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Re:Can a soundbar rival a surround-sound system in a blind l... by srmarm on Monday July 05, 2021 @06:49AM (#27736520)
Amen, the obsession with putting LEDs on everything is infuriating - especially standby LEDs.

This is compounded with the newer super bright LEDs. I've got a Asus chromebook that lights up a dark room every couple of seconds when it's charging. It's served as a great beater laptop for the past 5 years yet that LED has never once been of use to me but pissed me off dozens of times as I've had to get out of bed to cover it when in a hotel room somewhere.

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Re:Can a soundbar rival a surround-sound system in a blind l... by chiph on Monday July 05, 2021 @07:19AM (#27736727)
Color it with a Sharpie to reduce the brightness, or cover it with a piece of electrical/duct tape. I have applied auto window-tint film over too-bright LCD clock-radio displays so they don't light up the bedroom.
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Re:Can a soundbar rival a surround-sound system in a blind l... by ike77 on Monday July 05, 2021 @08:30AM (#27737278)
The issue is that you think about it exclusively when sharipe-less, tape-less, angry and weak.
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Re:Can a soundbar rival a surround-sound system in a blind l... by bluescrn on Monday July 05, 2021 @07:24AM (#27736764)
It's nice when you get a device with an option to turn the power/standby LED off (Have seen this on Sonos devices and Ubiquiti wifi access points. Would be good to see it in more places)
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