Are you guys seriously hung up on green keys?

[tkrandall]

What's up with that? Based on comments I see about the new Sanyos, why is the backlight color for the keys THAT important that it would preclude you from getting a specific model? Are you serious? :confused:

[VibrantRedGT]

Green keys suck. Sanyo+Blue Keys= :headbang2

[remlle]

its just and old outdated light to use on keys or anything. the blues and other colors show up much better at nigth and look better. most of us out here like our phones to be custom or new. we use them as much if not more then the cars we drive and hte homes we live in. I know I Wouldnt want a car everyone else has or the same car witht eh same lighs and stuff for ever or even a house so thats why we do what we do.

[Jonathanlc2005]

you know what would be sweet, red leds

[jschu22]

The green keys are just symbolic of the overall phone- The apparent next step in Sanyo's inability to be innovative. I dont say that with any joy, as I would love to have them release something compelling and not just a minor refreshing of one of their other models.

[NONAME]

you know what would be sweet, red ledsI had red LEDs done by Yi on my Hitachi P300, they were sweet :cool:. And to the OP, yes I am VERY serious about not wanting the "funky green" LEDs :irked: after youve had 60-70 plus Sprint phones you will know what im talking about and why :rolleyes: .

[sashamw]

I see so much better with the blue than the green. THe blue are nicer looking, fresher and just I think give it an extra lil boost in appearance. I really can not see the green back lit pads when i'm in the club or what not. They are sooooo dim

[ZiggyZ]

Because it's about cosmetic looks as well.

[ZiggyZ]

I would buy the Katana if Cosmetics were all I was looking foir in a handset, however features are really important to me as well.

[docbrown88]

Call me old skool, but i really don't mind the green. After a while I never even look at the keys anyhow. (I've had only 20-30 sprint phones though :rolleyes: )

[MsRandall]

I had red on my red 8200....I loved that phone. I hate green keys...I prefer white

[squrlgurl]

Funny thread! The green keys are the first thing I noticed on my 8200 in the store and almost didn't buy the phone because of it. They're dim and faded looking . I really wanted blue. When you are paying good $$ for a gadget you want the latest features. All other phone brands use blue LEDs because that's what's hot and people want.
Red would be cool too.

Sanyo, are you listening??

[Marlon_JB2]

I had red on my red 8200....I loved that phone. I hate green keys...I prefer white
White LEDs are right above blue IMO! That's the one thing I liked about the (appearance) of my old Nokia.

Blue is perfect for any other situation though. Green is just... ugly to me, but hey, it DOES work however.

[olddog]

Haven't you guys ever heard of the Retro look? lol.

[Wayne 1]

As long as the phone works well and does what it was designed to do, I could care less what color the keys are! :music: :lol:

[nycgay23]

I would love a phone with a red lighted keypad! Just as I love cars with red lighted dashboards! Blue and white are nice, but I would have to agree and say that I don't care much for the older green lights on certain phones.

BTW, what color are the lights on the katana? The only one I've held so far was a dummy display model.

[sashamw]

I would love a phone with a red lighted keypad! Just as I love cars with red lighted dashboards! Blue and white are nice, but I would have to agree and say that I don't care much for the older green lights on certain phones.

BTW, what color are the lights on the katana? The only one I've held so far was a dummy display model.

They are blue

[Wayne 1]

I suppose if one is looking for the most visible keys, red would be the best color. They use red on some of the Corvette's and similiar cars. :)

[tbakergobuck]

I prefer blue or white keypad backlighting but if I like a phone that has green I will still buy it. I'm surprised that people would not buy a phone no matter what if it had green LED's but then again there are some picky people on this site. :lol: Do blue or white LED's drain more power then green?

[YPG]

blue is best IMO
green just looks blah

[MsRandall]

AWWW my old baby

BEFORE
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9947/small1nx7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


AFTER
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4626/small2xg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Marlon_JB2]

I remember your red 8200! :D If I'm not mistaken, you were one of the first people on SU to get one... as you are with just about every other phone too. :)

The Green LEDs actually didn't look so bad on the green 8200!

[tnman]

its just and old outdated light to use on keys or anything. the blues and other colors show up much better at nigth and look better. most of us out here like our phones (#) to be custom or new. we use them as much if not more then the cars we drive and hte homes we live in. I know I Wouldnt want a car everyone else has or the same car witht eh same lighs and stuff for ever or even a house so thats why we do what we do.

Tell me about it - I drive a car that has white headlights & red taillights, how boring is that! I get to my house and every room I walk in has a white light in it. Sad thing is I lead a boring average every day life, but my katana lights up my life with pretty blue LED keys :)

[MsRandall]

I remember your red 8200! :D If I'm not mistaken, you were one of the first people on SU to get one... as you are with just about every other phone too. :)

The Green LEDs actually didn't look so bad on the green 8200!


Only the first one with the Treo 700p!!!! :wavey:

[DrewSG3]

I love the blue backlit lights that Sanyo have had..

[freeza]

I end up turning the backlit keys off anyway......who cares what color they are.

[UGK]

Obviously the majority of the people in this thread, and the many consumers.

You couldn't answer that yourself?

[lennyj17]

They are blue

Doesnt the pink Katana have pink leds...My GF said she would drop the A960 For the Katana if the pink one's keys lit up pink..I said i was going to check but the store has been on back order for the longest...I think VZW pink RAZR is the only pink phone that has its leds the same color as the phone. Sprint with all its different color phones coming need to have Leds coordinate with the color of the phone (Blue phone Blue led's) except for black. have black phones led's be white...

I like white leds the best. On My GF A960 the keypad is sooo hott with those white leds in a dark club i could dial the phone myself...

I with the majority i hate green

[rlm22b]

Blue>Green for all x in R.

Green LEDs are poo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :headbang2

[Jonathanlc2005]

i think the motorola c290 had orange leds

[Jonathanlc2005]

how in the world did you change the 8200 leds to red

[w7excursion]

how in the world did you change the 8200 leds to red
I asked MsRandall the same thing.
http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47948&highlight=red+8200

[freeza]

Obviously the majority of the people in this thread, and the many consumers.

You couldn't answer that yourself?


No, I couldn't.

[Marlon_JB2]

Yi Chen (Member of SU) used to do a TON of LED changes for people.

He hasn't been here in a while

[tbakergobuck]

I would think most consumers especially the older people don't care about what color the backlight of the keypad is. Now I can understand the users on this site not wanting green led's but like I said before as long as the phone functions good I don't care.

[Brooose]

Bottom line is if you can see them well in the dark, it's all that matters to me.

[shamefulzero]

me neither, but what i do care about is the bluetooth! if the button is on the side is it gonng to beep really loud in my ear if i accedently push it while im on the phone or will it have a lock on it like the 4900 had a call lock. cuz thats real annoying!

[Scrumptious]

I guess it does not matter much to me. I do enjoy having the whole key light up -vs- just the number.

[pmb333]

Does anyone remember what (if any) color was the 7500?

[Brooose]

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Blue

[Malibu]

Can the green back light be changed? If so, where and how?

I do agree that green does give it a dim appearance. With my eyesight not as good as it used to be, blue would be much more refreshing.

[NASCAR14FAN]

Green keys suck. Sanyo+Blue Keys= :headbang2

:good: :lol:

[SingSongBird]

Majority co-signer here... blue is better Yi's conversions were the best. I don't have pics but he did my pearl/lavendar 8100 when I first got it. I loved it no one else had one. I miss that phone it was beautiful.

If in fact they do go back to green we'll have to send a search team out for Yi!

[Marlon_JB2]

Majority co-signer here... blue is better Yi's conversions were the best. I don't have pics but he did my pearl/lavendar 8100 when I first got it. I loved it no one else had one. I miss that phone it was beautiful.

If in fact they do go back to green we'll have to send a search team out for Yi!
That was your lavender 8100? I remember the pictures... looked good!

