Edit: didn't read the article carefully enough.
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Fixing annoying blue standby lights
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Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights
#122It looks like there is this secret society working hard on making people suffer in a hotel rooms after long trips. Blue TV indicators, white and blue air condition panels, impossible to cover LEDs that are attached to fire detectors.
All of that to make sure the room stays as bright as possible the whole night. I am always impressed with the efficiency of these little, bright, things. In terms of a brightness per cubic meter efficiency.
Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights
#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes but not the deep intense blue from most standby LEDs.
Same could be said of green or red though. I think it’s time to stop repeating this just-so story.
Hmm no but the intense deep blue is not good for the eyes and can even damage the retina at intensity.
Green or red don't have this issue.
It also has a noticeably different refractory index which is why red directly beside blue looks 'off'.
Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights
#124Why is it that manufacturers go for blue or bright white LED indicators? I assume that they are cheap enough that it doesn't matter, but green would probably still be slightly cheaper. We have a USB charger that cannot be used in a bedroom, not that you should, but it can light up an entire room. Why not just have a tiny green LED? Apple is really good about not using bright LEDs in their product, or really any LED i…
AppleTV 4k has super bright white led on the front (outwards to user) while the device is on. So annoying!
Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights
#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
I often wonder that when I use certain products. “How can this obviously terrible design choice not be reflected in reviews?”
I think it comes up in at least some product reviews, but where it's glaringly obvious, it doesn't show up in the reviews because people purposely look for products that aren't like that. Buying a TV for my bedroom, one aspect of the search would include looking in the manual and seeing if has a suppressible standby light or checking for a non-aggressive standby light color. An unrelated example is that, at Target st…
> some kind of signal
Low sales is a signal. Also, they can hire a UX researcher.
Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights
#126Just yesterday I opened a USB charging station to rip out the LED's. Don't want to mess around with tape. I also remove big obnoxious logos with toothpaste.
Ever read Pattern Recognition by William Gibson? The main character has an allergy to logos, removes them from everything they can. Thanks for the toothpaste tip.
Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights
#127A new phenomenon is for people to mark their driveway entrances with little blue LEDs. (At least here in Sydney). It is very annoying.
If they spread in popularity there definitely will be a backlash.
Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights
#128I recently bought an adjustable bed base which has USB ports on both sides. Each port has a bright blue light that illuminates the whole bedroom at night. I don't use them so covered both with black electrical tape. Problem solved. I've had the same problem with several desk lamps that lit up the world with that blue light even when turned off. I returned a couple of those immediately. But I looked through the review…
I hate electrical tape. It becomes sticky after some time, when it starts to smear because it got moved or stopped sticking to the surface. I bought a set of nail polish and use the black one to paint over the LEDs, it even allows you to control how much you want to cover it, in case you still want to have a bit of light to see if it's on or off. Other colors can be used to mark pins on breakout boards or cables. It'…
black gaffer’s tape is perfect for covering LEDs long term without any residue.
Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights
#129Tape is cheap, removable and blocks light.
and the author explains why it doesn't work for this use case
Re: Fixing annoying blue standby lights
#130It looks like there is this secret society working hard on making people suffer in a hotel rooms after long trips. Blue TV indicators, white and blue air condition panels, impossible to cover LEDs that are attached to fire detectors. All of that to make sure the room stays as bright as possible the whole night. I am always impressed with the efficiency of these little, bright, things. In terms of a brightness per cub…
I've started travelling with a roll of black tape because the problem you describe is so bad