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Why does every small appliance or useful home electronics item have the BRIGHTEST LEDs in them?

I bought a new fan for our bedroom Sunday. It has 4 speed settings, and LEDs to display which setting you're on.

Just like every other electrical device in our bedroom, I had to cover the LEDs with electrical tape because they are TOO DAMM BRIGHT. That one light was more than bright enough for me to see in the room with all the lights off.

I can't sleep well if there's a lot of light like that, especially blue light, and it's like every fucking electronics manufacturer used the same extra bright blue LEDs.

All of our power strips have them. Same brightness.

The fans have them.

Don't even get me started on digital clocks and the plague of bright LEDs that they bring about

Many charging plugs have them built into the plug itself.

Even some fucking light switches have them now!

I have about 6 different things in our bedroom that have electrical tape over their completely unnecessary LEDs.

Why has this become such a common thing? Is this really something most people want? To have a room that is never actually dark even with the lights turned off?

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[–] syl3nt_claudio@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I take whatever it is and I usually rip it off πŸ˜‚ I did that with my GPU so that I only have a slightly bright led of ROG on the backplate, that way it really discreet and not a eye catcher, and not a "eye burner" like it was

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you!! I thought I was the only one. All my new power strips I just bought have a full brightness blue or green standard LED. Like the ones that come in cheap headlamps. It creates a column of blue or green light on the ceiling. I taped over all of them. My new heatpump unit also has a bunch, but mercifully has an "off" button that will just display the Leds for a second when adjusting the temperature or fan, then turns them back off. It also remembers this setting between power cycles. Total breath of fresh air compared to my new (annoying) tea pot that has permanently on LEDs, or my air purifier which also does unless you want it in sleep mode which essentially is the same as turning off the machine.

The sad part is that a lot of my old devices didn't have LEDs, but broke over the years and aren't repairable. And most new ones have chips and LEDs now to be with the times. Makes them more expensive and generally less reliable.

[–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 2 years ago

I also have the same problem with Luke LEDs, which is why I have a lot of black electrical tape all around my room. If it's a blue light I cannot turn off, I just tape over it.

[–] EntropicNinja@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's so "Big Brother" can still watch you....?! πŸ˜…

Bluetack is your friend. The constant red light on our baby monitor was too distracting in the pitch blackness of the night that it kept my kids awake. A small amount of Bluetack and this problem is solved. Not asthectically pleasing but a good option.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Did I hear you say you wanted LED Nut Rings? You'll literally see yourself coming!

[–] OldWorldOrder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

My speakers have this same issue, lights up the whole room

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

As you noted, lack electrical tape is your friend, on these. So annoying, but it works well. I got a headset where the charging base blinks green on and off, basically 24/7. Black tape was the first thing I did, even before using hte headset for the first time.

[–] godless@latte.isnot.coffee 1 points 2 years ago

Agree. When my DVD player back in 2000 came with a bright blue power-on LED, that crap started to bother me. Sitting right under the TV, so watching anything in a darkened room means I had that fucker blinding me all the time. Nothing a little duct tape can't fix, but that's not exactly helping.

Ever since I've been actively avoiding devices where I can't dim & disable the LEDs.

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

A double layer of electric tape for everything i don’t want. But I like it kind of. I’m scared of total darkness so I even use my always on display as kind of a night light.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 2 years ago

I can understand for things that don't look obviously on, but a fan? C'mon. If the fan starts spinning, I know it's working. I don't need a light telling me it's on.

[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From an electronic tech perspective... I've been replacing the LEDs in anything that annoys me with a dull red and a resistor valued to keep it barely visible. It's a tad more eloquent than tape. Most things don't need a led at all. I'd love to see manufacturers switch to an e paper solution with a simple "on" or "off" displayed. And I hate standby led's.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I can't imagine any device that needs a sign telling you whether is on or off.

When you look at your tv, can you tell if it's on? What about your car, your phone, your furnace, your microwave? If one needed a sign to tell them those things are on, it would be a miracle they could even use them at all.

[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

If it didn't need a sign it didn't need a light.. some things need an indicator. A . 5 inch square bit of e ink is way better because it casts no light. And if a manufacturer thinks you need a light ... Then you get a light ... Need it or not. So ..

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