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I've taken apart two theater systems and a blu-ray player to sort this. It wasn't even THAT the LEDs were blue (though that's annoying as all hell by itself) bu
by ToucanLoucan 1y ago
I've taken apart two theater systems and a blu-ray player to sort this. It wasn't even THAT the LEDs were blue (though that's annoying as all hell by itself) but these were even WORSE as they were bare straw-hat LEDs stuck out of holes in the cases facing directly outward. The little things would genuinely spot your eyes if you looked at them dead on.
An afternoon soldering a red one + a resistor solved it. I genuinely can't fathom how people without electronics knowledge survive in this world. They must be just suffering constantly being unable to fix these things.
- ziml77 1y agoThey survive by doing the much simpler thing of using a piece of tape to cover the hole up. Yes, I know it doesn't look super nice, but you don't need much to cover the light.
- burnt-resistor 1y agoBefore blue LEDs existed, green and amber LEDs were the thing and still are in some dated-appearing designs. In some ways, those are worse. But originally, red LEDs were the staple electronic equipment after transitioning from neon and incandescent lamps. Red LEDs were at least more subtle somewhat. I think what people want is light pollution customization controls so they're not kept awake with LED Christmas trees.