Using keyboards with PDA

[Baldlygo]

Hi,
I am very pleased with my ipaq 1940 and have it working fine to the internet either via BT and mobile or wifi via wireless sd card.
However I find the visual keyboard input very fiddly.
Please can someone tell me how a keyboard could work for me on the 1940.
I see there are ones which connect directly so do not allow simultaneous charging/power supply. Would I be able to use one of these for browsing the www? ..or only for writing off line?
How about a BT keyboard - would that allow access to the web at the same time? .. or would there be a clash with a BT connection.
I just cannot understand how a keyboard interacts with a PDA and would be very interested to hear anyones experience of using them.

Paul

[Martin Laverty]

Bluetooth would only connect to one device at a time so you could connect to internet using bluetooth and type.

The only compatible keyboard we sell for the 1940 is the bluetooth version.

http://www.totalpda.co.uk/iPAQ-HP-Bl...-Keyboard.aspx

Originally Posted by Baldlygo

Hi,
I am very pleased with my ipaq 1940 and have it working fine to the internet either via BT and mobile or wifi via wireless sd card.
However I find the visual keyboard input very fiddly.
Please can someone tell me how a keyboard could work for me on the 1940.
I see there are ones which connect directly so do not allow simultaneous charging/power supply. Would I be able to use one of these for browsing the www? ..or only for writing off line?
How about a BT keyboard - would that allow access to the web at the same time? .. or would there be a clash with a BT connection.
I just cannot understand how a keyboard interacts with a PDA and would be very interested to hear anyones experience of using them.

Paul

[Baldlygo]

Originally Posted by Martin Laverty

Bluetooth would only connect to one device at a time so you could connect to internet using bluetooth and type.

Thanks Martin,
Only one BT device at a time then So I would have to connect to the internet via wifi if I wanted to use a BT keyboard. What about IR to connect to my phone at the same time as using the keyboard?

[Martin Laverty]

Never tried it myself but I dont see why that wouldnt work.

Originally Posted by Baldlygo

Thanks Martin,
Only one BT device at a time then So I would have to connect to the internet via wifi if I wanted to use a BT keyboard. What about IR to connect to my phone at the same time as using the keyboard?

[getsurfers]

All depends. Some BT devices can accept upto 5 simultanious connections. Obv data transfer speed will reduce the more data transfered, and more devices used.

Sure most HP's with in-built BT have a limit of 3. If an add in card, then check with the manufacturer for the limit.