I enjoy gaming in the dark. I need to pick up a keyboard that is lighted. Can anyone recommend one for me? If possible, I would also like a keyboard that seperates the W, A, S, and D keys. Whenever I try to strafe, I hit the wrong key. I only play FPS's in single palyer. I have also been checking out the keyboards with the LCD screen but am a little unclear on the benefits. For instance, how would it benefit me in my games (Doom 3 Quake 4, STALKER, Bioshock, RE4, FEAR, The Orange Box) and similar games to these. Thanks for any advice.incompitentfps
G15's are nice since they have macro keys as well. The newer version doesn't have quite as many as the original, and it is also backlit in orange instead of blue. You can probably still find an blue version though.
I have an original G15 myself and it's a nice keyboard. The LCD screen isn't all that useful to be honest, and it doesn't support heaps of games. The ones it does support it can be an interesting addition though, as it will give you stats/kills etc.
Apart from that you can have the LCD screen set up to display a clock/countdown timer/performance meter which will show your current CPU and RAM usage in real time.
If i had to gripe about anything on it, it's the useless USB ports which do not have enough power to run anything these days.
All in all i'm very happy with my G15 though, having macro buttons is handy in games with alot of keystrokes. Probably not so much for FPS's but you'd be able to get applets for a few of those titles.
They look pretty good in the dark since the whole keyboard is backlit though, and you can also turn the backlighting completely off as well as 2 different settings for how bright it is, which is handy if light annoys you when you sleep etc.
I guess it comes down to personal choice, G15 are custom made for gaming though.
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