This. I havent even noticed them to even warrant them being an issue
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Dual Shock 4 Light Bars - turn them off, please
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This. I havent even noticed them to even warrant them being an issue
boredandlazy
Member
Why would anyone want to permanently cover it up? I can see why you'd do something as a temp fix...
I don't hold my controller at nipple level like you but I guess I am blind. Get your TV off the floor and problem solved.
likedamaster
Member
Yes, end this lightbar charade Sony. Didn't think it would bother me, but now it drives me crazy. Give us the option to turn it off please.
xn0
Member
So the test is going to go like this... I have taken apart one of my DS4 controllers and realized that I cannot desolder the LEDs without breaking the board (ie heat gun did not work and I'm fond of my DS4 even with the annoying light). There is a simple ribbon cable (circled below) that joins the microUSB port and the LEDs to the main board, and if I remove this cable the controller still works and functions normally. I have both controllers charging currently. I am going to wait until they are both fully charged then I am going to turn both of them on and see which one runs out of batteries first. I won't be touching the controllers they will just be on all night and I'm guessing the one with the LEDs attached will drain faster, how much faster is the real question.
I'll report back my findings and maybe a non junior member could start a thread on it.
In a week of pretty heavy use I actually forgot about the thing until this thread.
Yeah people really need to find something real to complain about.
Like currently no way to turn the controller of while watching a movie. You could theoretically then use CEC except for some reason CEC doesn't work with Netflix or Hulu.
Yeah people really need to find something real to complain about.
Like currently no way to turn the controller of while watching a movie. You could theoretically then use CEC except for some reason CEC doesn't work with Netflix or Hulu.
xn0
Member
I beat CoD:G last night and kept seeing the reflection from 10ft away in my tv, it was honestly distracting. I have a brand new Sony KDL-55W900A but it has a glossy screen and the controller LED reflection is visible even when the screen is bright. I don't have the camera, and for games that use the light like KZ:SF I find the blinking and changing colors based on health distracting on top of the reflection in the glossy screen. Not having the camera, finding the light distracting, coupled with the fact that the 6 LED's probably drain the batteries faster is a problem for me.
family_guy
Member
It's a dumb thing to have that serves no real purpose. In fact I think it's because of the light bar that the system is limited to only 4 controllers as well as having poor battery life. I just don't understand how they make these decisions without focus testing them.
Roland1979
Junior Member
You can leave a very tiny stroke. And what's tape gonna do besides leave residue if you gonna leave it on all the time. Why temporary? I will never used it.
And i bet i looks way better then a taped up controller. But a system option would be best of course.
xn0
Member
Yea it doesn't bother some people, but for anyone with a glossy HDTV that plays directly in front of it, I see no way it couldn't be an issue. I keep getting flashes of it from 10 and 15 feet away when playing games. Loving the PS4, but the light is annoying and unnecessary. I'm eager to see how much battery life the LED's eat up in my experiment.
Do people really know how much LED's consume battery? Little to nothing to be honest. Its not the LED's. I dont know why "battery life" is being used in this argument. Even if they were turned off, the increase in battery life would be miniscule at most.
family_guy
Member
Hmm...business idea. PS4 led covers.
Majima Everywhere System
Member
I like that it lights up my fingers.
xn0
Member
So what I discovered when taking apart my DS4 is that these are some serious LED's in this controller. The LED's are actually so bright they sit behind a defuser and 2 shields (with 1 of those shields being completely opaque) the 4 LED's in the 360 controller are less bright by a significant amount. There appear to be 6 extremely bright LEDs inside of the array, and my experience with both LED light bars on ATV's and LED strobes on guns I can definitely say LED's do consume a measurable amount of power. If I had to guess what is eating up batteries in the DS4 it would be Rumble motors<LEDs<Buttons+analog.
DeafSnake13
Banned
GUYS....
GUYS......
C'MON...
If you're worrying about if the controller is sucking up battery power while its just laying around.... See the settings icon on the PS4 OS? Yeah that icon. yeah go in settings, then go in power save settings and pick a fucking amount of time you want your controller to automatically turn off on its own...How easy was that?
Jesus... all this bickering over the light bar eating up the battery.
GUYS......
C'MON...
If you're worrying about if the controller is sucking up battery power while its just laying around.... See the settings icon on the PS4 OS? Yeah that icon. yeah go in settings, then go in power save settings and pick a fucking amount of time you want your controller to automatically turn off on its own...How easy was that?
Jesus... all this bickering over the light bar eating up the battery.
xn0
Member
LED's eating up the battery is just the cherry on top in addition to the light actually being annoying and should be configurable. I love how a number of people are joining this thread with great input like "doesn't bother me, whine less". What is the harm of Sony adding an option to turn the light off?
