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Ideazon Battlefield 2 Limited Edition Keyset for Zboard | List Price: $19.99
Discount Price: $14.25
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Platform: Windows
Brand: Ideazon
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: Parts/labor-1 year
Features: - Keyset with clearly labeled keys at your disposal for battle
- Compatible with Zboard ZBD100 (USB) and ZBD300 (PS/2) series
- Requires Zboard -- The Ultimate Gaming Keyboard (sold separately)
- QWERTY (Standard) keys for chatting without interrupting the action
- 1-year warranty
Not a bad product, just useless to pay money for [Posted on 2006-03-23]
This keyset functions fine and doesn't have "problems," per se, so I can't rate it less than 3. It's just useless to buy. Let me explain:
Look at the full picture of this BF2 keyset. Now look at the full picture of the "generic gaming keyset" that comes with the Zboard (I've posted it to customer photos for convenience). You'll notice the *only* difference between them is that the generic keyset comes with two MORE buttons than this limited edition BF2 one. They're where the EA and DICE logos are printed on the BF2 keyset.
Every other button's physical location is the same, so when you set in the generic keyset and use the Zboard's bundled software to choose the "Battlefield 2" profile, it functions almost exactly the same way.
By buying this limited edition BF2 keyset, you get a very nicely decorated equivalent (or replacement) to the generic gaming keyset every Zboard owner already has. There are other limited edition Zboard keysets which make logical sense to buy because they have layouts drastically different from the original generics, or include specially scripted commands.
This keyset is not one of them, so I recommended it for BF2 fans only.
Zboard and BF2 keyset. A must for any regular BF2 player! [Posted on 2006-04-01]
Straight out of the box the zboard didn't feel as good quality as the keyboard it was replacing, however it was replacing a high-end MS item. I would say it is on a par with the keyboard I use at work, if not a bit more 'Clacky', but up against my son's budget keyboard it feels a whole lot better!
I'm not a pro-gamer but more of just a regular BF2 player, and have been looking for a dedicated gaming keyboard for a few years erversince first playing CS. I even painted up and old keyboard and stripped out the unneeded keys once to make an easier to use gaming keyboard. So when I laid eyes on the Zboard it was a 'must' to get.
The normal Zboard keyset has all the normal keys where you would expect to find them and there are many extra little functions you can set up using the software provided. Changing the keyset can be done in under a minute just by unclipping the old and clipping in the new one then clicking the keyset refresh button in the system tray.
I found using the standard gaming keyset with BF2 awkward when trying to get a good prone / crouch setup that was comfortable and easy to use. It did not help that the control setup in the BF2 game seemed to not want to allow the combinations I required. I even stopped playing on ranked servers for a week as I was getting badly owned while getting used to the new keys.
However on receipt of the dedicated BF2 keyset it has all changed! After slipping the keyset in and firing up BF2 and returning the key layout in the BF2 controls back to default all the controls feel well laid out and intuitive to use. I will probably now start to use some of the controls that I have not used before as it looks as if there are a few to use in the commander's screen that will make life easier.
Pros:
*Easy to change keyset, under a minute. No pulling ps2 / usb wires out, fiddling around at the back of the pc.
*Very intuative layout has made playing BF2 with the dediacted keyset a dream.
*Two USB ports in back of keyboard.
Cons:
*I have found that sometimes the keyset does not refresh properly on a change This maybe me being impatient, or maybe it just doesn't register. A shut down and restart always resolves but is a pain in the neck. Maybe I'm not doing it right! LOL!
*It can be hard to type messages in game as half the letter keys are in weird places!
*Split spacebar in normal keyset can be a pain until you get used to it.
*There is no scroll lock button on BF2 keyset, so X-Fire users will not be able to respond to incoming messages in game unless they ALT+TAB out of the game and back to the desktop.
*When using a thumbstick in USB port in the back of the keyboard, I received an error saying the hub didn't have enough power. I don't know if that is the hub in the keyboard, or on the motherboard.
Conclusion:
On the whole I think for me the whole lot was a good investment once I had the BF2 keyset installed. If I start playing any other FPS games, I will certainly look out for a keyset for that game, too.
For me it has made an already great gaming experience even better.
Great With Minor annoyance [Posted on 2006-07-10]
When I got this keyset along with my zboard, I was exstatic. It is a great help with bf2. As for its similarity to the generic keyset, I find the labeled keys make it easier to remember.
My Issues with the keyset are:
1. The key labeled "Battle Com" registers as "v", the key for commanders to speak with squadleaders and squadleaders with commanders. What is a regular grunt like me to do? Change the command in BF2 of course. Just a pain in the neck.
2. It sorta sucks trying to go prone and crouch, at least for a little while as you learn to use it.
Overall a great product.
Fantastic [Posted on 2007-02-07]
Works as an everyday keyboard and then easily converts to perfect set up for games. I wouldn't recommend any other keyboard. Ideazon hit the mark on this one!
You got pwnd [Posted on 2007-04-02]
Once you get used to this keyboard and the setups, they are invaluable.
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