Logitech G19 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Logitech G19 is a keyboard

Computer keyboard

In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches...

produced by Logitech

Logitech

Logitech International S.A. is a global provider of personal peripherals for computers and other digital platforms headquartered in Romanel-sur-Morges, Switzerland. The company develops and markets products like peripheral devices for PCs, including keyboards, mice, microphones, game controllers...

designed specifically for gamers. It includes 12 macro keys that can each have 3 macros assigned to them. It includes an upgraded color LCD screen with a higher resolution in comparison to the screen from its earlier model, the Logitech G15

Logitech G15

The Logitech G15 is a keyboard produced by Logitech designed specifically for gamers. The original version of this keyboard included 18 macro keys each with 3 different states making a total of 54 macros available, a button to record quick macros, and a blue backlit monochrome LCD .- Game and...

and the newly introduced keyboard Logitech G510

Logitech G510

The Logitech G510 is a keyboard produced by Logitech designed specifically for gamers. It includes 18 macro keys that can each have 3 macros assigned to them....

. Another notable difference of the G19 when compared to previous G15 and G510 models is that it requires a separate power source; as such it comes packaged with an AC power supply.

Available layouts

US - United States

UK - United Kingdom

DK - Danish

NO - Norwegian

SE - Swedish

FI - Finnish

SP - Spanish

IT - Italian

DE - German

CH - Swiss

RU - Russian

FR - French

Other features

320x240 pixel color screen with 8 navigation buttons
Ability to create hotkeys
Ability to create macros using the MR key without the included "Keyboard Profiler" application (e.g., while in a game)
Ability to press up to five keys simultaneously
Switch to disable Windows key during games
Entire device is backlit by different color LED
LEd
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s which can be turned off, or have their color altered (Windows & Mac)
Media buttons and "drum" style volume control
Built in powered USB 2.0 hub, with 2 external USB ports located on the back of the device
Play YouTube
YouTube
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movies directly on the screen
View Webcam
Webcam
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output on the screen

Game and application support

Many different games have native support for the G19. For these games, information such as ammunition, health and items the player is currently holding can be displayed on the LCD panel. Some games and programs require patches

Patch (computing)

A patch is a piece of software designed to fix problems with, or update a computer program or its supporting data. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, and improving the usability or performance...

to allow the G19 to be used with them. It's worth noting that the G19 will run all plugins created for the G15/G13, although in black-and-white only. Current games and programs with support for the LCD are shown in the list below:

