Djinn
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Ok... Here's an obscure question for audiophiles. My new Vizio VM230XVT HD-LED is a great piece of hardware, with few flaws.
One of those flaws, IMO, is the bright power button that remains illuminated at all times, including when the unit is turned off. Since I'm using this in a bedroom, and I enjoy sleeping with as little light as possible, this annoyed the hell out of me. No problem; I carved myself a tiny piece of electrical tape - no bigger than necessary - and blocked the power button.
I did this fairly early on, so I don't know if this next problem is related... The VM230XVT has "proximity sensitive" pop-up controls. In other words, if you wave your hand next to the bottom-left side of the screen, a pop-up menu is displayed. Unfortunately, the proximity sensor is being tripped by false positives, when no one is anywhere near the screen. I'll be watching a show from across the room, the pop-up menu comes into view, and then scrolls out of view again a few seconds later.
I don't know whether this is related to the tiny piece of electrical tape, but I'd really like to supress the pop-up somehow.
Any ideas? I'm thinking that maybe there's a "secret" service menu that will allow me to disable, or somehow desensitize the proximity sensor.
I searched online... This is the only post I found that describes the problem.
One of those flaws, IMO, is the bright power button that remains illuminated at all times, including when the unit is turned off. Since I'm using this in a bedroom, and I enjoy sleeping with as little light as possible, this annoyed the hell out of me. No problem; I carved myself a tiny piece of electrical tape - no bigger than necessary - and blocked the power button.
I did this fairly early on, so I don't know if this next problem is related... The VM230XVT has "proximity sensitive" pop-up controls. In other words, if you wave your hand next to the bottom-left side of the screen, a pop-up menu is displayed. Unfortunately, the proximity sensor is being tripped by false positives, when no one is anywhere near the screen. I'll be watching a show from across the room, the pop-up menu comes into view, and then scrolls out of view again a few seconds later.
I don't know whether this is related to the tiny piece of electrical tape, but I'd really like to supress the pop-up somehow.
Any ideas? I'm thinking that maybe there's a "secret" service menu that will allow me to disable, or somehow desensitize the proximity sensor.
I searched online... This is the only post I found that describes the problem.