Lidl keyboard

slemons

Hi guys,
I was looking at this last night, but the box seemed to have all german keys on it...
Any idea if the keyboard is branded in german or english?

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20090129.p.SilvercerstWirelessKeyboardMouseSet

Colmm23

I bought one of these the last time they were available and its spot on, use the mouse all the time. Well worth the 22 euro.

Cionád

I'd open it up and make sure its a QWERTY, but I doubt they'd have the balls to sell German ones.

make sure its not QWERTZ

conical

In my experience, they always make their tech bits region specific for UK & Irl

Hello there 8888

Its definitely an irish layout. Theres even fadas on the aeiou keys! Bought one myself-they're top notch!

netopia

Bought one today & its spot on. Loads of extra buttons on the keyboard for opening programs such as Word, Excel & Outlook.

Well worth the money & connected with no hassle

tylerdurden94

Whats the little white thing at the bottom right of the keyboard?

Davy

tylerdurden94 wrote: »

Whats the little white thing at the bottom right of the keyboard?

4 way tilt wheel for vertical and horizontal scrolling

jayteecork

I have this. Keyboard is all right (definitely Qwerty) but the mouse is absolutely sh1te.

Hello there 8888

tylerdurden94 wrote: »

Whats the little white thing at the bottom right of the keyboard?

It's volume control..

Hello there 8888

jayteecork wrote: »

I have this. Keyboard is all right (definitely Qwerty) but the mouse is absolutely sh1te.

The mouse works perfectly for me...

tylerdurden94

davton wrote: »

4 way tilt wheel for vertical and horizontal scrolling

I thought it was a touchpad for a sec because i went and bought a Logitech wireless keyboard the other day that cost me €105 with a touchpad on it.

Phew

klingklang

jayteecork wrote: »

I have this. Keyboard is all right (definitely Qwerty) but the mouse is absolutely sh1te.

Is it the same mouse they sold on it's own about a year ago? Looks very like it - have to say I find it very good to use.

jayteecork

klingklang wrote: »

Is it the same mouse they sold on it's own about a year ago? Looks very like it - have to say I find it very good to use.

Well I unplugged the thing and am using my old mouse - the same mouse i have about 4 years. some Dell one that's still going strong.
The Silvercrest one didn't feel right at all.

dardevle

jayteecork wrote: »

Well I unplugged the thing and am using my old mouse - the same mouse i have about 4 years. some Dell one that's still going strong.
The Silvercrest one didn't feel right at all.

its the opposite for me....mouse works fine but the keyboard
was shyte...plugged back in the dell keyboard as the silvercrest had a mind of its own:mad:

klingklang

Picked this up earlier - very pleased with the keyboard - feels more solid and responsive than the cheap Logitech keyboard which I got with the Bargain Alerts Dell Vostro a while back.

The buttons for Email, Home, Calculator, Mute, volume control dial all work without using the install cd as do the browser refresh and the back page/ forward page buttons.

No problems with the mouse either - not much different to the one Lidl sold a while back which I really got used to - have to say I like the way it fits in the hand. All in all for €23 I'm happy and there was little or nothing to set up bar sticking in the batteries in both and plugging in the USB receiver.

foggy_lad

dardevle wrote: »

its the opposite for me....mouse works fine but the keyboard
was shyte...plugged back in the dell keyboard as the silvercrest had a mind of its own:mad:

if they are placed on a metal surface it may interfere with the signal to the keyboard or mouse

jayteecork

The calulator and computer shortcuts are the only ones working for me.

How might I get the word one to work?

klingklang

jayteecork wrote: »

The calulator and computer shortcuts are the only ones working for me.

How might I get the word one to work?

Did you install the software on the cd? I presumed the rest of the buttons would work for me if I bothered to install the software. There are instructions on Page 17 of the manual for programming certain keys to programs of your choice after you install the software.

jayteecork

klingklang wrote: »

Did you install the software on the cd? I presumed the rest of the buttons would work for me if I bothered to install the software. There are instructions on Page 17 of the manual for programming certain keys to programs of your choice after you install the software.

Did I install the CD? nah.

Don't even know if I can find it.
That calculator button is handy enough though.

klingklang

Installed the software and all buttons now work on the left side of the keyboard. Very easy to change the defaults - Switched the Word button for Dreamweaver and the Excel button for the Copy function which is available in the dropdowm menu.

Egyptian

Just if anyone is wondering, I got this for the PS3 and it works a charm. Cheap and easy to use. Havn't tried pressing the designated buttons yet, but I doubt they'll do anything.

Bought one last year for the PC, and it's still in use now. Very quick and easy to plug in and use.... unlike some other keyboards I've got!

arch20000

jayteecork wrote: »

I have this. Keyboard is all right (definitely Qwerty) but the mouse is absolutely sh1te.

bought both keyboard and mouse last year,
keyboard grand but not great, mouse poor and dies after a few weeks

April Raine

arch20000 wrote: »

bought both keyboard and mouse last year,
keyboard grand but not great, mouse poor and dies after a few weeks

Is a QWERTZ keyboard the same except for the Z and Y placements. Looked at one in kidl and was a qwertz