Wireless keyboard with a MAME cabinet

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This is probably a noob question, but I'm thinking that I need more
regular keyboard access when using my mame cab (mainly for other
emulators actually). I have a wired keyboard but it's not convenient to
use on a regular basis so I'm considering wireless.

So my question....how does the wireless work? Does the keyboard need to
have line of sight of a sensor or does it just need to be proximate? If
possible I would like to have the sensor inside the cab and the keyboard
outside, therefore line of sight wouldn't be possible.

thanks,
Stoobie.

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Capn Stoobie thought about it a bit, then said...
> This is probably a noob question, but I'm thinking that I need more
> regular keyboard access when using my mame cab (mainly for other
> emulators actually). I have a wired keyboard but it's not convenient to
> use on a regular basis so I'm considering wireless.
>
> So my question....how does the wireless work? Does the keyboard need to
> have line of sight of a sensor or does it just need to be proximate? If
> possible I would like to have the sensor inside the cab and the keyboard
> outside, therefore line of sight wouldn't be possible.
>
> thanks,
> Stoobie.

I used a wireless keyboard in my MAMEframe cab - worked out great.
They're RF (radio frequency) keyboards, meaning you don't need line of
sight to the transmitter (mine was right behind the bezel).

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Kevin Steele
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i just keep my kb behind the coin door the coin box acts as a shelf

rf is the way to go infrared is lame but you could make a little window
for it in the bezel