cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/19798927

Sure, the whole world is on fire right now, but there are also little things to be upset about. ☝😉

      • w3dd1e
        6·
        3 months ago

        I laughed at your reply, upvoted, and started to scroll when I remembered my TV has a “screen off” feature. I use it at bedtime to listen to futurama without the light making my sleep bad.

        At some point the show stops playing and goes to a menu. You actually wouldn’t know the TV is on if it wasn’t for the light. 😑

      • Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world
        3·
        3 months ago

        To be fair to the tv, it’s not letting you know it’s off, it’s letting you know it’s still on but in sleep mode. TV’s are just giant tablets now. If it was off, you’d have to wait for it to boot into its operating system the next time you wanted to watch TV.

        • paultimate14@lemmy.world
          5·
          3 months ago

          I have dumb TV’s still with the same problem. It’s to communicate that it’s plugged in and receiving power. If the TV isn’t working properly, that’s easy to verify rather than having to worry about the surge protector, outlet, circuit breaker, etc.

          The fact that TV’s are “smart” is a whole other issue I could get curmudgeonly about.

        • MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de
          1·
          3 months ago

          I have a TV with a WHITE LED that does this and we have to wait for it to boot. Luckilly, no one sleeps on the livingroom couch enough for this to matter.

    • Troy@lemmy.ca
      10·
      3 months ago

      It’s how you know that it’s waiting for your remote controller signals, right? Otherwise how would you know that the TV is waiting. Always waiting. So lonely. Please send it signals!

    • Vlyn@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      At least with my LG TV you can switch that off. It’s in general settings “Standby light” :)