NODE ICON - option to turn off display for certain inputs

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jordan estevao

• January 10, 2025 20:13

The lcd display does not have great black levels, which is fine for music playback. BUT, as part of a living room setup, the display is a distracting light source when watching TV in a dark room. And there's no real need for the display while watching TV, except for volume adjustment. We should have the option to turn the display off for optical input and eARC, preferably automatically. The display could wake up for volume adjustment, or not. 

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• Official comment

  

  Matt S.

  Brand Manager

  • January 15, 2025 16:02

  Hi Todd, hi Jordan,

  Thanks for your quick feedback on the NODE ICON. We're aiming to add some additional functionality to the display, like turning it off completely, as you describe. No exact timeframe yet but it's high on our priority list for product updates. There may be a phased approach before we have it available per input source, but I'll keep you updated here as I know more.

  Thanks,
  Matt
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  Todd David

  • January 14, 2025 23:00

  I’ll probably end up sending my Icon back. Nothing irritates me more than seeing a display while I’m watching movies. My AVR has a dim feature for a reason. And I’m not placing some fabric over a thousand-dollar piece of audio equipment that shouldn’t need to be hidden. I’ll get a MiniDSP SHD Studio instead. Comes with Dirac full license and sub preouts for the same price as this Icon, and we can actually TURN IT OFF. This is Mickey Mouse stuff not having the capability of turning off the display, especially when the app offers a BRIGHTNESS SWITCH. How ridiculous is it to have a brightness switch, one that goes down to “0”, but doesn’t actually allow 0 to be fully dark? Ugh. What a shame.

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