Mildly Infuriating

For what it's worth, I have a fan that lets you turn off the LED lights, even from the remote control for the fan. /shrug

I have opened up devices to physically remove the led. SMD LEDs stand no chance against a steady hand and a precision flathead screwdriver.

I stayed in a motel recently that had a kitchenette with a mini fridge in the same room as the bed. You can tell management spent extra for this fridge too, since it had a temperature readout and a see-through door. But by god, that bright blue LED temperature display lit up the entire room and kept me up all night. I tried to cover it with some paper, but that only made it spread further. A couple socks draped over the top eventually did the trick.

From an electronic tech perspective... I've been replacing the LEDs in anything that annoys me with a dull red and a resistor valued to keep it barely visible. It's a tad more eloquent than tape. Most things don't need a led at all. I'd love to see manufacturers switch to an e paper solution with a simple "on" or "off" displayed. And I hate standby led's.

I have to agree with you. I have tape over numerous items in my bedroom that would otherwise cause too much light at night.

My first PC was cathodes and LED, every device ive ever owne since has been No external lights. if they do ill pull the led and plug the gap or diesel duty a sharpie to dim them pretty good to just ambient level.i feel u

I miss having a LED on n'y phone.

Sadly appliances with useful dimming options are getting very rare.

In the same boat as OP and other commenters: electrical tape and sharpies FTW

A soldiering iron comes in handy.

I just remove annoying leds altogether.

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