Will any USB keyboard work with ps3?

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#1 gamenux
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I tried my dell keyboard but it did not work.

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#2 -oG-ShAdY
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Yes. Any USB keyboard will work. Assuming it doesn't need Drivers.
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#3 cooldust
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mine works perfect :) but its a shame the cable is 2 short :( lol i sit 10ft away from ps3
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#4 Denji
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I would assume so. Just as long as it's plug and play and doesn't have any special functions that NEED it to work requiring a driver.
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#5 giton
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I tried my dell keyboard but it did not work.

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gamenux

Is your dell keyboard a usb type? If so, you already know the answer to your question.

I have a Logitech wireless EX110 usb keyboard and mouse. you gotta feed it batteries (two AAA for the keyboard, two AA for the mouse). it's a radio frequency type, not IR. when you power on the ps3, you press a button on the receiver that's plugged into the usb port, then press the button on the bottom of the mouse so the receive can recognize the mouse. then you wait a few seconds (they say 20 but i don't wait that long) and press the button on the receiver again, then the button on the bottom of the keyboard. now you're good to go. sounds like a pain, but it really isn't, just takes a few seconds while your ps3 is powering up.

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#6 Denji
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[QUOTE="gamenux"]

I tried my dell keyboard but it did not work.

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giton

Is your dell keyboard a usb type? If so, you already know the answer to your question.

I have a Logitech wireless EX110 usb keyboard and mouse. you gotta feed it batteries (two AAA for the keyboard, two AA for the mouse). it's a radio frequency type, not IR. when you power on the ps3, you press a button on the receiver that's plugged into the usb port, then press the button on the bottom of the mouse so the receive can recognize the mouse. then you wait a few seconds (they say 20 but i don't wait that long) and press the button on the receiver again, then the button on the bottom of the keyboard. now you're good to go. sounds like a pain, but it really isn't, just takes a few seconds while your ps3 is powering up.

eeww yuck. Batteries and radio frequencey? If I were to get that here, all I can say is "interference central".

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#7 gamenux
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[QUOTE="gamenux"]

I tried my dell keyboard but it did not work.

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giton

Is your dell keyboard a usb type? If so, you already know the answer to your question.

I have a Logitech wireless EX110 usb keyboard and mouse. you gotta feed it batteries (two AAA for the keyboard, two AA for the mouse). it's a radio frequency type, not IR. when you power on the ps3, you press a button on the receiver that's plugged into the usb port, then press the button on the bottom of the mouse so the receive can recognize the mouse. then you wait a few seconds (they say 20 but i don't wait that long) and press the button on the receiver again, then the button on the bottom of the keyboard. now you're good to go. sounds like a pain, but it really isn't, just takes a few seconds while your ps3 is powering up.

my dell keyboard is not usb. But I bought an usb adapterfor it and tried it yesterday and it did not work with my ps3.

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#8 Denji
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[QUOTE="giton"][QUOTE="gamenux"]

I tried my dell keyboard but it did not work.

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gamenux

Is your dell keyboard a usb type? If so, you already know the answer to your question.

I have a Logitech wireless EX110 usb keyboard and mouse. you gotta feed it batteries (two AAA for the keyboard, two AA for the mouse). it's a radio frequency type, not IR. when you power on the ps3, you press a button on the receiver that's plugged into the usb port, then press the button on the bottom of the mouse so the receive can recognize the mouse. then you wait a few seconds (they say 20 but i don't wait that long) and press the button on the receiver again, then the button on the bottom of the keyboard. now you're good to go. sounds like a pain, but it really isn't, just takes a few seconds while your ps3 is powering up.

my dell keyboard is not usb. But I bought an usb adapterfor it and tried it yesterday and it did not work with my ps3.

No it's gotta be direct USB only. Only PCs can read past the conversion

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#9 barom
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i got a dell usb keyboard and it works :)
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#10 gamenux
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Thanks. I guess I will have to get a cheap usb keyboard somewhere.. Thanks again.
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I tried my dell keyboard but it did not work.

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gamenux
odd, if it's a bluetooth, did you configure it?