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by sph13 hours ago |
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upvoteby lukan12 hours ago|
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That bright LED's became so cheap to allow putting them everywhere certainly had downsides. There are many devices now where I have to tape over to enjoy a dark sleeping place.
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upvoteby ijk9 hours ago|
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Back when red LEDs were the new cheap lighting option everything was great: red doesn't affect noght vision as much and at least for me it doesn't seem to prevent sleeping on the same way that the bright white LEDs do.
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upvoteby wincy2 hours ago|
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This is my only complaint about the Bose QuietComfort Ultras. Nearly $400 headphones and they have an LED that glows while charging so I can’t charge them in my room at night unless I throw a shirt or something over them.
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upvoteby phendrenad25 hours ago|
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Makes me wonder if e-ink could solve this. A red dot that's only visible in daytime, when you want it to be.
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upvoteby nottorp8 hours ago|
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Black... nail... polish...

Solves every LED problem.

Xerox, why did you think the power led on your multifunction should light up not only my home office, but the room next to it too?

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upvoteby petcat5 hours ago|
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Black electrical tape is even better. Because then it can be trivially peeled off later instead of requiring polish remover and a brush.
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upvoteby dpark4 hours ago|
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Yeah, but electrical tape looks like garbage. Trade off is aesthetics vs ability to remove easily.
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upvoteby Modified30193 hours ago|
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There are various sizes/shapes of stickers intended to either dim or block led lights if aesthetics are important.
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upvoteby ElijahLynn3 hours ago|
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Thank you for this tip!

I have some Black 3.0 (blackest paint on earth) I'm gonna try this with!!!

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upvoteby jonplackett3 hours ago|
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Same problem with my electric toothbrush. And it’s super bright chafing light also FLASHES. Why? It must be a designer who hates everyone. It’s can’t be an accident.
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upvoteby michaelbuckbee7 hours ago|
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Something that's improved my life has been buying a sticker sheet of those LED darkening dots. They're only a couple bucks and look much cleaner than other solutions I've tried while still allowing for _some_ light to come through.
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upvoteby moffkalast11 hours ago|
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There are many problems in life that a brush and some black acrylic brush-on primer can fix. This is one of those problems :)
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upvoteby robocat10 hours ago|
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I fixed a power wart LED today using black electrical tape, with a needle hole.

Ideally instead I need some stick-on semitransparent dark-alpha stickers to reduce brightness. Maybe I should use two polarized stickers, and rotate the second until brightness is perfect.

Are there non-linear solutions or HEV-sensitive photochromic solutions - so that LED brightness is low in the dark but bright enough in sunny conditions?

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upvoteby moffkalast4 hours ago|
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I sure wish that were a thing, if you happen to figure that out let me know. So far the only real solution I know of is active throttling with a photoresistor and a mosfet based on ambient light.
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upvoteby moring11 hours ago|
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And yet, you did buy the fan despite the bright LED (because you didn't know it was there when you bought it). Rowenta got your money, so from their perspective, they did everything right.
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upvoteby torben-friis11 hours ago|
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People don't talk enough about the effects of bright screens being cheap to keep on in urban areas.

Every drug store, bus stop and storefront in my city is painful to walk around at night.

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upvoteby sph8 hours ago|
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Well, I know I will actively avoid the brand now. Perhaps when they see the declining sales due to bad design, marketing will suggest to add even more lights and useless features.

The cycle of enshittification.

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upvoteby altmanaltman8 hours ago|
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I don't think they will care about 1 customer. If it sells well right now, it means its doing the right thing from its pov and it also means that while it might feel wrong to you, that is what the market wants.

Lets say the sales do start dropping once you avoid it. At some point it will make sense to change it because most people likely want the change.

But from their pov, nothing is really different right? They are always catering to the most common demand in the market. How will this affect them or teach them a lesson?

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upvoteby chias49 minutes ago|
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upvoteby mattio10 hours ago|
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You can buy the version without the bright light, but the marketing people made it 10 dollars more expensive x-) /s
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