Logitech Illuminated Living-Room Wireless Keyboard K830 and Touchpad for Internet-Connected TVs

I recently built a custom machine at home in preparation for the upcoming Oculus headset, and to control this computer I opted to go with this Logitech keyboard. I've got my computer connected to my 70" Vizio 4K TV in the living room, so I needed a keyboard that functioned as both a keyboard and mouse in one. I wanted it to be light, and easy to use, with separated buttons for sound. This keyboard hit all my marks, and did it quite well. Here's my two-cents on this keyboard, the good, the bad, and the returnable! Quality: It's solid, I mean it's plastic, so if you decide to throw it at your TV it will most likely shatter, but for us normal users its very well built. The buttons are quiet, don't feel flimsy, the keyboard doesn't crash or makes any noise. It's a well built device. Features The biggest things for me is the backlit keys which is a must have for an entertainment system setup. I watch movies in the dark and would like to see the keys when I need them. The dim away after a second or two of no use. The second must have feature for me was the separate volume keys. Again the scenario is me watching a movie, I like to be able to reach over and find the volume up/down and mute without having to look for them. There's also a left click button on the top of the keyboard, it's a single click where your index finger would rest, this is a cool feature, but not one I ever use myself. Rechargeable The keyboard is also rechargeable via USB, the charge holds up I'd say for about a month, and then I usually do an overnight charge and I'm good to go for another month. There's an thing LED light that will light up red to indicate the battery is getting low and needs a recharge. I've found I can use it for a few more days to a week once that lights comes on. So much like a gas light, there's a reserve. Cleaning It's also very easy to clean. I'm a pretty careful and clean user, but fingerprints and smudges are nearly unavoidable. However, this is very easily cleanable as well. Just turn off the keyboard using the switch on the top, and then I take a microfiber cloth, spray some glasses cleaner or screen cleaner on the rag, and just wipe the whole keyboard with it. I love that everything comes off with ease, and after a few wipes you get a brand new looking keyboard! It's awesome, and I love how new it looks even after months of use. Software and Keys You can also download the software that goes along with this keyboard. This allows you to assign specific functions to the buttons along the top—the F-buttons. It does come pre-programed with decent functions, but some I wanted to customize to launch my Plex for instance—this was easily done. BIOS Another great thing about this is its functionality during boot. Some keyboards won't be recognized until Windows launches the desktop during boot up, but in the case I'm able to use it immediately, which is great for launching into the BIOS. The keyboard comes with a bluetooth dongle which works great! So this was a great addition. I've done a lot of custom work and had to deal with a lot of boot changes which require a keyboard, and not once did I need to use a wired keyboard. If it helps I've got the X99A Motherboard from MSI.

Great HTPC keyboard, but here's the disclaimer: there just aren't that many options out there. Either you get a keyboard with a touchpad but no backlight, or you get a keyboard with a backlight but no touchpad. The combination of backlight and touchpad is surprisingly very difficult to find. I looked for months before I was able to find this Logitech that had both features to use in my dark living room. Having said that, this is actually an overall decent keyboard despite being pretty much the only choice. It has nice backlit keys with adjustable brightness; the touchpad is responsive; you can customize function keys to open, for example, specific programs or webpages; and has great battery life and recharges easily with the included USB cord. One complaint is that the keys that require the combined use of the Fn key are impossible to see in the dark, even with the backlight. These include for example the sleep key. However, once you use it enough times it's easy to remember where the keys are, so this negative point is only ephemeral. Another minor complaint is the slickness of the keyboard. The finish is smooth but very slippery, which means you'll have a hard time holding it firmly on your lap without it constantly sliding down, and the four little rubber feet do little to nothing to keep it in place. Someone in another review suggested attaching Velcro to the bottom, which is not a bad idea, except it can ruin your clothes. I'll probably look for rubberized self -adhesive tape and apply several strips to the bottom of the keyboard. That should keep it from sliding around so much. Overall, it's a very good product to own if you have an HTPC in your living room and you want to be able to use a proper keyboard with it.

Works perfectly. Not too big, not too small...it's juuuust right ! The Wingnut household has a small PC (windows 7) attached to out superhumongous TV. We tried the tiny, inexpensive, remote control sized keyboard/mouse combe for a year or so. It leaves a lot to be desired as far as the mousing goes. This Logitech keyboard is pretty to look at - even if you buy only Macs and iphones, you will love this clean design. Looks snazzy enough to leave out on the coffee table if you wish to. Worked out of the box with windows 7 ! Blue backlighting of the keys is easy on the eyes in a dark room. We are finally getting some use from the PC. Phones and tablets are ok for light browsing, but sometimes you really do need a REAL pc with REAL web browser installed. Eventually we will install the software that came with the keyboard and tweak it a bit. Also - this has a built-in lithium ion battery. You don't have to keep feeding it AAs or AAAs every week. Pluses: 1. It will fit in the oven ! Yay ! 2. It will fit in the microwave ! 3. Can be used as a shovel in the back yard to dig holes. Makes a nice trenching tool. 4. Makes a nice meat cleaver - extremely useful during zombie attacks. Minuses: 1. No built-in laser pointer for entertaining the dog with. 2. It has yet to fix me breakfast. 3. It's a little pricey, since this model is fairly new on the market. Watch for sales if you can wait. 4. This keyboard does not clean toilets well. 5. It will not fit in the blender. 6. This keyboard is lousy for chopping wood. 7. Keyboard very stubbornly refuses to take the dog outside for me. 8. Mousepad is on the right side of the keyboard. Thankfully my lefty spousal unit is ambimoustrous.

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Works perfectly on windows vista and 10, purchased to use with Kodi media center on Ubuntu and have nothing but good things to say about it. The device functioned correctly as soon as it was plugged in and has been an absolute pleasure to use, the windows specific keys obviously don't function on Ubuntu. The track pad is responsive but I find myself trying to double tap (like you would on a laptop) to click which it does not support, the keyboard is functional and typing anything on it is comfortable as long as you can position it at an appropriate height on your lap or have something to prop it up with on your desk. The back light is perfect when sitting in dark room watching movies and it fades away quickly when you stop interacting with the keyboard, battery life I have no complaints about I normally turn it off when I put it down and forget to plug it in for weeks at a time but I've never killed the battery.

funciona perfecto y tiene un gran alcance cerca de los 10 metros muy buen producto y la iluminacion funciona bien

Very convenient and easy to use, back lit huge plus.

Works perfect with TV, computer (media center), and even an old Laptop with Windows Vista - evne though they say on the package that it is not supported. Have only plug it once since I bought it 3 weeks ago, great battery efficiency. If you need a wireless 2in1 keyboard-mouse, just buy this.