Logitech G19 Keyboard for Gamers

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System Requirements

Windows® XP or Windows Vista®
Mac OS® X 10.4 and later
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
20 MB of available hard disk space
CD-ROM drive
GamePanel™ LCD requires software that supports Logitech® GamePanel™ technology.

Package Contents

Logitech® G19 Keyboard for gaming
AC power adapter
Software CD-ROM
User documentation
1-year limited hardware warranty




This keyboard is compatible with both PC and Mac is the first Logitech keyboard to have a LCD GamePanel color. Tiltable display with a resolution of 320x240 pixels, provides information to play over 60 games, including World of Warcraft (which will automatically install Logitech software GamePanel). In addition, the screen can also display data communications VoIP, CPU loads, or other non-specific games such as images or videos. In addition, the user can easily switch from one type of information to another, without ever having to stop his party.

The new Logitech keyboard is also equipped with 12 programmable G keys with three macros per key, which is therefore equivalent to 36 commands to save time in each game Achieving several actions simultaneously is also easier thanks to the functionality of the keyboard " multi-input-key ", which can activate up to five keys simultaneously. With two high-speed USB ports, it is also possible to connect and plug in devices such as mouse G9X or G35 helmet. "

The G19 keyboard display information, pictures and even videos on the screen" GamePanel "QVGA (320x240). Its 12 keys" G "programmable (with up to 3 macros by keys) you will have access to all your applications and orders quickly. Two USB 2.0 ports will also be available. "

Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard - 11800 Indian Rupees.

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Logitech G19: Keyboard for gaming players
Logitech gave birth earlier this year to its new high-end keyboard players called the G19. Echoing a format shorter than the first G15, with only 50 centimeters wide, the keyboard also includes the founding of G15 in the presence of a central screen. Let it go, the great novelty of the G19 is located precisely at the screen that is now in color with a resolution of 320x240 pixels. Tilt a few degrees up or down, the screen is located in the center of the keyboard.

Keyboard that has no wrist rest fixed: Logitech prefers indeed deliver a removable wrist rests. The choice is defensible even if the wrist rest in question is a simple plastic tape players ... the most inveterate not have the right to flexible wrist rests and other Logitech MX5500 Wave? Tilt, the G19 offers a grooving to get various USB cables under the keyboard. Bad luck, the groove is just too narrow to get the cable from a G13 ... except to force!

At the arrangement of buttons, Logitech uses classicism: tape function keys F1 through F12, numeric keypad, arrow keys and real paved "next page, previous page, start, end, ins, del" so disposed traditional, like the keys "Impr. Screen, def Lock, and Pause. " There are two Windows keys, and a button that displays the shortcut menu. The player should feel comfortable with this arrangement perfectly classical. Side again, note the extreme silence of the keys of G19: The keyboard is much more conspicuous than in the first G15 and so much more! However, the keys seem a little too hard to handle: the minting of a G19 is certainly less flexible than a Logitech Wave. And since we are talking about the keys, remember that all the keys are illuminated! As with the G13, it is possible to choose the color of the backlight since the Logitech G-series Profiler Key. And as with the G13, the passage of a macro mode to lead to a change in color of the backlight.

Logitech G19 Keyboard

Unlike a Sidewinder X6, the intensity of the backlight is unfortunately not adjustable. Logitech offers the very best a button simultaneously cutting the screen and backlight buttons: not possible to cut one or the other ...

To the left of the QWERTY keys, there is a keypad numbered G1 to G12: it is programmable buttons for actions of his choice in his favorite video games. And as with the G13, Logitech offers recording up to three different macros button which makes us a total of 36 programmable actions. There is also the MR button for quick recording of macros, attended a registration screen via the G19, which tells you how to proceed.

Problem however are the: shortcut keys are placed too close to the classic buttons! There is just 1 inch of space between the button and the Esc key G7! Suddenly, it easily supports macro keys as G11 instead of the Shift key or the G7 instead of the Escape key. That is unfortunate and Logitech could have avoided such a design error.

Logitech G19: details

Logitech G19: a first screen!
We have seen earlier, the screen is at the heart of the G19 and to tell you all: it still offers a wide range of features. By default there are modernized versions of applets Logitech G15: monitoring of performance with individual meter for each processor core, stopwatch, countdown timer not forget the RSS feed reader. If the G19 does not have a temperature sensor as some Logitech keyboards, the screen can display photos or be used to play movies.

The G19 can read here the video files stored in the Windows folder of the same name (it is of course possible to change the location from pilots G19). When playing music via iTunes or Windows Media Player, the screen displays information about the song title or the time elapsed.

Various views of the display of the G19

More surprisingly, the YouTube application that allows you to see on the G19 the latest videos posted on YouTube with an impressive fluidity. Remains as the keyboard has no speaker sound is routed to the audio system. And after this detail ... what is the point of watching a YouTube video on a tiny screen while the screen of his PC offers a better resolution? Note that the definition of the screen is still quite appreciable, Logitech incorporating a slab of quality!

Conclusion
Finally, the G19 offers access to features of Windows Vista SideShow. This is perhaps the most interesting since you can browse the list of Outlook contacts, the latest mails or browse the list of artists in your library Windows Media Player before you start listening . While the implementation Sideshow G13 no sense and takes DIY, implementation Sideshow on the G19 is complete and usable. Of course it is possible to add applications Sideshow at will by installing on Windows to add functionality by default.

Pricing issue, the G19 is offered at a price around 180 euros TTC.