I think so too. I don't like subscription-based hardware.
Nanoleaf Launches New Screen Mirror Lightstrip for Mac Displays
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I think so too. I don't like subscription-based hardware.
philstubbington
macrumors 6502a
Piggie
macrumors G3
I find that with all humans I meet
SBlue1
macrumors 68020
This sounds kind of too cheap? Is it gonna fall apart in a few months?
KilgoreTully
macrumors newbie
Even in the current political atmosphere I think it's important to try and find sympathy and common ground with those who disagree.
But that said, I will absolutely judge and dismiss anyone who buys Nanoleaf, the most garishly loud symptom of end-stage capitalism humanity has ever crapped out.
You have awful taste and too much money.
But that said, I will absolutely judge and dismiss anyone who buys Nanoleaf, the most garishly loud symptom of end-stage capitalism humanity has ever crapped out.
You have awful taste and too much money.
macnavarra
macrumors regular
I gone buy one of those for my TiK-Tok Video.
ImAlwaysRight
macrumors 6502a
If you find that with all of them then it's likely they are not the problem.<<I think that it might be annoying after awhile.>> I find that with all humans I meet
As for the colored LEDs behind one's monitor, I guess this appeals to the same crowd who runs colored LEDs under their car?
nanoleaf is junk.
Replaced every bulb in my house with Nano leaf bulbs. Now in the process of replacing all of them. They don't work at all (turn on) at about 10% from new. Getting past that, they're the least responsive IoT device I've ever experienced in my life.
Never again.
Replaced every bulb in my house with Nano leaf bulbs. Now in the process of replacing all of them. They don't work at all (turn on) at about 10% from new. Getting past that, they're the least responsive IoT device I've ever experienced in my life.
Never again.
Yes there are ones that do this too. But that’s not what the nanoleaf one does so the question still stands.
DestructoTim
macrumors regular
As someone else mentioned, it just helps with the over all lighting of the video. However it also draw attention and attraction. You’ll notice a lot of new apps, and phone features use these bright colored gradients because they keep people engaged. Minimalists or people trying to break a tech addiction are encouraged to take color out of their tech environment because it reduces the dopamine hits your brain gets from viewing screens. You are more easily able to get your tasks done and move on without getting distracted by something else on your phone and staying glued to it.
I was looking at this story and the price and thinking.. hey that actually isn’t a bad price for a Nanoleaf device. Thanks for snapping me back to reality. So tired of ads or subscriptions in everything. I have eliminated all ads and subscriptions from my life with the exception of cloud storage, and even that I am slowly removing with my own local backups and longer term cloud storage with lifetime cloud plans (yes I know it may not be guaranteed a lifetime). Companies that lock features built into the hardware behind subs or ads will get an autoban from my shopping list.
I can't speak to gamers, but having LEDs behind your TVs to project a slight blur against the wall really does make the TV look substantially nicer.
I was unwilling to pay Phillip's ungodly fees for Hue Sync, so I just mounted a cheapo LED strip behind my TV, with a remote I can use to change the light color when the mood strikes me. You can buy such a setup for $6 - it's ridiculously cheap to try out and see what it's like.
Would it be nicer if the lights changed to match the screen? Maybe, but I'll wait for the price of a Sync or equivalent, to come down and the compatibility to go up.
(I'm guessing the system reviewed here requires a driver running on the PC, so is not relevant to a TV?)
philstubbington
macrumors 6502a
… and obviously sitting in the dark 😂