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[Miyazaki’s Slave]

I always open my video cards and unplug the leds in those. I hate those leds....would do the same for my PS5 but it isn't in eye sight when I play so it doesn't impact the room

 

[FoxMcChief]

How about if you hide the console behind the tv?

A lot of us mount our tv's to the wall. My daughter (3 at the time) fell out of her seat and her toy flew out of her hand and hit our plasma. Cracked the screen and the tv was dead in minutes. The tv was on a tv stand. Had it been on the wall, the toy wouldn't have hit the tv.

Life lesson learned that day. Ever since, all tv's are wall mounted. Plus's, it saves room.

 

[ReBurn]

DBrand sells blackout light strip covers for like 12 dollars. Just look at the dark plates page.

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i suspect that you could achieve the same result with a two dollar roll of electric tape.

 

[Unknown?]

Is the led lights powered by a ribbon cable connection? Easy disconnect.

Is it connected via a few wires to a small pcb board containing the power and reset switches etc? Snip and electrical tape.

No just cover them, disconnecting will lose you .5 teraflops.

 

[GHG]

I always open my video cards and unplug the leds in those. I hate those leds....would do the same for my PS5 but it isn't in eye sight when I play so it doesn't impact the room

You do know you don't need to open the GPU up to do this right?

 

[consoul]

I just have my PS5 behind the TV. I don't ever need to see it.

The disc slot is facing outward so I can insert or eject games easily.

 

[TGO]

I don't really pay attention to the tiny light emitting from the PS5 while playing in HDR.

 

[Trilobit]

Best way to deal with that problem:

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

You do know you don't need to open the GPU up to do this right?

I did for the 3000 series (at least the founders cards).
Some of the partner cards have easy to access molex connecters you can pop right off without anything too invasive which makes them easy peasy although one of the gigabyte ones tied the led power into two of the fans which was super annoying.

 

[drotahorror]

I don't really pay attention to the tiny light emitting from the PS5 while playing in HDR.

What if you weren't playing in HDR though?

 

[Boss Man]

Idk if it will help with the PS5 lights but I use these on all of my electronics and I love them.

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You can double them up for more dimming too.

 

[yurinka]

A lot of us mount our tv's to the wall. My daughter (3 at the time) fell out of her seat and her toy flew out of her hand and hit our plasma. Cracked the screen and the tv was dead in minutes. The tv was on a tv stand. Had it been on the wall, the toy wouldn't have hit the tv.

Life lesson learned that day. Ever since, all tv's are wall mounted. Plus's, it saves room.

Wow, that sucks. RIP plasma tv.

 

[Swift_Star]

What if you weren't playing in HDR though?

Most games aren't HDR. The lights don't bother me at all.

 

[Putonahappyface]

A lot of us mount our tv's to the wall. My daughter (3 at the time) fell out of her seat and her toy flew out of her hand and hit our plasma. Cracked the screen and the tv was dead in minutes. The tv was on a tv stand. Had it been on the wall, the toy wouldn't have hit the tv.

Life lesson learned that day. Ever since, all tv's are wall mounted. Plus's, it saves room.

I've the opposite problem. My cats would leap up on to my wall mounted plasma and ruined the screen. Pinoneer wanted 2k to replace the screen that looked like Freddy Krueger had, had a go at it.

I now just have my TV on a stand and fortunately they're no longer interested in it.

 

[Magic Carpet]

We simply put the PS5 behind the TV.

 

[Markio128]

Wear sunglasses if your eyes can't deal with the majesty that is the PS5.

 

[sainraja]

I don't know why, maybe I'm getting old, but I can't stand any sort of lights on my electronic equipment. It distracts from the picture in a dark room, and looks cheap. With PS4, I was able to simply apply a piece of tape across the front, and never have to see it again. For controllers I lifted the ground pin on the led array connector (necessary on later revs, since the light was bleeding through the top of the touch pad). With PS5 it looks like there are two narrow curved pieces of diffusing plastic on each side, which would be kind of a pain to cover up, and not look like shit. I'm guessing there are no options to disable the lights in software? Is it possible to disconnect the LED's themselves? Any other ideas? For the time being I simply hid the PS5 behind my TV, but even the ambient glow is bothering me.

Get a shelf that allows you to place the system behind the TV or get a setup where you can place the PS5 in a hidden area.

 

[EverydayBeast]

PS5's only stinker is the pretty bright light but it gives the console real presence.

 

[GHG]

I did for the 3000 series (at least the founders cards).
Some of the partner cards have easy to access molex connecters you can pop right off without anything too invasive which makes them easy peasy although one of the gigabyte ones tied the led power into two of the fans which was super annoying.

You can use something like openrgb and control any RGB you have in your computer. No need to take the nuclear route.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Put a cardboard box over it, but that might F up your Wi-Fi signal.

 

[Markio128]

Just hide it behind your photo of Phil.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Just hide it behind your photo of Phil.

But that photo is larger than my 65" tv. Phil gets a wall in my living room. The children and I pray at his alter every night.

 

[kapshin]

Needle nose pliers

 

[jaysius]

I fucking hate bright obnoxious lights that we don't need shining for no reason too, my electronics are full of little bits of black electrical tape.

I'm glad Xbox is smart and they allow you to turn off the one bright spot on the Series X the logo light. They also allow you to turn it off on the controller now, even non-elite ones.

Fuck frivolous lights shining in your eyes.

 

[jaysius]

Best way to deal with that problem:

Drug aren't the answers though, they're just a band-aid fix that doesn't fix anything, just fucks you up worse and makes a rich company richer.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

You can use something like openrgb and control any RGB you have in your computer. No need to take the nuclear route.

Some of those soltuions work, but it is typically a stop gap solution (at least in my expierence). Windows/application updates, driver updates, bios/firmware etc, always revert back to their default led state.

I just "fix" and forget

 

[Trilobit]

Drug aren't the answers though, they're just a band-aid fix that doesn't fix anything, just fucks you up worse and makes a rich company richer.

In some cases SSRI or maybe some anti anxiety medication can help. Of course preferably with the help of other things, like CBT or change of personal habits. Different things work for different people.

I was mostly joking when posting it here though.

 

[Jigsaah]

Would it help if you turned it towards the wall?

 

[dcx4610]

These -

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I use them for all of my electronics where LEDs are too bright or catch my eyes. They cling to the surface and give it a nice, subtle glow.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Why wait for software to fix something you can fix yourself? Open that fucker up and disconnect the LEDs.

And void the warranty.

 

[jshackles]

And void the warranty.

Oh no, my shitty one year warranty that Sony refused to honor because it apparently started on the day the console shipped and not the day I received it. Yeah - fuck those guys.

 

[K2D]

Put these

Into one of these

With some kind like this

 

[legacy24]

https://www.flamingtoast.com/?product_cat=ps5-power-light-decals I got one of these the "blackout" one. totally blocks that annoying white light while I'm playing at night it's cheap and easy to install