best surface for an optical mouse

[sinus_]

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what is the best surface for an optical mouse?
right now im using a cheap mouse... serves it purpose but having problems with the surface im using it on... any suggestions
should it be black? should it be white? or what?

[tolstoi]

WHITE..or if you have a black/gray desk you can use a bundle of bondpaper :mrgreen:

white surface are good in reflecting light from the optical sensor.

[sinus_]

@tolstoi ah thanks...
pffffft figures (im using black)... ehehe! you know your physics well.. hehehe! white reflects better than black surfaces...

[darkwing]

hmm my exactmat is black so......

[sinus_]

im using the brochure of accenture karon... hehehehe! the Blue side... works like charm :P

[tolstoi]

hmm my exactmat is black so......

maybe because the surface was coated with a Reflective Black coating, typically found on expensive mousepadz...but if you want a budget padz, a bundle of bondpaper or a white office desk will do

the key term here is Reflective surfaces =)

[sinus_]

the shiny white surface from the brochure i used didn't work. but the blue rough side (same texture sa bond paper) did the job...
i think bond papers work kay dili sinaw...

OT: haha! never had so much fun discussing mousepads ^_^

[tolstoi]

oh yeah i've read it somewhere that you can't use a Glossy White surfaces because too much light reflection will mess up the sensor hence it cud not track the surface well =)

that is why expensive mousepadz were engineered with precise roughness for better tracking.

i should know better because i'm a MOUSEPAD geek

[sinus_]

very informative! i should blog this! hehehe!

[KennRuss]

nice info...heheh... :mrgreen: