KEYBOARD UPDATE: Somehow I missed the fact that the top row (the numbers and backspace) are all north facing switches! That means if you use cherry profile keycaps on that particular row, you WILL get interference! I deeply apologize for missing this crucial detail! But the rest of the keyboards are south facing switches, so it technically shouldn't be a problem to use cherry profile keycaps since I doubt you'll be using the number row all that often to make it an issue. I still think it's better than the Vissles V84, so no change there :)
Hey there! Great video thank you! Quick question, the epomaker software is not working for mac os so I can not control RGBs for example if I want to customize them. Any suggestions on alternative software for macs? Many thanks!
This keyboard is also the lychee g66/pro and dukharo g66. Different names but it's all the same and yeah they're all awesome stock 65% with a knob. Love everything about it! Good review man! 😸👌
theres this legend on the site, "The TH66's top row is designed with north-facing LEDs, other rows are with south-facing LEDs. We recommend only using Gateron SMD switches for the TH66." Can someone explain? Can i put cherry switches or any other brand or only gateron?
What they're trying to say is to use switches with an open window where the LED is. You can put literally any switch in. Some switches have the "LED slot" blocked off for soldered leds - for example, Alpaca v2 underside shows 4 holes. That's a blocked off switch. But other switches have this portion of the switch opened up for light to show up better.
Just recently got this board to mod and I need some help. Everything is working great except that the RGB auto turns off after a few minutes. Ive looked everywhere and tried everything I can think off but I cant find a way to keep the RGB on. Does anyone know how to stop it from automatically turning off?
Well if u damaged smth while modding the warenty wont cover it since u dealt the damage. I want to mod a keyboard aswell but theres a big risk if something goes wrong
Can someone tell me how to turn it off and then on? I don't want to let the keyboard waste battery while in sleep mode, in the instruction there are no explanation, thank you very much
Be warned, though this board is awesome their software to remap keys is quite limited. For example you can't customise what FN + Knob does. But you can on the base layer, I do not see any option to set your own layers. Seems it only has two, base and FN. I wish it supported QMK or ZMK. Much better firmwares than their stock.
Hey man great review! Just got mine delivered today and i love it! But im having trouble finding the software for the th66? I went to their site and downloads but couldnt seem to find it. Would appreciate the help!
yo quick question i know this is 2 years old but does the led lighting help seeing the keys in the dark at all ? i work a lot at night and i need to be able to see what im doing. i was about to buy the keyboard when i saw it doesnt have shine through keycaps
It's definitely better than having no backlight at all. Even if you work at night, you should be fine. It's not as visible as backlit keycaps but it's still functional. The benefit of white-ish keycaps is that it's also easier to see at night + lots of surrounding light to make it more visble.
@@jayveexd You can game with it, but don't expect any low latency performance. It's the same with all bluetooth keyboards out there. 2.4g would be slightly better though.
Soutfacing boards great for newcomers? Soutfacing is the enthusiast's latest dick move (playbook p.00: the "JJ Abrams down south reversal") to keep anyone else away from their hobby:D "...and how do you like it?" "I'm blind!"
KEYBOARD UPDATE: Somehow I missed the fact that the top row (the numbers and backspace) are all north facing switches! That means if you use cherry profile keycaps on that particular row, you WILL get interference! I deeply apologize for missing this crucial detail! But the rest of the keyboards are south facing switches, so it technically shouldn't be a problem to use cherry profile keycaps since I doubt you'll be using the number row all that often to make it an issue. I still think it's better than the Vissles V84, so no change there :)
interference only exist on row 3, so numbers and backspace should be fine
Hey there! Great video thank you! Quick question, the epomaker software is not working for mac os so I can not control RGBs for example if I want to customize them. Any suggestions on alternative software for macs? Many thanks!
@@dedy4862 I’ve seen interference on other rows
@@AltoTheRacoon Top row is the tallest row though, and this only happens on R3 and to a lesser extent R2, which are the shortest rows in the profile.
Excellent review! I've been eyeing this board for a while, heard a lot of great things about it. Looks to be a really solid prebuilt option.
This keyboard is also the lychee g66/pro and dukharo g66. Different names but it's all the same and yeah they're all awesome stock 65% with a knob. Love everything about it! Good review man! 😸👌
I've been eyeing this board for a while, it seems to be a heck of a bargain. Lucky me I've found the same oem where I can get this board in barebones.
It's surprisingly much easier to buy the barebones than the prebuilt version
I got it for $50 off of Amazon. My only gripe is there's no place to natively store the 2.4GHz dongle.
The south facing is such a plus at that price point
Good job bro !
Great little review. I was wondering if you can customize some of the Fn layer keys in the software on this board?
Thanks! It doesn't seem like there's an option to change the fn layer.
@@Romsicle in the software you can change the fn layer
theres this legend on the site, "The TH66's top row is designed with north-facing LEDs, other rows are with south-facing LEDs. We recommend only using Gateron SMD switches for the TH66."
Can someone explain? Can i put cherry switches or any other brand or only gateron?
What they're trying to say is to use switches with an open window where the LED is. You can put literally any switch in.
Some switches have the "LED slot" blocked off for soldered leds - for example, Alpaca v2 underside shows 4 holes. That's a blocked off switch.
