Why Do You Need A Backlit Keyboard? A Guide to The Benefits of Illuminated Keyboards

If you’ve ever struggled to type in dim lighting or wanted to add some visual style to your desk setup, a backlit keyboard may be just what you need. But what exactly are backlit keyboards? Can the right illuminated keyboard help you improve your productivity? What environments are they best suited for?

In this blog post, we’ll cover everything you need to know, including:

– What is a Backlit Keyboard?

– How do the Illuminated Keys Work?

– Do Backlit Keyboards Improve Productivity?

– What Industries use Keyboards with Backlighting?

– Recommendations for Great Backlit Keyboard Options

What is a Backlit Keyboard?

A backlit keyboard is a keyboard that has small lights underneath each key, illuminating the keys from below. The lights are usually LEDs that shine up through partially transparent keycaps. Many keyboards offer customizable brightness levels and settings.                                                                                                                                                                   

The keyboards can range from models with simple white backlighting to full RGB keyboards with color-customizable key lighting. They allow you to type in darker environments and provide visual flair.

How Do Illuminated Keyboard Keys Work?

The backlighting itself comes from tiny, energy-efficient LED bulbs or light panels situated beneath the keyboard’s keys. The keycaps allow the light to shine through, but don’t hamper the mechanical components required for typing.

The LEDs connect to software and hardware that let you manage the keyboard’s lighting behavior. SoSo, when you adjust the backlight brightness, color, or effects, you’re changing the way those underlying LED bulb’s function.

Do Backlit Keyboards Improve Productivity?

By making the keys clearly visible even in the dark, backlit keyboards can alleviate squinting and eye strain. This may allow you to focus better and avoid mistakes, improving typing accuracy.

In an office setting, it can improve productivity if you:

–         Work in a dark office

–         Do not touch type

–         Set it to a steady solid color, not too bright.

There is always an option to turn off the backlit feature during daytime when and if you don’t need it. It’s a great tool to have.

Based on user experience, backlit keyboards can help improve productivity. “Backlit keyboards actually do serve a specific purpose for me. I tend to use the computer in the dark with only light from my screen and I can’t touch type, so I do have to glance down at my keyboard to keep on typing properly. It’s important that your keycaps support LEDs though or you’ll end up with a blur mess of lights.”

Which Industries Need Backlit Keyboards?

In a hospital environment, backlit keyboards can be extremely useful in operating rooms, patient rooms, and medical offices. As hospitals are open 24hrs a day, there is a need for keyboards with backlighting during the nighttime, especially when a patient is sleeping. Imagine yourself as a nurse and you must bring in your medical cart at night through the dimly lit hallways and dark patient rooms. Having a glowing keyboard on your medical cart will help you to see the keys and efficiently enter data without making as many errors as would on a regular keyboard in dim environments.

In a school environment or at home, you may need a backlit keyboard for those late-night study/work sessions. It is nighttime and the sun has set. You’re in your dimly lit room studying for your final exams. Most of the light in your room is coming from your monitor and the light from your keyboard. You may need to occasionally glance at the keys on your keyboard to see the keys you are pressing. Without keyboard lighting, you may have to squint your eyes to see the keys which will affect your efficiency.

A backlit keyboard is also useful when you are in other ill lit settings like a plane and want to get some work done. With the plane lights dim during overnight flights, you can use your backlit keyboard to be able to see the keys you are pressing.

Top Backlit Keyboard Recommendations

At Seal Shield, we offer fully waterproof backlit keyboards. We offer standard style keyboards like the Seal Clean Glow, as well as fully waterproof silicone keyboards like our Seal Glow, Seal Silk Glow, and Seal Silk Mini Glow. The silicone keyboards have quiet keys so they are good for patient rooms. They are also fully sealed so it’s easy to wash and clean off food items that get stuck on the keyboard and prevent the spread of germs. To enable the keyboard lighting, can click the “light button” above the home button

The Seal Clean Glow is a standard style keyboard with true type construction. The keys have a tactile feel and full travel keys for smooth and natural typing. 

The Seal Glow is your full-sized fully sealed silicone waterproof keyboard with magnetic backing capabilities. The Seal Glow is great for medical carts as its magnetic backing secures it to prevent it from falling or shifting in operations rooms and you can clean off substances easily.

Seal Silk Glow is a full-sized fully sealed silicone waterproof keyboard. The keyboard also includes a touchpad and numpad, so an extra mouse is not needed.

The Seal Silk Mini Glow is a fully sealed silicone waterproof keyboard. The keyboard has a compact design. Great for small spaces and if a numpad is not needed.

Get Your Waterproof Backlit Keyboard Today

Check our wide range of backlit keyboards to find the one suited for your needs! Whether you need an standard option for dim environments or a fully sealed keyboard, we have it.

But don’t just take our word for it, our 5-star customer reviews praise the backlit lighting, durable waterproofing, and enhanced productivity these keyboards provide. Upgrading can revolutionize your computer use. Work smarter, not harder!