G19 Released

I'd be surprised if it weren't better than where I am. ;)

I really don't care for a display on my keyboard. I doubt I'd ever look at it. I have a 19" secondary monitor. I would definitely buy a G19 without the display though.
 
you would be suprised at how much you actually did look at it if you had it. I felt the same way when i get my first G15Rev1 now i have that and Rev2. I wont any other keyboards after using these..
 
I'd be tempted by an ergonomic version, although $200 would still make me balk.
 
GJSNeptune said:
I'd be surprised if it weren't better than where I am. ;)

I really don't care for a display on my keyboard. I doubt I'd ever look at it. I have a 19" secondary monitor. I would definitely buy a G19 without the display though.
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http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/285&cl=US,EN

That's what I have. I had the G15 Rev1 and never used the screen, got that baby. I couldn't be happier. No need for a screen as far as I am concerned.

You could always google G15 apps (There are a few different sites with different ones), and see if any actually appear appealing.
 
I won't lie: I want a G19 and I might actually buy one.

I go through a LOT of keyboards (not like that you sick bastards), and the generic button-slabs arent' doing the trick. I think I need something more exotic and durable.
 
Mark_Warner said:
I won't lie: I want a G19 and I might actually buy one.

I go through a LOT of keyboards (not like that you sick bastards), and the generic button-slabs arent' doing the trick. I think I need something more exotic and durable.
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One of the best thing about Logitech products is their great customer service. My G15 v2 keyboard was acting up a bit and after one email to their support line I had a brand new one on its way without having to send my old one in.
 
dj_2004 said:
One of the best thing about Logitech products is their great customer service. My G15 v2 keyboard was acting up a bit and after one email to their support line I had a brand new one on its way without having to send my old one in.
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I had a similar thing happen with a G5 mouse. My G5 went bad, so I called them and they sent a courier to my house to pick it up and cross-ship it. The new one arrived and didn't work, so they overnighted me a replacement...didn't have to send the other new one in.
 
Mark_Warner said:
I had a similar thing happen with a G5 mouse. My G5 went bad, so I called them and they sent a courier to my house to pick it up and cross-ship it. The new one arrived and didn't work, so they overnighted me a replacement...didn't have to send the other new one in.
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My VX Revolution mouse was having a double left click issue (single left click often ended up registering as a double click). I emailed Logitech and, again, was sent a new mouse without replacement. Next time I suggest just using their email support service. ;) Thing is, after a month the "defective" VX Revolution worked fine again so I was left with two mice!

While Logitech's products may be more pricey than some other brands, their customer service makes up for any difference. Well, perhaps not the difference for a $200 keyboard. :p
 
I love showing off the G19. Especially when you scroll through the colors.
Its mesmerizing.
 
Got my G19 today, it's been a mixed bag. I like it for the most part, it's just at this price, you'd expect it to be perfect.

Like, give me a friggen manual. I don't even care if you wanna be cheap, give me a 4 page PDF on the CD that explains the functions of buttons and how to play with some of the new features like setting the color. The best they give you is a flash demo, which hints on how to set it up. And if you're too smart for your own good, like me, and went straight to the website to install the latest driver, which is newer than what's on the CD, then you missed out on the demo.

And the other knock is the same issue that existed on my G15 v1, which is the top of some keys don't light up enough, don't know why they'd have that problem after all this time.

Anywho, compared to my blue G15, I'm loving the smaller size, both width and height. Even with the snap-on wrist rest, it's still not as deep as the G15 was. I'd say the keyboard is slightly mushier (and thus quieter) than my G15, that'll be a personal preference thing, I can get used to it.

The backlight color options are better than I expected, I was expecting something like a set number of choices to choose from, but you can save 3 settings or pretty much any RGB combo you'd like. I loved my blue G15, but I've surprised myself with using purple at the moment, I like the way it pops.

