It’s such a big problem that there’s literally blue LED tape on the market. It’s semi-transparent tape that you stick over the blue LEDs, to knock them down to a more reasonable brightness. It’s akin to putting sunglasses on your appliances.
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boredtortoise@lemm.ee 4 months ago
It seems that the blue led is picked by many manufacturers now for its coolness effect. There are so many appliances people have in sleeping areas with blue lights glaring and disturbing sleep
PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 4 months ago
arin@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I just layer on masking tape until it’s dim enough, usually 2 layers
RedWeasel@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The last like 3 computer cases have had blue power leds. They often are brighter than night lights. I have gotten to the point where I only connect the power button as the leds are so bright and the number of times I’ve inadvertently hit the reset button.
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 4 months ago
I made a hobby PCB with indicator LEDs and I have to admit that was the reason for my choice. The surface mount frosted "milky" ones look especially great, where they have the diffusion layer so it's not a harsh glare.
AtmaJnana@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I carry gaffer’s tape everywhere for those little obnoxious blue bastards.