Blue light is bad to use because it stunts melatonin. Is there an option of yellow light? Can't imagine red wd be soothing.
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Hello Ninjabetic, and thanks for your question. At this time, a solid yellow setting is not available for the KinderGlo. The four light settings are solid green, solid blue, solid red, and continuous color changing. While some of the colors in the cycle are brighter than others, in general all of the light settings are soft enough to sleep by. As far as concerns about impeding melatonin levels, the science behind this shows that lights with a brightness of under 5 lux have no effect on the body's production of melatonin. Because we use soft LED lights which are then filtered through a translucent plastic body, the brightness of the KinderGlo never reaches 1 lux. The lights are bright enough to see by, but soft enough to sleep by.
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Before considering, check on the safety of the blue light spectrum on the eyes. This may be a discussion you should have with your physician before using a device such as this product.
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I only use them for driving at night and they work great for that purpose. There's no pure blue light-emitting things you have to see at night, and while it does change the color of stop lights, you can easily figure out what's going on by position of lights. Purpose is to not inhibit melatonin production before you're about to go to sleep.
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I took some sample pics in the house at night with just lights on. They looked OK without the flash. I find with indoor pics I usually don't like the flash because it seems to wash out the photo.
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oh. well, thanks for the info, but for me that's a deal breaker. Nice prices on the Kingstons, tho.It is mandatory for me to watch the broad blue LED on my Sony Microvault when it flashes, reassuring me that copying and/or saving are happening in the right place. It is a platter drive, however, and I am on a quest for a flash drive to back up my back up. It must be high capacity, fast, stylin, and have a flashy LED. Any suggestions?Plus I love to pause and admire the starry heaven of my office when I shut down for the night, lit up by all the gorgeous blue, red, and green LEDs - it is a veritable tech paradise... oh. well, thanks for the info, but for me that's a deal breaker. Nice prices on the Kingstons, tho.It is mandatory for me to watch the broad blue LED on my Sony Microvault when it flashes, reassuring me that copying and/or saving are happening in the right place. It is a platter drive, however, and I am on a quest for a flash drive to back up my back up. It must be high capacity, fast, stylin, and have a flashy LED. Any suggestions?Plus I love to pause and admire the starry heaven of my office when I shut down for the night, lit up by all the... » Read More oh. well, thanks for the info, but for me that's a deal breaker. Nice prices on the Kingstons, tho.It is mandatory for me to watch the broad blue LED on my Sony Microvault when it flashes, reassuring me that copying and/or saving are happening in the right place. It is a platter drive, however, and I am on a quest for a flash drive to back up my back up. It must be high capacity, fast, stylin, and have a flashy LED. Any suggestions?Plus I love to pause and admire the starry heaven of my office when I shut down for the night, lit up by all the gorgeous blue, red, and green LEDs - it is a veritable tech paradise... « Show Less
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I have only used the brightest setting. Of course, you should not look directly at it. (Really you can't, or not for more than a second.) If you are using this lamp for SAD, I can't imagine why you wouldn't want it as bright as possible, unless you suddenly have more energy than you know what to do with! :)
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It's decent with the blue light blocking, not the best. In hindsight I should have ponied up and bought the more expensive ones since I am on the computer about 12 hours a day. The sleep factor, I'm unsure as I didn't put emphasis on that when I bought them nor have I tracked it. I hope this helps.
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Has anyone else tried the "bright" mode trick? Any comments on the difference...
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Red is the go to brightest color(and one I have) and ends up being the easiest to see. the next best i would wager on being pure white. blue is only effective at night.
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"Too Bright" or "Just Right" is a matter of personal preference and perception. To me, the blue light is no problem at all. The reason why electronic manufacturers have started to use blue instead of red, orange, green, etc is that it is a pleasing color and not harsh to most eyes. If you sleep with your eyes open, it might be a problem but, under normal circumstances, it is not too bright. Most night lights are much brighter than the Orsani LED's.
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There is a large blue light along the front that turns red when the unit is full. If you need absolute darkness to sleep it would be disturbing but it isn't much brighter than a nightlight.
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I'm planning on doing the same thing but only have a week or two experience with the enclosure so far. The first one failed and was quickly replaced without much fuss. So far no troubles with the new enclosure though I have not started moving files to the drive. If you are leaving it on for 24 hours you may find the blue LED a waste of energy and annoying in a darkened room. I think it would be a simple matter to unplug the LED. There's no reason it should affect the use of the drive/enclosure.
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The light is not too bright. You can also turn off light and just use therma-cell
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I have added a link to the Photon color explanation chart. It's got really good info. I got the blue and it is TOO bright for what I use it for. I should've gotten red because it protects your nightvision. http://www.photonlight.com/pages/Photon-LED-Beam-Colors.html
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Not that great in low light. You will need to light the room a little, try a red light or something to have an excuse for lighting :)
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EJH, No, the light only works in the realm of white light. Apparently blue light has some untested side effects.
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Durring the night usually if you have no light outside image will be B/W, if you have any light you will see color image.there is a SD card you can try with 32 gb