how long will that little red light on your NES last

[brainerdrainer]

I was just thinking about it the other day. How long do you think the little red light on the NES will last? Light bulbs burn out right? So eventually the red light might too?

[Xander]

I'm sure someone will reply with a more accurate answer but: between 50 000 and 100 000 hours. Also it's a LED not a light bulb so it grows dimmer over time, it does not burn out.

Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_long_c...ed_lights_last

[brainerdrainer]

That's pretty crazy. Guess it'll be around for my whole life time haha

[Rickstilwell1]

I've actually encountered Genesis 2's with red lights that no longer worked. They must have used cheaper bulbs, or those people just played Genesis a lot more than most people played their NES systems (or left those few particular systems on when they had to pause their game and leave to go to school or work)

[Pr3tty F1y]

I've actually encountered Genesis 2's with red lights that no longer worked. They must have used cheaper bulbs, or those people just played Genesis a lot more than most people played their NES systems (or left those few particular systems on when they had to pause their game and leave to go to school or work)

Most likely the electronics that powered the LED have failed rather than the LED itself. In my experience, that has been the cause of most LED "failures".

[MachineGex]

Red? My NES has a green light....