But other switches have this portion of the switch opened up for light to show up better.
Great review as always
The Epomaker driver is stuck on searching device (I'm on usb mode). Anyone knows how to fix this? Thank you
Could you also do a review/comparison with the TH68 as well please?
Hope they do, I haven't found any review of the th68
@@Tlakore it's really good for the price
Yesssss I agree with this!
There's always something lacking .here its shine throigh letters😣
Just recently got this board to mod and I need some help. Everything is working great except that the RGB auto turns off after a few minutes. Ive looked everywhere and tried everything I can think off but I cant find a way to keep the RGB on. Does anyone know how to stop it from automatically turning off?
I'm not sure, but I would try asking in the Epomaker reddit thread
Well if u damaged smth while modding the warenty wont cover it since u dealt the damage. I want to mod a keyboard aswell but theres a big risk if something goes wrong
this is amazing, I've been searching for so long, thank you! Is it mac compatible?
From the manual, it seems like there is a mode for mac compatibility.
Will the north facing top row interfere with cherry keycaps?
Shoot I completely missed that. Yes, it's going to interfere.
It will not be as bad as it is if it where on the middle row
Underrated content applause great video❤
how do i stop the alt key from being green when in wired mode
Check out the Th80 it’s the same but 76%
Can someone tell me how to turn it off and then on? I don't want to let the keyboard waste battery while in sleep mode, in the instruction there are no explanation, thank you very much
anybody know the pollling rate of this keyboard?
Be warned, though this board is awesome their software to remap keys is quite limited. For example you can't customise what FN + Knob does. But you can on the base layer, I do not see any option to set your own layers. Seems it only has two, base and FN. I wish it supported QMK or ZMK. Much better firmwares than their stock.
Weird, I can have 3 layers on my GK73XS with the GX68 Driver software. Not sure why they would mess that up on newer models.
Hey man great review! Just got mine delivered today and i love it!
But im having trouble finding the software for the th66? I went to their site and downloads but couldnt seem to find it.
Would appreciate the help!
Go to their downloads page and it's on the second page!
@@Romsicle Thank you!
I went there as well and despite having software for macOS this doesn't run. Any alternatives? Thank you!!!!
Yo bro brilliant review it really helped , was just wondering. How do i charge it?
2:49 no bro it sounds horrible
yo quick question i know this is 2 years old but does the led lighting help seeing the keys in the dark at all ? i work a lot at night and i need to be able to see what im doing. i was about to buy the keyboard when i saw it doesnt have shine through keycaps
It's definitely better than having no backlight at all. Even if you work at night, you should be fine. It's not as visible as backlit keycaps but it's still functional. The benefit of white-ish keycaps is that it's also easier to see at night + lots of surrounding light to make it more visble.
Hey I plan on getting this keyboard and is the stabilizer rattle like horrible or is it workable?
This thing is only 50 bucks. Recommend it a year later?
What is the lenght for the right shift?
How is the latency on the keyboard? Do you know if it is 1000hz dongle?
It's supposed to be 1000hz all around but I'm not sure of the wireless latency
Would you say this is better stock vs Mojo68?
I can't say for sure because I've only tried the barebones edition. But feature wise, I'd say TH66 is better.
I have a problem where I cage type anything, can anyone help?
Great review. This or the Nuphy air 60?
I'd go with the TH66. It has a few more features and I prefer regular sized keyboards.
Hi! Is this polycarbonate or acrylic? Thanks…
Regular plastic
I’m new to keyboards but can I use any key caps on this board or inly mda
Any kind of keycaps as long as the set has the right sized keys to fill the keyboard
tbh it really looks like the lychee g66 or whatever the other 500 renames are
Basically all the budget boards are made from one manufacturer and companies are just putting their names on it 🤷♂️
@@Romsicle lmao ok
Are you able to change the color of the red knob?
If you can find a knob that fits the rotary encoder, then sure.
have you notice any input delay when gaming in this keyboard?
Not when it's wired
@@Romsicle so the 2.4Ghz and the bluetooth connection is not good for gaming?
@@jayveexd You can game with it, but don't expect any low latency performance. It's the same with all bluetooth keyboards out there. 2.4g would be slightly better though.
How can I download the software?
How do you turn of bluetooth
Man how do you type so accurate?!
Just keep practicing!
Does this keeb supports pcb mounting stabs?
it does not
nice review
How many hours can you play without charching
It should last for around 48 hours in total, so perhaps 3-4 days on a single charge depending on your use.
Can I use it on MAC OS?
Yup, you'll just need to remap your necessary keys.
@@Romsicle thanks a lot!
This or the th68?
TH66 because south facing switches
Does anyone know if hyperx pudding keycaps work well with this board?
They don't have the proper keys for the right shift or two right keys, so not fully compatible.
You are so underrated
Nice keyboard!
why is it noisy
Good luck programming this, the software is terrible.
First
noice
this or keychron v2?
Soutfacing boards great for newcomers?
Soutfacing is the enthusiast's latest dick move (playbook p.00: the "JJ Abrams down south reversal") to keep anyone else away from their hobby:D
"...and how do you like it?"
"I'm blind!"