Game Title	Status
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is a fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by a Norwegian computer video game developer company, Funcom, and is published by Eidos Interactive for the PC platform...	LCD Native, Profile: plugin
America's Army America's Army America's Army is a series of video games and other media developed by the United States Army and released as a global public relations initiative to help with recruitment. America's Army was conceived by Colonel Casey Wardynski and is managed by the U.S...	Native Support (as of v2.8.2)
Armed Assault Armed Assault ArmA: Armed Assault , also known as ARMA: Combat Operations in North America, is a tactical military first- and third-person shooter which was developed by a 40 member team at Bohemia Interactive , an independent game developer based in the Czech Republic.ARMA is the spiritual successor to...	plugin
Battlefield 2 Battlefield 2 Battlefield 2 is a computer game by the Swedish developer Digital Illusions CE . During development, Trauma Studios contributed to the development of the game after it was acquired by DICE...	Requires Patch
Battlefield 2142 Battlefield 2142 Battlefield 2142 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Illusions CE and produced by Electronic Arts . It is the fourth game in the Battlefield series...	Native Support (as of v1.25)
Battlefield Bad Company 2	Native Support
Borderlands Borderlands (video game) Borderlands is a science fiction based first-person shooter with RPG elements that was developed by Gearbox Software for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It was first revealed in the September 2007 issue of Game Informer magazine...	Native Support
Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood Brothers In Arms: Earned in Blood Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood is a video game and sequel to Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 and the second game in the Brothers in Arms series, developed by Gearbox Software for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox...	Requires Patch
Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway On September 15, 2008, Ubisoft and Gearbox Software announced that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game had gone gold. The Windows version went gold two days later. Playable demos on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace are available now....	Native Support
Sid Meier´s Civilization IV Civilization IV Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a turn-based strategy, 4X computer game released in 2005 and developed by lead designer Soren Johnson under the direction of Sid Meier and Meier's studio Firaxis Games. It is the fourth installment of the Civilization series...	Requires Patch
Crysis Crysis Crysis is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek , published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, and released in November 2007. It is the first game of a trilogy. A separate game entitled Crysis Warhead was released on September 12, 2008, and follows similar...	Requires Patch
Crysis Warhead Crysis Warhead Crysis Warhead is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game developed by the studio Crytek Budapest, Hungary, and published by Electronic Arts. Crysis Warhead is a stand-alone expansion game and does not require Crysis installed to play...	Native Support (as of Game Panel Software 2.02.101)
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and published by Electronic Arts for the Windows, Mac OS X and Xbox 360 platforms, and released internationally in March 2007...	Native Support (as of v1.05)
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath is an expansion pack for the 2007 real-time strategy video game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. Developed by Electronic Arts Los Angeles and BreakAway Games studios, it was released on March 24, 2008 in the United States and on March 28, 2008 in Europe by...	Native Support
Commandos: Strike Force Commandos: Strike Force Commandos: Strike Force is a first-person shooter computer game and the fifth installment of the critically acclaimed Commandos series. It is developed by Pyro Studios and published by Eidos Interactive....	Native Support
Counter-Strike Source / Counter-Strike 1.6	plugin
Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age: Origins Dragon Age: Origins is a single-player role-playing video game developed by BioWare's Edmonton studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first game in the Dragon Age franchise...	Native Support
Doom / Doom II: Hell on Earth	sourceport
Duke Nukem Forever Duke Nukem Forever Duke Nukem Forever is a 2011 first-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 developed by 3D Realms and Triptych Games and finished by Gearbox Software and Piranha Games...	Native Support
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a single-player action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks and the Take-Two Interactive subsidiary 2K Games...	plugin
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is a first-person shooter video game, and is the follow-up to the 2005 title Quake 4. It is also the first game in the series to be rated T by the ESRB...	Native Support
EverQuest II EverQuest II EverQuest II is a 3D fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Sony Online Entertainment , based on EverQuest, and shipped on 8 November 2004...	Native Support (as of GU43)
Eve Online EVE Online Eve Online is a video game by CCP Games. It is a player-driven, persistent-world MMORPG set in a science fiction space setting. Characters pilot customizable ships through a galaxy of over 7,500 star systems. Most star systems are connected to one or more other star systems by means of stargates...	Community build applets
Falcon 4.0: Allied Force Falcon 4.0: Allied Force Falcon 4.0: Allied Force is an F-16 based combat flight simulator created bycompany Spectrum Holobyte and further developed by MicroProse and now by Lead Pursuit. Lead Pursuit was formed after gaining a license from Atari to continue Falcon 4.0 development...	Native Support (as of Game Panel Software 2.02.101)
