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.FeaturesThe 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.RechargeableThe 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.CleaningIt'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 KeysYou 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.BIOSAnother 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.

I have been using this keyboard for a few months and honestly I would say it's a great keyboard to have for a HTPC setup.I use it with my Intel NUC and it's extremely convenient. The battery lasts long for me, as I don't use it that often, I literally charged it 3-4 months ago, and haven't had to charge it since. However, I only use it minimally to manage stuff on my HTPC when not using the remote.The illuminating part makes it easy to see in a dark environment, that is extremely why I bought this. The feel is more sturdy and reliable than the K400 which I had before. The K400 felt more like a plastic toy than anything. This keyboard's feel just gives you confidence in its stability.The keys are quiet, easy to hit, but that is where I had to deduct a star. The strange placement in some of the keys makes me miss certain keys every now and then. I got it, it's to minimize space usage, but it's still a difficult setup. I can say my work laptop that I am writing this review on now has an even weirder setup, and thats HP, so don't expect it to feel too weird.The touchpad is responsive and works reliable as well. It's even more convenient because you don't have to worry about a mouse at all.I highly recommend this keyboard to anyone with an HTPC setup.

I tried this keyboard along with the Microsoft All In One Media Keyboard and the Rapoo E9080.I was looking for a keyboard with an integrated touchpad that I could use all day at the office.This keyboard cost as much as the other two combined, but turned out to be well worth the additional cost.The Rapoo had a nice design and typing was nice, but the touchpad was terrible, and there was no physical clicking possible. Only taps. Also, tracking was awful. It was either very slow, or would think I was moving my finger quickly and try to implement some hacky inertia and shoot the cursor to the edge of the display. I had to be very careful moving the cursor to avoid having the cursor shoot across the screen to the edge of my display at any given point, which meant being very slow and deliberate moving it around. This made it completely unusable for me.The MSFT keyboard had a slightly better touchpad that actually clicked, but the keyboard was mushy to type on and overall very unpleasant to type on. Wouldn't want to use this for more than typing in a Google search.Granted these keyboards were all designed to target audiences that will use these as media keyboards with home entertainment systems, but the fact that I can use the K830 all day at the office speaks volumes to the quality of this keyboard.The K830 has terrific travel/resistance on the keyboard providing a great typing experience, that is different, but just as pleasant as that of my Macbook Pro keyboard. I can type on this keyboard all day happily.The touchpad is slightly smaller than that of the other two keyboards I tried, but is SO much better. It's a smooth material that I can glide my finger over, rather than the rough texture on both the other two. It also has physical L and R click buttons, and moving the cursor is predictable and smooth. I don't need to be careful moving the cursor around like on the other two keyboards. It's not as nice as using an Apple trackpad, but it's as good as I've ever used on another OEMs touchpad.I don't need a backlit keyboard, so I usually leave the backlighting off to save battery, but it is a nice feature to have for sure. It is also great that this keyboard doesn't need AA or AAA batteries, having an integrated rechargeable battery.Overall, this keyboard is exactly what I was looking for and I can comfortably use it all day at work.

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.

Good

funciona perfecto y tiene un gran alcance cerca de los 10 metrosmuy 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.