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Old 12-04-2013, 10:18 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by hawhill View Post
I'm pretty sure the battery is not to blame. They will almost certainly use a charge pump design for the LEDs. It is however quite normal that LEDs degrade over time. All do, but in how much there's a wide variance. They also might change their color a bit.

That said, given how long the device is on the market, I estimate a maximum usage time of ~5000 hours. That isn't very much for LEDs.

Not wanting to sound accusing, but there's also a psychological factor to consider. Who isn't sitting in front of a device right now that seemingly got a bit slower each day compared to when it was new? ... (Yes there are reasons why that might in fact be the case, but often enough, it's just perception)
Aren't the LEDs always on though? that would only be like, 7 months.That cant be right?
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