The display looks great, it's clear and bright. I wish it was more widescreen, just because I'm used to the wide display on the G15 and I have a WS display, but it still has plenty of room for info. I don't know how much I'll use it for videos, but I watched a few and they look good. I like letting it slideshow pictures from a picture folder, the pics look good. And best of all, Everest has a new beta out recently giving better color support for the G19, you can pretty much use any color and font you want. I was just playing around to show some examples, you'll see a variety of fonts on the first shot. The colors on the screen are deeper on the display.

So in the end, am I happy with it? Pretty much...as long as I don't think about the cost. :) I'd really like to see Logitech knock at least $50 off the price, because I fear there won't be enough support if it doesn't sell enough. But who knows, I've been surprised in the past with how well some tech items sell at what I thought was a high price.

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dj_2004 said:
While Logitech's products may be more pricey than some other brands, their customer service makes up for any difference. Well, perhaps not the difference for a $200 keyboard. :p
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I had loads of issues with my G11, G15 and 2 webcams. I had the exact opposite experience with logitech customer service. I found them rude and anything but helpful.
Of all the hardware issues I have ever had, no one gave me as much of a headach as logitech.
Of the devices I listed above, all had defects and didnt last.

I have to say, the single logitech device I have that I dont regret buying is my speakers.
 
bitgod said:
Got my G19 today, it's been a mixed bag. I like it for the most part, it's just at this price, you'd expect it to be perfect.
Like, give me a friggen manual. I don't even care if you wanna be cheap, give me a 4 page PDF on the CD that explains the functions of buttons and how to play with some of the new features like setting the color. The best they give you is a flash demo, which hints on how to set it up.
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In the Keyboard Profiler window go to Help>Tutorial
 
They had the best one of these. Then they dropped the buttons and screen size and made it more expensive. Now they come out with this?

lots of <INSERT ADJ> people with more money than since.

pure BS


don't know about there customer service but if its 0 its better than Saitek...they are beyond sorry.
 
sparks said:
They had the best one of these. Then they dropped the buttons and screen size and made it more expensive. Now they come out with this?
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Most customers wanted smaller size and didn't need 18 macro buttons; the screen was smaller but resolution didn't change so no loss there really. It's not like you need to read the keyboard lcd from across the room. I also paid $52 Cdn. for my G15 v2 so the v1 must've been damn cheap if the v2 was more expensive.

I like my G15 well enough and certainly don't need to replace it, but I may get a G19 anyway.

lots of <INSERT ADJ> people with more money than since.
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Alternatively, lots of <INSERT ADJ> people who don't seem to realize that $200 is not a huge amount of money for an adult who has their shit halfway together.
 
why do you need to look down at your keyboard for noob
 
Well... I will probably end up getting one... because I am a total slut bag when it comes to flashy peripherals like this... but I'll wait till amazon gets them I reckon... I got the Logitech "illuminated KB" and haven't been all that happy with the feel of it's laptop style keys.. ugh. I mean, it's ok, but not ideal for me... I still think my Cyborg and Eclipse II are the best feeling KBs for typing and gaming. Anyways.. I think I need to have an old peripherals sale and use that $$ for the purchase.. they are piling up here. ;)
 
revenant said:
Well... I will probably end up getting one... because I am a total slut bag when it comes to flashy peripherals like this... but I'll wait till amazon gets them I reckon... I got the Logitech "illuminated KB" and haven't been all that happy with the feel of it's laptop style keys.. ugh. I mean, it's ok, but not ideal for me... I still think my Cyborg and Eclipse II are the best feeling KBs for typing and gaming. Anyways.. I think I need to have an old peripherals sale and use that $$ for the purchase.. they are piling up here. ;)
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I always run inside of a Best Buy and try typing on the different keyboards and handling the mice before I buy one online. Nothing worse than spending $200 on a keyboard you don't type well on ;)
 
Rofl-Mic-Lofl said:
I always run inside of a Best Buy and try typing on the different keyboards and handling the mice before I buy one online. Nothing worse than spending $200 on a keyboard you don't type well on ;)
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Sure, but it takes more than a few seconds or minutes at a Best Buy to really tell if a keyboard is comfortable over the long haul.
 
haha - I have a G21 - way better than G19! If I ever buy another Glock I want a G20 - now that's one fine piece of hardware!

