than the makers usually claim, but I don't know how conservative these claims normally are?
The PC will be running linux and ideally I'd like the keyboard to operate in BIOS mode too. I'm drawn to cheapies like a logitech which can be got well under £20, partly because I'm cheap, but also because the cordless-nes is all hidden from the PC, which just sees what it thinks is a normal USB keyboard. But would they have the range?
I think there are some exotic bluetooth keyboards about, and these may have more range, but they're more expensive. And since they need OS drivers, I'd be very surprised if they'd work in BIOS mode, and I wouldn't bank on them working with linux.
Thoughts, anybody?