Massassi Forums Logo

This is the static archive of the Massassi Forums. The forums are closed indefinitely. Thanks for all the memories!

You can also download Super Old Archived Message Boards from when Massassi first started.

"View" counts are as of the day the forums were archived, and will no longer increase.

☖ Forums → Discussion Forum → blue LEDS
12
blue LEDS
2008-06-22, 9:00 PM #1
Dear manufacturers:
I understand you are very proud that your product is ON, or that blinking means it is working. However, your ridiculously bright blue LEDs are NOT helpful. I really don't care, and can generally tell if the device is working. When did green LEDs go out of style?

In conclusion, end the madness you ****s. I'm tired of being blinded by LEDs that can light up a whole room at night.

--
I was hoping they were a trend that would go away, but instead, more and more manufacturers keep using blue LEDs :( Almost all of the devices I have have duct tape over their status lights.
New! Fun removed by Vinny :[
2008-06-22, 9:02 PM #2
my case's power and HDD indicators are guilty of this. i just unplugged them. i dont need to see that its on.

the rest of my devices have green LEDs.
My girlfriend paid a lot of money for that tv; I want to watch ALL OF IT. - JM
2008-06-22, 9:04 PM #3
[http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5147/whambulancejj5.jpg]
eat right, exercise, die anyway
2008-06-22, 9:06 PM #4
They're not as annoying as people that drive around with them on the bottom of their cars.
twitter | flickr | last.fm | facebook |
2008-06-22, 9:07 PM #5
I HATE THINGS WITH LIGHTS THAT ARE ALWAYS ON!
2008-06-22, 9:10 PM #6
Originally posted by TimeWolfOfThePast:
They're not as annoying as people that drive around with them on the bottom of their cars.


[http://xs128.xs.to/xs128/08240/1213510416437962.jpg]
eat right, exercise, die anyway
2008-06-22, 9:14 PM #7
lol that one is going into the archive
"Nulla tenaci invia est via"
2008-06-22, 10:25 PM #8
Turn you stuff off when you're not using it. It'll make your room dark and it will save you money on your power bill.
Pissed Off?
2008-06-22, 10:35 PM #9
Get out of here with your logic!
[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.
2008-06-22, 10:50 PM #10
Originally posted by Avenger:
Turn you stuff off when you're not using it. It'll make your room dark and it will save you money on your power bill.


I unplug things.

Because most of the stuff I have lights up even if it's only plugged in!
2008-06-22, 10:54 PM #11
My DVD player has an LED indicator for when the device is off. It turns off when the device is turned on, and turns on when the device is turned off.


...
一个大西瓜
2008-06-22, 11:01 PM #12
my laptop and one of the usb hubs i've got have blue LEDs...

i can't stand it at night

and whatever happened to a red readout on a clock radio? i don't want to replace mine because everything else looks terrible
Holy soap opera Batman. - FGR
DARWIN WILL PREVENT THE DOWNFALL OF OUR RACE. - Rob
Free Jin!
2008-06-22, 11:11 PM #13
My external HD has a long blue LED indicator that is annoying when trying to go to sleep, so I just turn it off. My MBP's sleep light is actually kind of soothing.
twitter | flickr | last.fm | facebook |
2008-06-22, 11:22 PM #14
Originally posted by Rob:
I unplug things.

Because most of the stuff I have lights up even if it's only plugged in!


Yeah. That too.
Pissed Off?
2008-06-22, 11:28 PM #15
I unplug my TV whenever I'm not using it, because just having a CRT plugged in uses electricity.
2008-06-23, 12:29 AM #16
so who wants to hang out at my place
Attachment: 19579/bluewtf copy.jpg (127,030 bytes)
2008-06-23, 1:51 AM #17
I never really thought about it, but it indeed seems new devices tend to have blue leds, and they do light the room quite forcefully. I very rarely keep my computer on during nights so it doesn't really matter to me. I'm happy my VDSL modem has green leds, though, because it would be a bother to unplug it every night. I wonder how much power it eats...
Frozen in the past by ICARUS
2008-06-23, 2:00 AM #18
Originally posted by Avenger:
Turn you stuff off when you're not using it. It'll make your room dark and it will save you money on your power bill.


And cease your overnight downloading/uploading
You can't judge a book by it's file size
2008-06-23, 2:15 AM #19
Originally posted by Deadman:
And cease your overnight downloading/uploading


only time of day torrent speeds get high enough where i live.
2008-06-23, 2:27 AM #20
Then cover the lights with a towel or something. Point is there are ways to mitigate the problem as opposed to *****ing about it.
Pissed Off?
2008-06-23, 2:50 AM #21
Point is all these extra lights are useless and annoying.
And what are forums for if you can't have a ***** now and then?
You can't judge a book by it's file size
2008-06-23, 6:20 AM #22
Originally posted by lassev:
I never really thought about it, but it indeed seems new devices tend to have blue leds, and they do light the room quite forcefully. I very rarely keep my computer on during nights so it doesn't really matter to me. I'm happy my VDSL modem has green leds, though, because it would be a bother to unplug it every night. I wonder how much power it eats...


