Keyboard for the Refined - Iskar Build + Review

[@nearLucid]

DISCLAIMERS After testing with more switches, I can conclude that Iskar sounds noticeably hollow without case foam. I now recommend using at least thin case foam when building. PCB is south facing. Ignore old renders. My replacement rim is Black PVD. It shows up in the latter half of the video. No daughterboard. Centered USB port. No more brass plate, due to the...opposite of popular demand.

[@Zyrostic]

That discord call was so fun to be in, love how you included it for a more personal touch!

[@IhsanAmin]

ye same

[@F0bR0ckz]

@@IhsanAmin ye same

[@fujinvisual]

@@F0bR0ckz ye same

[@Amiro05]

I really enjoyed this video, you sounded alot more confident somehow and not as if you were reading from a script, and overall felt much lighter, great work man, keep it up! (Also loved the ending part with the discord call!)

[@shydotcoy]

love it man, such clean cinematic b-roll and super nice commentary

[@axivy4684]

i like how concise everything was and how you explained things :D one minor thing is that the outro felt rushed when speaking so taking time to enunciate on that end may be a good cherry on top.

[@nearLucid]

People start clicking away then and less unwatched time in the video is always better for the algorithm. So I try to keep it as fast as possible.

[@lawrencetchen]

Sheeeeesh the plum with rose gold looking so good

[@shiolei]

Nicely shot review of the board! The only thing that kept throwing me off were the speckle effects around 1:41 and 9:23. I found it a bit difficult to stay focused through these scenes and felt a bit disoriented from them. Hopefully I'm the anomaly here. Overall, really enjoyed the video!

[@nearLucid]

Do you think it would be better if I made it smaller / less visible perhaps? I feel that the graphic areas look boring without some sort of texture

[@mintlata]

@@nearLucid Another option is to make a subtle moving pattern background, behind the image

[@shiolei]

@@nearLucid I agree with @Mint, a subtle but constant moving pattern might be a better fit. It was the act of the speckles disappearing and reappearing that felt off to me, as my eyes were distracted each time they reappeared at different spots. Definitely understood you're trying to differentiate those shots for a more unique vibe. Though, maybe other viewers aren't as distracted by them so a change might not be needed. More data needed!

[@IhsanAmin]

Another great video! The guy making jokes in the call is funny asf 🙃

[@justgensplit2361]

The video has not even gone live yet!!??!?!?

[@mksa9151]

i just wanna say that i love your videos and your videos inspire me to build more keyboards :D im getting a mode sixtyfive soon so i wanna thank you for making enjoyable and informational videos like these!

[@AKD-le2kb]

the vids keep getting better and better, keep up the good work man

[@chrisdotdash5154]

What a nice looking and well designed board! Awesome video.

[@bitmapstudio3520]

Can confirm NearLucid is hot irl

[@columbus.6114]

Wont the rubber feet's glue lessen everytime you need to disassemble the board? this seems like a sketchy design decision...

[@itsyagirlapes]

Making the rubber feet magnetic would have been cool.

[@daanbossewinkel3008]

Such a nice board but I wish it would have had brass/copper rim and weight options. Could have made it so much more interesting with patinas.

[@nearLucid]

Agreed. There is a lot of potential with exotic materials and finishes, that we could possibly see in the future

[@huantian]

"which I have waited two years for" GMK GBs do be like that 😔

[@nearLucid]

paine

[@itsyagirlapes]

@@nearLucid I heard it in your voice 💔

[@hardlinenexus]

I made a mistake by not buying Modo 2... :( good video!!!

[@owerr66]

Wonder if the rim is gonna get crazy scratched up over time

[@nearLucid]

PVD is the same finish Apple uses for the iphone 13 pro edges, so it will be very durable.

[@jsshaun725]

Really good review

[@yustdream0204]

that logo is scary

[@mycookingiswet127]

How do you think it holds up in 2023 now that it's only $309?

[@JerelTeh]

damn this keyboard sound is just hacking

[@keneeo]

soo underrated

[@haloshiroe]

Hey, This is a really well shot video but I think you committed a cardinal sin of making a video 21:9 and that's rendering the video with black bars, this results in a black bars on every side when actually viewing in 21:9 and will have compression artifacts (which is entirely undesirable) in the black bars themselves. A fix is to crop the video and upload in a resolution that's 21:9 (5120x2160) and KZbin will automatically add black bars or scale the view window.

[@nearLucid]

KZbin considers real 21:9 an "atypical resolution" and will not allow me to put end cards.

[@haloshiroe]

@@nearLucid ah, I see probably because they don't have dynamic scaling on the end cards, that's just strange. My apologies for just assuming stuff.

[@johnpalcon7570]

endgame switch frfr

[@conormcgregor7325]

only 1 plate?! diu lei lo mo

[@jonathanliang4275]

he sounds so much like polymatter wtf

[@lindis8030]

She is a beauty. That is all.

[@yourhat1000]

Yo the new hipyo vid is going to start premiering the same time as this one

[@olivertrees]

bauer

[@nearLucid]

bowur

[@olivertrees]

@@nearLucid can't you see the similarities

[@aahwool]

I reallly love the design of this board but idk for the sound is good comparing to other boards and pretty sad that there is an issue

[@typeology8266]

Tbh really a bad sounding one with this price and structure. hope to see fewer tape mod in the future especially for the review.

[@microwave6097]

im madly in love with you.

[@nearLucid]

😳

[@CMLXMNDXv]

At $500, if I need tape to get better sound and or feel. No thank you

[@nickthaskater]

"Better" is entirely subjective.

[@atos94]

@@nickthaskater hollowness isnt subjective though

[@nickthaskater]

@@atos94 it absolutely is. The stuff I've seen people call "hollow" is sometimes hilarious. It's also not an inherently negative quality.

[@atos94]

​@@nickthaskater every stream of Iskar so far has pointed out that its hollow without foam, even the design team acknowledged this so in this case its not subjective, I agree though that people over exaggerate the term "hollowness" just like with "ping" way too frequently

[@AD-nq2nz]

@@nickthaskater Just curious, which boards do you think are hollow but good sounding? I'm very fond of spacious and roomy sounding boards like the TGR Jane or the Ahgase but I despise boards that have ringy resonance (which I would describe as hollowness).

[@justgensplit2361]

First

[@kaylostims]

ooof i really don't like how this sounds