Zboard Battlefield 2142 Keyset

by Ideazon

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000IVJX86
• Item model number: IW0NAE1-X1BF301
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 9, 2006

Product Description

Battlefield 2142 from DICE and Electronic Arts - Dominate the competition with 68 labeled game specific keys clustered around a central butterfly directional layout. Uniquely colored labels help identify various sets of in game key commands including Commander Mode and Vehicle Controls. Official game assets right at your fingertips immerse you into the action. Get a competitive advantage with one touch Prima Guide and Team Speak keys.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars May not be what you want, February 10, 2007

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Gene Boedigheimer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zboard Battlefield 2142 Keyset (Personal Computers)

While the keyset is probably exactly what you are looking for, you should be aware that this is NOT a keyboard. It is a keyboard cover for a specific Zboard keyboard. The pictures were not adequate for me to initially make this decision. I had to return this item or purchase the $30 keyboard as well. If this is not what you are looking for, you might be interested instead in a FangPad or CyberSnipa USB plug in. I ended up returning this and getting the CyberSnipa USB (V1, there is a V2 with more keys) Keypad which required no overlay and was $22 for the entire setup.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It works now... but is it worth it?, October 25, 2006

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David Whittle (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zboard Battlefield 2142 Keyset (Personal Computers)

This is a custom keyset for the Zboard base, which is sold separately.

Many people have been having problems with this keyset not being recognized by the Zboard software. I have read that this is causing stores to pull this keyset off the shelves, making it hard to find. Ideazon now has updated the ZEngine to version 22033NA, which supports this keyset. The price here on Amazon is better than just about any place I've seen it for sale.

HOWEVER, it's not perfect -- I had 22033NA installed and it didn't know what to do with this keyset. I had to uninstall the ZEngine (I didn't have any custom mods to any keysets - be sure to save them before you uninstall), hooked up the standard gaming keyset and reinstalled 22033NA. Then when I inserted this Battlefield 2142 keyset into the base, the ZEngine recognized it - it works fine and it's totally mappable.

The question is: Is it worth the trouble? This keyset has two problems that I can see. First, the button layout is identical to the default gaming keyset that comes with the base and is totally mappable. So you are buying the 2142 keyset mainly for the game-specific labeled buttons and the looks. But this brings up the second problem: The labels for the vehicle commands are in a very hard to read blue letters with a black haze behind them. This color scheme makes reading these commands next to impossible at quick glances!

If you are creating a Battlefield 2142 specific gaming station with Logictec's special 2142 mouse, this keyset would look perfect with it. I would guess not many people are doing that and would probably be better served with mapping the Zboard's default gaming keyset and learning the button placement.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great, October 26, 2006

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Todd D - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Zboard Battlefield 2142 Keyset (Personal Computers)

I had the keyboard for bf2 as well as a few others. As for if its worth it, thats up to you. I dont think 17$ is all that much. Yes you can remap the standard keyset but, I'm lazy and I like the labeled keys.

There are only 4 keys with blue lettering on them and while I agree they are a bit hard to read there is a big white arrow on the keys which I think works fine.

As for poster 1, there is a patch available to make this work now.