The Logitech G19 Keyboard

The Logitech G19 Keyboard

The G19, a Keyboard like no other. The G19 has a colour LCD screen capable of supporting digital photos and video playback, but the LCD screen is also capable of supporting homemade apps. There are up to 16 million colour combinations for the back lit keys. And built in USB 2.0 Port, as well as the standard Marco recording option with an upgraded twist. 

So with the new LCD screen being capable of viewing video's and photos, I makes those long gryphon rides in World of Warcraft not so bad and the pregame lobby for Call of Duty not so boring. As well as being able to check your current system stats, such as processor speed etc. But as well as this, Logitech has opened their doors to the at home app creators, making the keyboard capable of supporting all types of apps from statistic apps to many other types across the board. 

As side from the new LCD, the G19 is still fairly similar to the previous models, well in regards to the keys at least. The same 12 keys still align the side, and giving you a switchable mode keyset switch capable of storing up to 3 different keysets, so in effect you end up with 36 customizable keys, along with the 'on-the-fly marco recording.' and the ever so genius windows toggle switch, allowing the user to toggle the windows key on or off to stop you accidently bumping it during game play and being absolutely smashed in the time it took to get back to the game screen. Other new additions to the G19 is the new ability for the keyboard to recognise 5 simultaneous keyboard clicks at anyone time. The G19 has also had its USB ports upgraded to a USB 2.0 from the 1.1 back with the G15, which will allow the ports to transfer data much, much quicker.

So after all that, you must be wondering what the sort of price you would be looking at for something of this sort of power. Because after all it really is  something you would expect to see in the cinemas. Well the Logitech G19 is currently retailing for a hefty $200 a pop, so is the keyboard really worth it? Well at first I would have been quite sceptical about paying so much for something like this when I thought the G15 would really just do the job, but after actually trailing the new keyboard I'm 100% all for it! I reckon its an awesome keyboard, that is really unlike any to many others out there, and the new LCD screen is great to keep me entertained whilst waiting in the game lobbies and killing time whilst on those long gryphon rides.