Most of my living room lights are currently on while I'm watching MNF and I can clearly see the reflection of my DS4 light in the TV.
Johnny Cage In The Shower
Member
I read every page in this thread, funny enough I cannot see any more simpler, quicker and effective solution than a thick black electric tape, it'll (the black will) blend in right with the controller, wont even be (much) of an eye sore, probably $2 at the hardware store, bam! done!
DeafSnake13
Banned
vivftp
Member
My conspiracy theory on why Sony has the LED bars on the PS4 controllers... it's not entirely about the PS4 camera. My theory is that Sony built a controller so that if you're ever watching a movie or TV show where they're playing video games, you'll know immediately that it's a PS4 based on that big LED on the end which the movie/TV camera would normally be looking at.
For example, I can easily picture an episode of The Big Bang Theory where they're doing a video game session. How do we know what system they're playing right away? Those LEDs on the controller will tell us!
And that is my masterful theory partially explaining why those LEDs exist
For example, I can easily picture an episode of The Big Bang Theory where they're doing a video game session. How do we know what system they're playing right away? Those LEDs on the controller will tell us!
And that is my masterful theory partially explaining why those LEDs exist
I feel that this complaint is justified. I have autism (severe enough that the state considers me disabled) and these kinds of lights bother the fuck out of me to the point where I have covered all of the LEDs in my house with electrical tape.
There should be an option to turn it off.
There should be an option to turn it off.
Oppo
Member
I keep telling them but people don't read.
It's probably like 0.002% of the draw, seriously. It's a fucking light emitting diode.
It's clearly the new BT audio stack that means more power draw, to my mind. But w/e. LIGHTS.
xn0
Member
Yea when you have a number of people covering up the light with electrical tape and DIY instructions on how to plastidip the DS4 to hide the light there needs to be an option.
Johnny Cage In The Shower
Member
This is not true, if it was some heavy duty duck tape, maybe.
I use (good quality) black electrical tape on my car's dash all the time, and I have removed it numerous times with little to no residue, and with whatever is left behind; it is easily removed with some rubbing alcohol or a touch of common household cleaning product such as Windex etc.
DeafSnake13
Banned
Exactly and there's a reason why there's a power save settings right there on the PS4 OS. USE IT.
xn0
Member
I have 12 lights currently on in my living room with one of them directly behind the TV for that exact reason. I can still see it shining all over Colin Kaepernick's dumb face.
Flashlight yeeeeehhhhhhh
I'm not putting ink on my controller.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
I don't agree. It's actually really cool.
DeafSnake13
Banned
xn0
Member
Thats my problem I forget its there, get immersed into the game, then see it, and cannot not notice it. Completely breaks immersion for me. I'm on a 55" LCD, but I can even see it on my 10' theater screen when playing on a projected image, its insane and serves absolutely no purpose.
Very large living room.
DeafSnake13
Banned
Captain Tuttle
Member
I think that's a good point really. It doesn't bother me, but that doesn't mean there shouldn't be an option for those that are bothered. Thanks
xn0
Member
These are 2 pictures I just took. The thing on Mike Shanahan's right shoulder is the DS4 light from 16 feet away in a very well lit room during a bright TV scene on a Sony KDL-55W900A.
Thank you.
soulassssns
Banned
So far I've had no issues with the light.
FairXchange
Member
I've got a mirror finish on my plasma TV, and my room isn't large. So the DS4 got taped up. I don't even remember that there is a light anymore, until of course seeing this thread.
The light is a neat idea, but it's too bright, and doesn't work in my space so I've opted to cover it. Love the controller though, absolutely the most comfortable pad I've held in my hands.
The light is a neat idea, but it's too bright, and doesn't work in my space so I've opted to cover it. Love the controller though, absolutely the most comfortable pad I've held in my hands.
Why blame the user, and not the problem?
Its such a minor thing, but its annoying to some.
DeafSnake13
Banned
These are 2 pictures I just took. The thing on Mike Shanahan's right shoulder is the DS4 light from 16 feet away in a very well lit room during a bright TV scene on a Sony KDL-55W900A.
Thank you.
I see a VERY SMALL dot on his shoulder... It doesn't bother me. You must have OCD, I guess.
DeafSnake13
Banned
SPACECADET
Member
i like the light bar, but not having an option to turn it off is weird.
xn0
Member
I'm only suggesting a configureable option to turn it off because the light does bother myself and a good number of people, if it doesn't bother you then why are you personally attacking me and trolling the forum?