Falcon 4.0 Falcon 4.0 Falcon 4.0 is an air combat simulation originally released on December 12, 1998 by MicroProse. It is a realistic simulation of the Block 50/52 F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighter in a full scale modern war set in the Korean Peninsula. Falcon 4.0s dynamic campaign engine runs autonomously...	external software
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	Native Support(As of Single Player Demo)
Garry's Mod Garry's Mod Garry's Mod is a sandbox physics game using the Source engine. Garry's Mod has been available on Steam's content delivery service since November 29, 2006...	plugin
Guild Wars Guild Wars Guild Wars is an episodic series of online 3D fantasy role-playing games developed by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft. Although often defined as an MMORPG the developers define it as a CORPG due to significant differences from the MMORPG genre. It provides two main modes of gameplay—a cooperative...	plugin
GT Legends GT Legends GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the PC. It is based on the 2005 FIA Historic Racing Championshipsfor GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s...	Native Support (as of Game Panel Software 2.02.101
GTR GTR - FIA GT Racing Game GTR is a sports car racing simulator developed by SimBin for the x86 PC. An Xbox version was announced very early on, but never materialized. In April 2006, an Xbox 360 version was announced. The Xbox 360 version of the game was to be published by THQ. However, THQ later announced they would no...	Native Support (as of Game Panel Software 2.02.101)
GTR2	Native Support (as of Game Panel Software 2.02.101)
Hellgate: London Hellgate: London Hellgate: London is a dark fantasy themed action role-playing game originally developed by Flagship Studios, released on October 31, 2007. It was developed by a team headed by former Blizzard Entertainment employees, some of whom had overseen the creation of the Diablo series...	Native Support
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for Microsoft Windows set in a fantasy universe based upon J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings...	Native Support
Mercenaries 2: World In Flames Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, often abbreviated as Mercs 2, is a video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to 2005's Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, and it was released in the United States on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 5,...	Native Support
Neverwinter Nights 2 Neverwinter Nights 2 Neverwinter Nights 2 is a computer role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari. It is the sequel to BioWare's Neverwinter Nights, based on the Dungeons & Dragons pencil and paper fantasy role-playing game...	Native Support
Prey Prey (video game) Prey is a first-person shooter video game developed by Human Head Studios , and published by 2K Games. The Xbox 360 version was ported by Venom Games. The game was initially released in North America and Europe on 11 July 2006...	Native Support (Works with Steam edition)
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 is a tactical first-person shooter computer game based on its predecessor Red Orchestra Mod. After winning the Make Something Unreal contest, the team behind the original Red Orchestra started the game studio Tripwire Interactive...	Native support
rFactor RFactor rFactor is a computer racing simulator, designed with the ability to run any type of four-wheeled vehicle from street cars to open wheel cars of any era. rFactor aimed to be the most accurate race simulator of its time...	Native Support
Rise of Legends	Requires Patch
Sid Meier's Railroads! Sid Meier's Railroads! Sid Meier's Railroads! is a business simulation game developed by Sid Meier on the Gamebryo game engine that was released in October 2006 and is the sequel to Railroad Tycoon 3. Although Sid Meier created the original Railroad Tycoon, subsequent versions were developed by PopTop Software...	Native Support
SiN Episodes: Emergence	Native Support
Star Trek: Online	Native Support
Star Wars Battlefront II	Requires Patch
Star Wars Galaxies Star Wars Galaxies Star Wars Galaxies is a Star Wars themed MMORPG for Microsoft Windows developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts.-History:...	Native Support (as of Chapter 4 Update)
TimeShift TimeShift TimeShift is a sci-fi first-person shooter developed by Saber Interactive and published by Sierra Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It was developed using the Saber 3D engine, v.S-3 and Havok. On August 31, 2007 a demo of TimeShift was released on Xbox Live Marketplace...	Native Support
The Witcher The Witcher The Witcher, or , by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski is a cult series of fantasy short stories and five novels about the witcher Geralt of Rivia... (Enhanced Edition)	Native Support
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne Titan Quest Titan Quest is an action RPG developed by Iron Lore Entertainment. It was released worldwide by THQ on June 26, 2006. The game was released on Steam, along with the expansion Titan Quest: Immortal Throne, on July 17, 2007...	Saves in Plugins folder
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown is the fourth game in the Rainbow Six series. The initial design and PlayStation 2 version were developed by Red Storm Entertainment and the Xbox version was developed by the Ubisoft Montreal studio. Both are published by Ubisoft...	Native Support
Unreal Tournament 2004 Unreal Tournament 2004 Unreal Tournament 2004, also known as UT2K4 and UT2004, is a futuristic first-person shooter computer game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes...	Requires Patch
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is a high fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by Sigil Games Online, and now developed and run by Sony Online Entertainment. Originally, the game was co-published by Sony Online Entertainment , and the company producing it, Sigil Games...	Native Support
