Ongoing Project HTPC (1 Viewer)

[Roumec]

Hi there

What do you think, this? :

Or this? :

I can imagine it in center of front pannel

 

[Quarter]

That is a hard one I really like the green one, but the other says more. Maybe just the quality of light.

 

[Roumec]

Oh sorry a didn´t type it all. I´m asking about design. Power symbol or only round? I like more design without symbol. Colour will be same as colour of case cover

 

[Quarter]

First is better

 

[emphatic]

Personally, I don't like LEDs shining towards my face when I watch TV, so I would say neither. Also, all external hard drives/media players use forward facing LEDs and it looks cheap. Perhaps having a LED at the bottom of the case shining down to give it a very subtle glow + showing the user whether it's on/off would be nice.

Emph

 

[Lehmden]

shining down

Think about the dust below the HTPC, I really like it dark there...
But letting the LED shine backwards is worth a thought...

 

[Roumec]

Personally, I don't like LEDs shining towards my face when I watch TV, so I would say neither. Also, all external hard drives/media players use forward facing LEDs and it looks cheap. Perhaps having a LED at the bottom of the case shining down to give it a very subtle glow + showing the user whether it's on/off would be nice.

Emph

Maybe it could be an option

 

[Roumec]

So I´m thinking about buttons as option. Customer could pick a lighting button in colour of case or normal metal button.

 

[emphatic]

A button free front would look great. Is putting buttons on the sides near the front an option?

Emph

 

[Roumec]

Till now I wasn´t thinking about that, you suggest totally empty front or some sign?