Hey electronics manufacturers, we've got some beef with you about all the LED lights you embed into every one of your designs these days. One bright light in a room is bad enough, but these days a home entertainment center can sometimes light up as bright as Times Square. Our own wireless HDMI receiver glows a distracting blue when turned on (it needs to be in line of sight of the transmitter, so it's situated up front and center). It's annoying when we're watching anything in our otherwise darkened living room setup. Ideally, manufacturers would always offering a dimming or turn off option...but they don't.
Although we've shared a DIY solution using lithographer's tape in the past, the results might leave you wanting if you're a stickler for appearances. So if you lean towards more of the anal retentive realm, LightDims might be a more aesthetically pleasing solution for the "too bright LED" problem afflicting your home setups.
Available in 80% reduction level up to 100% (though, this would seem counterintuitive to daily use unless you keep your electronics devices always on), LightDims are basically a pre-cut sticker sheet designed to fit over the various lights and displays on a great many of our home appliances and electronics. At $5.99 a sheet, we think these are about $3.00 overpriced for what is basically semi-opaque stickers, but we're of the anal retentive variety mentioned previously and like the fit finish of pre-cut stickers rather than some haphazard homemade variety.
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Comments (15)
wow that is an awesome idea! I normally just use a piece of blue-sticky tack.
Router LEDs are the worse because they flicker depending on network traffic.
My Vizio flat-screen has a GIANT Vizio logo that lights up just below the center of the screen. Completely distracting. I've been thinking about taping over it but I'm afraid it'll be even uglier.
I've had to open up the TV and just cut off the LED. Not everyone can do with opening up their tv and voiding their warranty but it works for me.
i usually just use electrical tape/ blends in and even though it can black them out, the brighter LEDs dtill show through a little.
@jezebella. I have a vizio and have the logo glow problem too. i have learned to just ignore it and don't even notice it now. i am just not a fan of it always glowing freakin yellow when the tv is off. just TURN OFF!
It is a good idea!
I need a gigantic sticker to cover my computer. Stupid neon.
Especially in the bedroom, glowing led lights is bad feng shui. Well electronics generally are but especially with the glowing lights.
i also just use electrical tape.
LEDs that stay on when the product is turned off are the worst!
@jezebella and jmorey- how do you like your Vizio, aside from the annoying light?
Love the vizio. Mine is a 42" led LCD 120hz. It was $650 at walmart. Turned most of the extra crap off on it like fake surround sound, auto dimming, anything that doesn't really work. Picture is fantastic. There is a little light bleed when the screen is solid black but that is somewhat standard. Great with the blurray, wii, etc. No problems at all yet. I was going to go with insignia, with my brother in law has, and he has problems with it.
Sound is pretty decent even though I just picked up a soundbar to try out. That is what must people complain about on any of these tvs. Since there is no room to put big speakers.
I've had my Vizio since December and it looks great and I've had no troubles with it. I can't remember what size it is - maybe 26" or so? My dad the techie did a whole ton of research and price-checking and the Vizio is what he picked for me.
Thank you so much for the review Gregory.
You can try LightDims for free just pay shipping and processing of $2.99 limit 1 per customer.
We currently have a "green discount" which removes 0.50 cents from the purchase price.
And if you buy 4 at a time 2 of each product for $11.49 it averages out to be $2.87 per package with the green discount. Shipping & processing on that order is only an additional 0.99 cents on that particular order. .
If you spend a little time on the sites store page these discounts will come into focus.
Hope that helps, thanks for the constructive criticism about the price.
This is going to sound weird no matter how I put this... but bondage tape works wonderfully. It applies smoothly and leaves no residue when removed because it's not sticky.
You know what works well? A dab of clear scotch tape with a little bit of aluminum foil to block the light. You could also use electricians tape
As creative as scotch or bandage tape sounds, I have tried things like that and they dont compare to light dims. Aside from the thick glue tapes leave behind when you take them off (a problem light dims dont have) the basic strength light dims you can see through slightly so you still know if the power is on or not.