...and yeah, this keyboard looks pretty dumb to me too. I already have dual monitors, so the screen would be completely pointless. I use the numpad for gaming, so I need certain amenities in that area or it's a no-go. My list of requirements for a super-expensive gaming KB would be as follows:

Must be made primarily out of metal, and be essentially indestructible.
Must have unbelievably good tactile feel to keys
Must have back-lighting behind every single key, and must have green as a selectable color.
Must have the Home-through-PgDn key block turned vertically, 'cause I use those, and they're easier to get to that way.
A line of macro keys somewhere near the NumPad would be nice, but not completely necessary.

There, I think that covers it. If I ever find a kb that has all this, I might drop the big bucks, otherwise I'll stick to my $20 one...
 
Rofl-Mic-Lofl said:
I always run inside of a Best Buy and try typing on the different keyboards and handling the mice before I buy one online. Nothing worse than spending $200 on a keyboard you don't type well on ;)
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The mystery of the Best Buy sticky keys has been solved!
 
The one time I had to deal with Logitech RMA, it wasn't a problem. The paint on some of my keys on my G15 v1 was coming off, this was/is an issue on those, from what I understood on the early models, and I contacted them about it, they replaced it with another G15 v1 without trouble.

I wish Logi would come out with a high-end wireless mouse to compete against the X8 Sidewinder and Razer Mamba. Give me an MX body, but replace with with a higher dpi tracking unit and higher polling.
 
bitgod said:
The one time I had to deal with Logitech RMA, it wasn't a problem. The paint on some of my keys on my G15 v1 was coming off, this was/is an issue on those, from what I understood on the early models, and I contacted them about it, they replaced it with another G15 v1 without trouble.

I wish Logi would come out with a high-end wireless mouse to compete against the X8 Sidewinder and Razer Mamba. Give me an MX body, but replace with with a higher dpi tracking unit and higher polling.
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Yup, they shipped out either Keys or a whole new Keyboard for free to pretty much everyone with a v1 that asked. I was pretty late to the game with mine, so I only got the set of keys.
 
bitgod said:
I wish Logi would come out with a high-end wireless mouse to compete against the X8 Sidewinder and Razer Mamba. Give me an MX body, but replace with with a higher dpi tracking unit and higher polling.
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The G7 is pretty close to that, close to a MX518 body (one less side button), 2000dpi, and 500hz polling rate. A wireless G9 would be nice though. I waiting on the G9x. I'd get a regular G9, but seems pointless now that they announced the G9x already, even if the differences are minimal.
 
Yeah it would have been nice if they came out with a G7 v2 like the G5 v2 with 2 side buttons. Though I like the feel of the side button on my G5 v1 better than the side buttons on the G5 v2 I have. The v2 buttons feel mushy in comparison.
 
My G15 lcd viewing habits didn't change when I added a second real monitor. It's more convenient to have Everest or SirReal's app on the little screen right in front of me than to take up workspace on a second monitor off to the side. And when I don't really need 2 monitors going it's a lot more efficient to turn the secondary off and just use the G15 lcd.
 
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200 for a keyboard? I think I rather invest the money on a better graphic card, more FPS will give you better gameplay experience than an exotic keyboard.

I have the old G15 btw :), even though I never liked the keys themselves (never used macro, and keys are too small), but the LCD is definitely the key feature worth buying.
 
silent hero said:
Except you can't play a game and use your second monitor without first minimizing from the game.
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Pretty much every game has a window mode option.

Window mode + full screen or your game can shove it.
 
I've had the G19 for like a month and a half now, and I'd say it's better than the g15. Keys are nicer to type on, and it's just an overall better keyboard.
 
Omerta said:
I've had the G19 for like a month and a half now, and I'd say it's better than the g15. Keys are nicer to type on, and it's just an overall better keyboard.
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I'd expect it to be. For $150 more then my g15 I'd expect it to give me blows and have gold keys
 
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