I previously got a "lighted" keyboard that was backlit. The cracks Between the keys were lit up but you couldn't see letters in the dark.
919419
Yeah, the keys are a translucent plastic, with opaque letters. Meaning that the entire key is glowing except for the letter itself.
919420
I absolutely can see the keys on this keyboard in the dark. I can easily see which letter/number/or symbol I am trying to type. LOVE this keyboard. Plus there is a button on the upper far right to turn down the level of illumination twice, or turn off the illumination for day time if I want.
919421
This keyboard lights up all around and atop the keys in the dark or in dim light. The whole board is backlit and easy to use. This is my second of these keyboards and they are terrific. One thing I do to any keyboard is paint the keys with a strong clear nail polish as I tend to be very hard on the surface of my keyboards and can lose the letters. Hope this helps . Enjoy your keyboard.
919422
The keyboard is the brightest keyboard I have ever seen. I can see even being as blind as I am. The keyboard is NOT quiet. It is loader than normal. The keys are flush..not raised so I tend to hit oteher keys often which is my biggest gripe but overall...love how well lit it is.
919423
The letters on the keys are dark, and you can see them perfectly when the keys are lit. I use it in a dark room at night, and I can look down and see any key I want. You'd be very pleased, I think!
919424
it glows from under the keyboard numbers so you see the whole the key board, way cool. plus their is a button on top above the numbers pad, push that and it dims it down one level and so on down till no light. Great color and very very bright
919425
On this one, yes, you can see the letters. Actually, looking at this one reminds me of an eye chart that is lit up in a doctor's office. I'm quite happy with mine! Hope that helps!
919426
This one is superior to that, you can see the lettering, of course the very reason a person wants this type of keyboard in the first place. But after typing for a month or so, the letters begin to come off from use. Next time I order one will also order transparent letter stickers and put them on right away, to protect the keys.
1728583
There is no light on the keyboard with the Cap Lock, I know the lock is on when everything is in Caps.
675114
This keyboard has lights only on the edges of the board, I personally bought it so I could see keys in the dark but was disappointed to find that the keys had no lights, the glow is bright, it looks nice, but not practical in any way
477602
I just received mine yesterday. The one I have has a backlit keyboard. When you first power on the device the keyboard backlight comes on, then after a moment or two of no use the light flashes briefly before then turning the backlight on. Just pressing keys does NOT turn the backlight on again. If you want the backlight again, there is a button on the side of the keyboard that lights the keyboard up again.
181376
All the keys light up for me. None of the different lighting modes just dim the F5 key. I think you should return it.
1686926
Yup. My keyboard has red LED back lighting and you can see the keys just fine in the dark even at the lowest setting.
534561
I have been told that your can turn on the Light sensor which controls backlighting by pressing Fn+A to on/off AI light sensor. Have to dig my keyboard out to try it tomorrow. Good luck
124351
No, The Keyboard is not visible in the dark. You must touch a key on the pad before the keyboard lights. We press any key an then press the enter key before we enter a code.
539190
no lights on keyboard, screen is super bright so I don't have a problem with not seeing the keys in the dark
1033127
The keyboard backlighting does not appear to be impacted much. The Kuzy silicone is black on the key surfaces but clear on the key sides and edges. The light is probably attenuated a little through the silicone but not enough to diminish the back lighting effect.
630391
No, keyboard is not backlit, but when you open it the screen gives off enough light to see the keyboard.
1676111
No, it's not backlit bright enough to type in complete darkness. What they meant by "backlit", is that on the top of the keyboard, it shows if the battery is fully charged, which is illuminated, but far from the degree to see the keyboard in complete darkness.
2245142
Nobody responded in the last week so I'll provide an update myself (Boomer). I purchased the cheapest lighted keyboard I could find (not the Saitek) to test it with my KVM switch. Bottom line: everything works great. I thought if the light caused the switch not to operate properly, I could just turn the light off when activating the switch. In fact, that wasn't necessary (at least for the keyboard I purchased).
291358
The keys don't light up in the dark but it is patterned after the basic QWERTY keyboard.
338269
I purchased this keyboard for my husband. His does not have backlighting except for the small three indicator spots in the very top right corner. They have a blue back lighting. There may be a setting to allow for backlighting but if so, he has it in the off setting. It looks like a plain black keyboard.
951182
The backlight doesn't show up through the letters but does on the outline of each key in the keyboard.
1161078
The keyboard isn't backlit, the only lit button is the power button on the interior.