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If I remember right someone wrote in the Deck forum that he used black paint or silicon to hide the light on the gaps. I hope I will be able to do this too if my Deck Legend Frost when it is here.
I'm getting a Deck Frost too. But they are out of stock on most of Deck Legend until July 1st. 2 more weeks...But you get yours before I get mine. If i have bad luck i got mine in january 2012 because the person dont get earlier to germany. If I have luck I will get it next month :)
how about some pictures
For all the folks out ther keep that in mind: If you buy a Deck board it is even not close to perfection.
Solutor, who actually pays your salary?
Deck makes one of the best built boards out there.
Like them or hate them, pushing these other brands the way you do...it would be nice if you could let off it, eh?
@The Solutor: Qpad is pug ugly and the Mionix not available.
If i want a usb hub or audio jacks i get one.
@solutor:
If you think slight light bleed is a break down in functionality, and backlighting is an essential part of a keyboard, well...in the case of the deck, it's purely aesthetic. I had to look quite closely in the pictures the OP posted to even notice. Though, I'm sure if I had just purchased a very expensive item, I would also be quite nitpicky. But it surely does NOT impede its functionality, as you seem to think. Certainly not a "sqaure stone tire". More like a tire whose lettering you think is ugly.
While I won't deride anyone for wanting one, I have never actually used the backlighting on my keyboards that have it. In fact, after the novelty factor wore off, I haven't even turned it on.
There are 2 basic reasons for this: I rarely ever look at the keyboard while typing or orienting my hands (that's what the FJ nubs are for) and if you're using your keyboard, the odds are high that you're using your monitor(s). You know, that thing that is basically a lightbulb? I'm sure this isn't true for everyone, but my monitors put out enough light to read by without squinting, so I can surely see my keyboard if I so desire.
Now, there are definitely use cases for backlit keyboards. For instance, for non-touch typists. Knowing nothing about Mopar except that he's a member of this forum and German (the latter is useless for this discussion), the odds are high that he is at least partially a touch typist. I mean, it's a keyboard forum. This is likely the case with the overwhelming majority of our membership. Also, based on the market, I would assume they are useful for gaming as well, but that brings me back to the monitor argument.
Also, admittedly, if you're taking pictures of your computing setup, taking one in the dark with a backlit keyboard does look quite slick.
Can you imagine if the Model M was backlit?
I know LEDs last a long time, but 25 years?
Sure, they would likely still be kicking out light, but they would definitely be doing so at different lumen levels.
Basically, I think we shall never "have more to discuss."
There are 65 key caps with visibly seams on it! Maybe 1 to 5 i could accept without reservation.
So finally i decided to keep my Legend.
I work as a painter so i get me some black paint pull out all the keys and cover the light seams with it
Now i got a board that is close to perfection, but it is not made by Deck it is made by ME!!!
Solutor, who actually pays your salary? Deck makes one of the best built boards out there. The only complaint I've ever seen about them is the light bleed, and that's purely an artifact of an engineering choice. One that can easily rectified, at that.
Like them or hate them, pushing these other brands the way you do...it would be nice if you could let off it, eh?
Trying to create multiple coats on plastic with a sharpie is an exercise in frustration.
Black Silicone glue much better.
I use this stuff.
I thought the OP was talking about gaps, not undyed white plastic.Show Image(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5844939985_9f074b8ff2_b.jpg)
If it's a gap then a black silicone glue or black epoxy could fill it. I use black epoxy for guitar work.
@TheSolutor: Lamborgini and a Hummer ?
Hummer H1 = Deck / YES
Lamborgini = Qpad / NO
Honda Civic = Qpad / YES
@ripster: Dont disappear, ripster for president!
Qpad/Xarmor = Lada with leather seats, AC and HID front lights.
Still Lada
*ripster for #1 keyboard expert on the planet. Then when he makes 36,000 political statements he can become president.
You have 2 posts. Doesn't count.
And btw everybody knows Pluto is a dog.
And btw everybody knows Pluto is a dog.
Just because I only have 2 posts doesn't mean I haven't lurked for a loooooong time. I needed comfort from this site because where I come from, when you try to explain tthat typing on your filco is highly pleasurable people look at you like a looney
That IBM keyboard is nasty,
no wonder hospitals are the number one source of infection.
I do have to say that while the Deck keys may be funky looking, the PBT keys don't show any signs of wear 6 months of medium use. This has me thinking of PBT keycaps for my Ninja.
If you gots just a few keycaps with gaps showing, then consider yourself ahead of the average.
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Tell me, Picard, how many lights do you see?
ahaha, some people here are ready to bend over the table for ripster
If i see it right 43 (Maybe more but the quality of the photo is not the best :) ) keys show a light leaking.
The Deck I got back in January had at least a dozen keys that had the light bleeding seams. Ugliest keyboard I've ever seen in my life.
The Deck I got back in January had at least a dozen keys that had the light bleeding seams. Ugliest keyboard I've ever seen in my life.