Cordless backlit keyboard?

[toslat]

Can someone please recommend a cordless backlit keyboard? - preferably gaming oriented

 

[mpilchfamily]

I've not seen a cordless that was backlit. Reason being is the backlighting is a big drain on battery life so most companies won't have that feature on there cordless boards. It can drop battery life to just a couple of days and you don't want to be changing batteries that often.

 

[Old Hippie]

Microsoft has ya covered.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Unless you have some sort of extremely unique/ridiculous setup, cordless should never be considered for gaming. And backlighting + cordless is an even worse idea. The only reason Microsoft developed the one Old Hippie is referring to is that keyboard is intended for HTPC use which makes sense to have the ability for the keys to be back lit if the unit is going to be used in low-light HTPC environments.

 

[Slickone]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Unless you have some sort of extremely unique/ridiculous setup, cordless should never be considered for gaming.

Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii all come with cordless controllers. They work well (esp. the 360).

 

[heymrdj]

No normal human being can see the "lag" of wireless. I frag just as many of you "elitist" gamers with my DiNove Edge and Logitech MX mouse as the wired folk do with their high DPI lazer mice.

 

[ExcitedGamer]

The G15 is a great back lit keyboard but doesnt have the wireless part.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: Slickone

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Unless you have some sort of extremely unique/ridiculous setup, cordless should never be considered for gaming.

Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii all come with cordless controllers. They work well (esp. the 360).

Yes, they work well, but they also have significant input latency, however this generally doesn't matter as much given the far more causal nature of consoles (however most console pros will choose wired over wireless if the option exists). Wireless was introduced into game controllers for the same reason as it was for PC peripherals - comfort of freedom despite the penalty to performance. When most people talk about "gaming oriented" PC peripherals, the most important aspect separating the types is going to be performance.

I don't like how what I said earlier came out as I'm not advocating wireless setups as something that should never be used for gaming, I'm saying they should not be considered for gaming specific setups without special circumstances. Its perfectly fine to choose a wireless setup that you also game on, but if your priority is gaming, and you're buying the part specifically to game, I'm always going to think you're crazy unless you have a legit reason

Originally posted by: heymrdj
No normal human being can see the "lag" of wireless. I frag just as many of you "elitist" gamers with my DiNove Edge and Logitech MX mouse as the wired folk do with their high DPI lazer mice.

Most wireless mice incur a 25-50ms latency. While that may not be huge it is pretty significant and it is something that can be seen, even by "normal humans".

 

[toslat]

I will take the uncluttered wireless freedom over the low latency tethered solution. The backlit is secondary.
I tried out the Microsoft recommendation, but didn't like the keyboard. Thinking of going with a Logitech wave pro