Vendetta Online Vendetta Online Vendetta Online is a twitch-based, science fiction massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Guild Software for the operating systems Android, Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows...	Native Support
War Front: Turning Point War Front: Turning Point War Front: Turning Point is an alternate reality real-time strategy computer game set in World War II. It was developed by Digital Reality, and published by CDV and released in the United States on 19 February and Europe on 23 March 2007 for the PC....	Native Support
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is a real-time tactics game set in the Warhammer universe. It was developed by Black Hole Entertainment and co-published by Namco Bandai Games in the US and Deep Silver in PAL territories...	Native Support
World of Tanks World of Tanks World of Tanks is a freemium 3D team-based multiplayer online game featuring historically accurate fighting vehicles from the 1930s to the 1950s. World of Tanks is a PvP-focused project that promises action and strategy based gameplay. In the release version, World of Tanks includes more than 90...	profile exsists but still not functional (as of v0.6.5)
World of Warcraft World of Warcraft World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...	Native Support (as of v1.11)
X3: Reunion	plugin
Other programs	Status
Garmin Ant+ Heart rate display	applet
aMSN AMSN aMSN is a free Windows Live Messenger clone. aMSN attempts to emulate the look and feel of Windows Live Messenger, and supports many of its features...	plugin
cFosSpeed CFosSpeed cFosSpeed is a software solution for traffic shaping for theWindows operating system. It improves Internetlatency while maintaining high transfer rates.The program attaches itself as a device driver to the Windows...	Native Support (as of cFosSpeed v6.60 and Logitech Gaming Software v7.00)
EGS	Native Support
Everest Ultimate Edition	Native Support
foobar2000 Foobar2000 foobar2000 is a freeware audio player for Windows developed by Peter Pawlowski, a former freelance contractor for Nullsoft. It is known for its highly modular design and extensive SDK which allows third-party developers to do such things as completely replace the interface... audioplayer	plugin
Fraps Fraps Fraps is a benchmarking, screen capture, and real-time video capture utility for DirectX and OpenGL applications. It is commonly used to determine a computer's performance with a game, as well as record gaming footage...	Native support (as of v2.7)
Funky G19 Media Player	applet
G15Web G15Web G15Web is a free utility for the Logitech G15 Keyboard. The goal of this extension is to get some webpages regularly, parse them using regular expression and extract some values to display them on the LCD screen of the keyboard....	plugin
G19 Color Picker	http://echovoice.com/projects/G19_color_picker
HWMonitor Pro	Native support
iTunes ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....	iTunes
LCDHost	Native support
Media Player Classic Media Player Classic Media Player Classic is a compact media player for 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows. The application mimics the look and feel of the old, lightweight Windows Media Player 6.4 but integrates most options and features found in modern media players...	Native Support (in Home Cinema Fork)
Miranda IM Miranda IM Miranda IM is an open source multiprotocol instant messaging application, designed for Microsoft Windows. Miranda is free software distributed under GNU General Public License.- Architecture :...	plugin
MSN MSN MSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its...	plugin
PC Wizard 2008	Native Support
Proxi Proxi Proxi is a free utility from Griffin Technology for Mac OS X. It allows the assignment of automated events called "tasks" to a variety of "triggers" such as hotkeys, email, iTunes, RSS feeds, as well as hardware available from Griffin such as the PowerMate, AirClick or radio SHARK...	plugin
RivaTuner RivaTuner RivaTuner is a freeware program developed by Alexey Nicolaychuk for the NVIDIA video cards, from the Riva TNT to the GeForce 200 Series, which also has limited support for the ATI video cards from the Radeon 8500 and above....	Native Support
Skype Skype Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chat over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system... VOIP Client	plugin
Song lyrics (MiniLyrics G15 plugin)	plugin
TeamSpeak TeamSpeak TeamSpeak is a proprietary Voice over IP software that allows users to speak on a chat channel with other users, much like a telephone conference call. A TeamSpeak user will often wear a headset with an integrated microphone... VOIP Client	Native Support (as of v3.0) / plugin (v2)
Trillian	plugin
Winamp Visual System	plugin
Lyrics (WVS)	plugin
Ventrilo Ventrilo Ventrilo is a proprietary VoIP software which includes text chat.The Ventrilo client and server are both available as freeware for use with fewer than 8 people on the same server . The server software is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, or Unix variants such as Linux, Kopi, Solaris,... VOIP Client	Native support
VLC VLC media player VLC media player is a free and open source media player and multimedia framework written by the VideoLAN project.VLC is a portable multimedia player, encoder, and streamer supporting many audio and video codecs and file formats as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It is able to... video output plugin	plugin
WeatherG15	plugin
WinUAE Commodore Amiga Emulator	Native support (as of v1.2)
Xfire Xfire Xfire is a proprietary freeware instant messaging service for gamers, that also serves as a game server browser and has various other features. It is currently available for Microsoft Windows. Xfire was originally developed by Ultimate Arena based in Menlo Park, California...	Native support (as of v1.62)
EVGA Precision	http://www.evga.com/precision
Mumble VOIP Client	Native support (as of v.1.1.7) http://mumble.sourceforge.net/

External links

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Available layouts

Other features

Game and application support

See also

External links