PCI or PCI-E bluetooth adapters, do they really exist?

d.chatten · 3 Jul 2007 at 15:08

PCI or PCI-X bluetooth adapters, do they really exist?

As the tittle says really, the adapter that i'm after needs to be bluetooth only!, not a combo wireless lan + bluetooth card, i know links to competitors can't be posted here on OCUK but if someone could confirm that they really exist would be great, i can't find these things anywhere.

Thanks!

MeatLoaf · 3 Jul 2007 at 15:24

http://www.gw-instruments.de/bluetooth.html

MikeHunt79 · 3 Jul 2007 at 15:38

Why not just get a USB one? Is it for an ancient PC?

d.chatten · 3 Jul 2007 at 19:45

MeatLoaf said:
http://www.gw-instruments.de/bluetooth.html

Thanks for the link, i'm now trying to source one of these in the uk.

d.chatten · 3 Jul 2007 at 19:50

MikeHunt79 said:
Why not just get a USB one? Is it for an ancient PC?

I already have a usb bluetooth dongle, and the pc is in my sig and is pretty new.

The reason i want a PCI or PCI-X bluetooth card is so it is ready for use without having to plug it in and out all the time as i have a lot of usb devices that are permanently plugged in so a PCI/PCI-X bluetooth card would be ideal.

MikeHunt79 · 3 Jul 2007 at 19:55

Gotcha. I leave my BT dongle plugged in all the time, but then I have a PCI USB card so I've got no end of USB slots.

Theguy · 3 Jul 2007 at 20:08

how about a bluetooth chip directly on the mboard?
i guess you could have an extention port if needed as well.
any reason they dont do that? iam sure the tech is there to do that?
if you can pick up them bluetooth usb jobs for a 5er, iam sure the chips wouldnt cost that much extra if built directly on the board?

Aelred89 · 3 Jul 2007 at 20:26

Theguy said:
how about a bluetooth chip directly on the mboard?
i guess you could have an extention port if needed as well.
any reason they dont do that? iam sure the tech is there to do that?
if you can pick up them bluetooth usb jobs for a 5er, iam sure the chips wouldnt cost that much extra if built directly on the board?

Yeh... what he said (hi Dan)

d.chatten · 3 Jul 2007 at 20:30

Theguy said:
how about a bluetooth chip directly on the mboard?
i guess you could have an extention port if needed as well.
any reason they dont do that? iam sure the tech is there to do that?
if you can pick up them bluetooth usb jobs for a 5er, iam sure the chips wouldnt cost that much extra if built directly on the board?

I often wonder why mobo manufacturers haven't integrated bluetooth directly into the mobo, i think this would be a very good move by the mobo manufacturers, lets face how many people out there have bluetooth devices such as keyboards, mice, headsets, mobile phones and many more, so bluetooth integrated directly into the mobo would be the perfect solution.

Theguy · 3 Jul 2007 at 20:50

Aelred89 said:
Yeh... what he said (hi Dan)

ello alex how you doing m8y? this is my last day in stoke! back up to newcastle for me, your always welcome to come stay if u fancy