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3 HN users recommended this between 2022 and 2025, in 3 comments.
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3 HN users recommended this between 2022 and 2025, in 3 comments.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
These, sometimes, look a little better than electrical tape. I haven't used this brand, it was just the first one I found. [1]
[1] https://www.amazon.com/FLANCCI-Blocking-Stickers-Dimming-Bla...
As a lifelong sufferer of too-bright LEDs, these semi-translucent stickers [1] dramatically improved my vibes. One layer is rarely enough for the insane blues, but they can be applied on top of each other and stick quite well to most materials.
10/10
[1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DY1ZHKS?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_...
It's pretty much never changing.
It's the kind of flaw we don't notice until after we've bought the products and lived with them for a while. Therefore, it doesn't hurt sales and therefore, there is no pressure for manufacturers to change.
It sucks.
As a workaround, these work great. Note that these particular ones are partial blackout stickers. They are 50-80% opaque. You can still see the light, but it won't be bright enough to annoy. If you want to darken even further you can just layer two of the stickers.
https://www.amazon.com/FLANCCI-Blocking-Stickers-Dimming-Bla...
If you need total blackout, there are similar ones available that are 100% opaque, although at that point I'm not sure why a person would buy a specialty product instead of just using regular tape...