optical mouse problem

matu

has anyone else got this problem with their optical mouse that it keeps pulling to the top or bottom of the screen.
dosen't happen the whole time maybe every 10 minutes or so but it is getting on my nerves when playing games, it looks like im having a fit LOL.

I have this problem with 2 mice so it isnt the one in question that is a fault, is there a solution to this or a known problem?

Ruu_Old

My logitech optical mouse does the same sometimes. No idea whats wrong but doesnt bother me too much as its rare it does happen.

snappieT

What surface are you using it on? Desk, mousemat? If mousemat, what material is it, is it glossy or matte?

mr_disc

thats it.. i bet it is a glossy mouse mat or the likes .......... happens to me to, if u get a felt type mouse mat it wont happen

matu

The mouse mat I am using is a kind of hard plastic, ill try the felt mat thanks.

PogMoThoin

wow. didnt know that. changed to a laser mouse because of it. thought mouse was F**ked. v happy with laser tho

matu

What is the difference between optical and laser? hmmmmm
I have put it on a velvet mose and over a 2 hour period it did it once which I can live with now, thanks lads for the advice you've saved a mouse from hitting the wall.

mr_disc

lol @ difference between optical and laser

We saved a mouse and saved a dent on the wall !

Sam Vimes

matu wrote:

What is the difference between optical and laser? hmmmmm
I have put it on a velvet mose and over a 2 hour period it did it once which I can live with now, thanks lads for the advice you've saved a mouse from hitting the wall.

one uses an LED (light emitting diode), the other uses a laser (light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation)

mr_disc

well just as once it aint a scroll mouse i dont care

matu

Commander Vimes wrote:

one uses an LED (light emitting diode), the other uses a laser (light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation)

oh right I though they were both the same thing and that was just calling it a different name, my mistake you learn someting new everday.

TerrorFirmer

it happens to me when im playin battlefield 2 or soldier of fortune online, id be about to kill someone when my gun would point towards the sky and id start spinning in circles at a thousand twirls a second

matu

Yeah well the felt mat worked for me, you should try it.:D

mr_disc

HavoK wrote:

it happens to me when im playin battlefield 2 or soldier of fortune online, id be about to kill someone when my gun would point towards the sky and id start spinning in circles at a thousand twirls a second

Well u shouldnt be killing people

zilog_jones

I use my Logitech optical mouse on a very smooth surface - a crappy worn-down 10 year old desk - and never have that problem, even when I move the mouse very fast. Those typical rough plastic mouse mats you usually get with some sort of picture on them have been awful in my experience - optical mice are supposed to not be good on multi-coloured surfaces, and there's usually a transparent layer between the picture and the top surface of the pad, which also causes havoc for optical mice.

There's these small shiny (maybe aluminium, I forget) mouse pads in PC World that are allegedy made specially for optical mice - are these any good?

matu

and there's usually a transparent layer between the picture and the top surface of the pad, which also causes havoc for optical mice.

now that make sense maybe that was where my problem was.