I think a while back I was told something like the power Britland uses in standby LEDs etc each year is enough to juice up a village for said time period.

Also why don't you just disconnect the LEDs? :P
nope.
2008-06-23, 6:26 AM #23
because the LEDs could be a part of the circuit, especialy if the device is cheaply made.

or it was stupidly made and the extra current that would go through the circuit without the LED there would disrupt the operation of the device.
Snail racing: (500 posts per line)------@%
2008-06-23, 6:27 AM #24
Soldering iron to the rescue.

:ninja:
nope.
2008-06-23, 11:23 AM #25
I agree, they're excessive. They couldn't even be so bad if they just toned down the brightness.
2008-06-24, 1:37 AM #26
Originally posted by Baconfish:
Also why don't you just disconnect the LEDs? :P


Har har. Yeah, disabling the leds of a DSL modem sounds like such a splendid idea...

I actually went and borrowed an electricity consumption meter (or whatever it's called) from my power company, and I'm going to check how much the thing eats electricity.
Frozen in the past by ICARUS
2008-06-24, 3:15 AM #27
I have an external drive that has an xbox 360-like ring of lights on the top (except they are blue LEDs, naturally), which lights up in various sequences whenever the drive is in use. I'll admit it looked pretty cool for about the first 2 minutes.
Stuff
2008-06-24, 6:28 AM #28
I've got a strip of blue LEDs along the front of my case, I haven't had those plugged in for quite a while now. My speaker's power light is blue, as are the LEDs on the x52 (although the power indicators are green). The x52 I've got on the lowest brightness setting so it's not so bad anymore. My Eclipse is also blue back-lit. External drive has an orange light strip, but that lives behind my monitor, and it's not too bright.
$do || ! $do ; try
try: command not found
Ye Olde Galactic Empire Mission Editor (X-wing, TIE, XvT/BoP, XWA)
2008-06-24, 1:22 PM #29
The stupid Wii wakes me up every time there's an update.
Sorry for the lousy German
2008-06-24, 1:25 PM #30
The wii gives you the option of disabling them
You can't judge a book by it's file size
2008-06-24, 2:02 PM #31
Originally posted by Avenger:
Turn you stuff off when you're not using it. It'll make your room dark and it will save you money on your power bill.


The problem is they are annoying when I *AM* using them. My monitor has a giant blue led on the front which is extremely distracting.
New! Fun removed by Vinny :[
2008-06-24, 2:03 PM #32
Put something infront of it?
nope.
2008-06-24, 2:05 PM #33
Originally posted by Avenger:
Then cover the lights with a towel or something. Point is there are ways to mitigate the problem as opposed to *****ing about it.


This opinion is ridiculous. Did you even read the original post? I have them all covered in tape. Get out of my thread if you're not even going to pay the slightest bit of attention.
New! Fun removed by Vinny :[
2008-06-24, 2:08 PM #34
You could even sleep in a different room from all your computer equipment.. *flees for the exit*
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
2008-06-24, 2:11 PM #35
What he said.

Also if you've got something covered said blinky lights, maybe you should stop *****ing.
nope.
2008-06-24, 2:14 PM #36
In other news, though, he might actually have a basis for complaint:
http://texyt.com/bright+blue+leds+annoyance+health+risks
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
2008-06-24, 2:16 PM #37
Originally posted by lassev:
I wonder how much power it eats...


Less than sauna
2008-06-24, 2:28 PM #38
if something is prevalent, annoying, and unnecessary, then there is grounds for complaint in my book. green LEDs and red LEDs work fine and arent ridiculously annoying. it seems to me that ever since blue came out they have been slowly growing in popularity and now they are on EVERYTHING.

thank god microsoft had some sense and put green led's on the xbox, even if it was probably just because xbox is synonymous with green.
New! Fun removed by Vinny :[
2008-06-24, 2:37 PM #39
Originally posted by bradsh:
if something is prevalent, annoying, and unnecessary, then there is grounds for complaint in my book.


So it's ok to complain about you?

:hist101:

[This would make more sense if you were still a modmin. :(]
nope.
2008-06-24, 2:40 PM #40
i'm hardly prevalent. i barely post.
article about blue leds and how they suck: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000337.html

i'm actually considering modding some of my blue leds to green. like the one in my monitor.
New! Fun removed by Vinny :[
12

↑ Up to the top!