[josalhor]

I don't get it either. If I was to buy LEDs, I would buy them and use them around the house. I have seen what some hotels do and it is amazing. I have seen LED strips behind the mirror, so when you wake up at night you can get your way around but don't get blinded by the light.

However, here we are, with people buying RGB fans and having their desktops on the desk taking up space and making more noise (because they are closer)... I don't get it either.

[jhap]

Do you have any other ideas you recommend? I thought this mirror idea was brilliant!

[viraptor]

If that use case was interesting, check out also colour led light bulbs. Turning on a very dim red/brown light lets you see the way to the bathroom, but it's not enough to wake other up. Also when you turn red lights off, it doesn't kill your low-light vision.

[fuzxi]

I've read that putting an LED strip (or other light source, I guess) behind a monitor reduces eye strain. Can't speak to its veracity, but it would at least reduce glare!

[whatusername]

Bias Lighting is the term for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bias_lighting

[fuzxi]

Cheers!

[josalhor]

Absolutely! I have been dreaming about the mirror since I first saw it! I have found this brilliant website [0] that has many of the ideas I know of. Mainly the LEDs behind the mirror [1], on the stairs [2], on the kitchen [3], and the ceiling [4]. The ceiling ones are pretty cool because they can lit up the room more homogeneously and it makes it way more relaxing and comfy. Some of these ideas help to better simulate sunlight which I find pretty stimulating.

I know of a few more that are not on the website tho! I have seen led strips on closets (ala fridge style) that light up when you open them (With something like [5]). I have also seen the opposite of the LEDs on the ceiling, on the floor. Something like [6] but in the hall is pretty cool. When you finish watching that movie/tv show and go to sleep you no longer have to choose between finding your way in the dark and getting light at your eyes.

When I get my own place, I will certainly try out all of these ideas. I find them light (hehe) years better than LEDs on computers.

[0]: https://www.lightstec.com/led-strip-light-ideas/

[1]: https://www.lightstec.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/led-str...

[2]: https://www.lightstec.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Led-str...

[3]: https://www.lightstec.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Led-str...

[4]: https://www.lightstec.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/strip-l...

[5]: https://www.amazon.com/Cabinet-Wardrobe-Switches-Drawers-App...

[6]: https://www.instyleled.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pure...