Mouse lighting causes input lag or discrepancy ?

[tugzz]

I have a Mionix castor mouse, I use color shift mode and get a deviation of around 3% in http://www.mouse-sensitivity.com/dpianalyzer.html with a dpi of 400 but when I turn off all lights, it has a deviation of around 2%. I tried this test multiple times and seem to have the same result.

Does lightning effects on mouse or keyboard increases error and input lag?

[GM_Peka]

Yes, having variable lighting on a mouse (ie pulsing or cycling light modes) does cause tracking to be worse, my guess would be that a poll that would normally send mouse movement data instead instructs the mouse to change colour, but that's just a theory.

 

Try enotus mouse test for tracking smoothness etc.

 

When I used a razer deathadder Chroma for a few weeks, I noticed the tracking would be less smooth, both in tests and by looking at actual cursor movement. Setting the colour to a static colour or off improved tracking.

 

Edit: It affects tracking smoothness, not so much input lag and real dpi value.