I was wondering what one of the columns meant… It said control and the answers were like wireless, infrared, Bluetooth, weight sensing, and 2.4 Ghz… what are the differences?
Wireless - Probably uses a regular RF signal like non-bluetooth wireless keyboards/mice. Doubt this is WiFi.
Bluetooth - uses a hand-held Bluetooth Remote (2.4ghz)
2.4ghz - uses a hand-held 2.4ghz Remote - custom 2.4ghz signal like the GT2B
Weight Sensing - You shift your weight on the board and that makes it go forward or backwards.
The biggest difference is a controller in your hand (wireless, bluetooth, 2.4ghz) vs shifting your weight on the board without a hand-held controller.
They both use the same frequency but 2.4ghz is usually specifically designed for the purpose. Means it will probably pair faster and be a little more reliable, but I honestly don’t think you will notice a difference between the two. Both are good choices.
I think you may need to step back and figure out what you are trying to get out of this. Reviews of the completed boards may tell you more about controller reliability than looking at the specific technology.
2.4ghz is the radio frequency that many different things run off of such as:
Bluetooth
Custom/proprietary radio controllers (GT2B)
WiFi
They aren’t interchangeable.
The “wireless” category as listed by E-Boarding’s spreadsheet could be any hand-held controller without a wired connection. Could be the above protocols or could be a lower tech “Radio Frequency - 700mhz/900mhz, etc” protocol.