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  • krazyfrog - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    What we really need first is televisions with low latency for gaming.
  • imaheadcase - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    Not a big deal unless you playing FPS. Even then not a issue since its not competitive.
  • Death666Angel - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    Speak for yourself. Just because it isn't competitive doesn't mean people are enjoying several frames of latency. A few people can even get motion sickness, when playing on high latency displays. I personally don't like delayed input in any kind of game and have to disable v-sync on almost all games that add latency when using it.
  • Lord of the Bored - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    Enough latency can make even a nice simple sidescrolling platformer unbeatable.
    I couldn't get through Megaman 9's vanishing block segment in the Plugman stage to save my life until I hooked my 360 to a different display. And then I nailed it first try.
  • PeachNCream - Thursday, January 11, 2018 - link

    First world problems.
  • SonicTrance - Sunday, June 27, 2021 - link

    My dad touch me, he say same words to me
  • Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    Are there even enough people playing FPS games (or other keyboard and mouse games) on their TV on a PC while sitting on a couch to justify the existence of this?

    I like mechanical keyboards. I've spent entirely too much money on them. I just don't think I need one for the computer that's connected to my TV. Typing search terms into YouTube just doesn't call for MX Reds; the cheap Logitech I already have manages just fine.
  • Tams80 - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    Well considering the LapDog has been around for a while now, yes there is a demand. Just because you have absolutely no need for a mechanical wireless keyboard, does not mean others don't. I also think Corsair might just know the market demand for such a product better than you.

    I don't think serious FPS players would care much for one, but RTS players certainly might. Some people may, shock, horror, prefer a K&M as their controls for all games.
  • Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    Keyboard and mouse are great controls for gaming. Sitting in front of a TV on a couch to play the kinds of games that you use a keyboard and mouse for is the thing that strikes me as a competitive disadvantage, compared to sitting in a chair in front of a gaming monitor.

    Then again, I guess you might not care about being good at the games you play, so more power to you in that case.
  • SonicTrance - Sunday, June 27, 2021 - link

    I have all the power
  • Tams80 - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    I've certainly found the high latency of TVs annoying. If it's all I've tried for a while, then I don't notice as much, but after using a low latency display everything just seems off and playing all games is harder.

    Using a low latency display isn't uncommon for me, as my laptop has one, so I often do notice the difference. It's not just FPS either (though they suffer the most), but all games. Third person games like GTA and Sleeping Dogs become noticeable harder.
  • Stochastic - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    There already are. See here: https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/inputs/input-lag
  • qlum - Thursday, January 11, 2018 - link

    Remember those big format gaming monitors I guess they would fit nicely together. After all nowadays a tv doesn't have to be more then a monitor.
  • hanselltc - Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - link

    Or BIG F'N DISPLAYS
  • mjeffer - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    I'd definitely be interested in this for my ShieldTV. Have yet to find a good keyboard solution for games that don't support a controller, and I love Corsair's mechanical keyboard. That said, $50 for something flat to stick on your lap seems a bit much.
  • imaheadcase - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    I thought that at first, but come to think of it not many things you can get that do that like it would. It pretty much makes stuff not move around and padded. Hard to find everyday objects that fit that bill.

    I'm in same boat, got me LG OLED tv with steam link. I can't use a controller for life of me after all the years playing PC games. I tried playing Dying Light on tv, the controller was just annoying. I might give this a go,
  • mjeffer - Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - link

    That's true, and Corsair generally makes quality products with quality materials so Id guess it's not just some cheap plastic junk. I'd definitely buy this one, but from another company, say like Razer, I probably wouldn't be as interested at the price.
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  • Star1 - Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - link

    I've been waiting for a high-end wireless mechanical gaming RGB keyboard since the beginning of time. Looks like I'll still have to wait as this thing appears to be stuck in PlayStation blue - yuk. There's a DREVO wireless mechanical keyboard with different modes/settings of RGB lighting for Christ's sake; why on earth can't a company like Corsair manage that. Honestly I don't care how big the lithium battery has to be in order to cope with RGB so long as the keyboard has no wires. That fact this is stuck in blue is very disappointing.

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