[s2000gtx]

sanyo or samsung need to come out with an phone that has an red backlight :headbang2 . that would be sweet instead of the ordinary green and blue one. ill even take an white keypad rather than a green.

[remlle]

why not just make it user selectable. would be easy to do. since most these phones use LEDs now as it is. all they would have to do is make one that had selectable LEDs throught the menu

[s2000gtx]

why not just make it user selectable. would be easy to do. since most these phones use LEDs now as it is. all they would have to do is make one that had selectable LEDs throught the menu

100% true.

[MsRandall]

Like the Sanyo 6000 series was select from orange or green...they need to bring that series back...

[remlle]

exactly

[NONAME]

Like the Sanyo 6000 series was select from orange or green...they need to bring that series back...Yeah, I had forgotten about that ;) , it was pretty cool. :cool:

[Jonathanlc2005]

yeah like have the katanas colors match the leds

[Jonathanlc2005]

possible to do it to a 9000? like i just want something new noone else has. like red, orange, yellow, purple, blacklight would be sweet too

[s2000gtx]

yeah like have the katanas colors match the leds

wouldnt that be good really good. too bad the sanyo peopl ewerent thinkign about that and they didnt persue the 6000 series with the orange and green light. i remember my brotherhad that phone they were saying ti was titanium, and stuff.

[tallazzFilipino]

tha keys that are backlit white on tha a920 are sexy. mmm...

_taF

[CorkyG]

Just got a pair of SCP-3100s. Mine don't have green keys - they are closer to yellow - but more accurately, they are chartreuse. I couldn't care less what color they are - as long as I can seem, that's all I care about.

Now, my old 8100 had green numerals in unlighted keys. They were not easy to see. The 3100 is an improvement.

[Brooose]

Just got a pair of SCP-3100s. Mine don't have green keys - they are closer to yellow - but more accurately, they are chartreuse. I couldn't care less what color they are - as long as I can seem, that's all I care about.

Now, my old 8100 had green numerals in unlighted keys. They were not easy to see. The 3100 is an improvement.


And as we all know from watching Blues Clues, chartreuse is a combination of yellow AND green...I gotta get out more :scare:

[Brooose]

tha keys that are backlit white on tha a920 are sexy. mmm...

_taF

Damn right. That is one fine looking keypad! The original white lit 6700 keyboard was nice too.

[Scrumptious]

And as we all know from watching Blues Clues, chartreuse is a combination of yellow AND green...I gotta get out more :scare:
D@MN I can relate! Don't have me singing the colors song over here! :clap:

Colors colors everywhere!

[Marlon_JB2]

I'm so glad I never watched that show once...

In other news, the 8100's keypad did suck badly. That's why I never even got to activate it! I couldn't really see anything.

I've seen the A920's keypad... it's.... decent.

[tbakergobuck]

I think I like the white the best and the Fusic's a close second. I kind of miss my 535.
960
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/960phonepictures022.jpg
Katana
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/DSC03228.jpg
Fusic
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/DSC03282.jpg
5600 ;)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/DSC02453.jpg
880
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/880bluelights.jpg
535
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/DSC02420.jpg

[Brooose]

I'm so glad I never watched that show once...




By your avatar, it looks like you have a baby.....you WILL be watching that show soon! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Actually, it's pretty good. A lot better than the mind numbing drivell that Barney dishes out.... :cool:

[Brooose]

I kind of miss my LG 535....except its jammed somewhere as per tutu's request....:)

[james2K]

9000
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/DSC02453.jpg


Looks like a 5600 ;)

[tbakergobuck]

Looks like a 5600 ;)I changed it. thanks ;) I need to stop buying so many cell phones. :lol:

[Scrumptious]

By your avatar, it looks like you have a baby.....you WILL be watching that show soon! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Actually, it's pretty good. A lot better than the mind numbing drivell that Barney dishes out.... :cool:
I thought that was him in the pic?

If it isn't you when you do have some little ones (In my case A little one, no more for me) you will understand you will know the songs and the shows because you watch it with em'.

I never watched the show for kicks... Spongebob on the other hand... :Popcorn2:

[Brooose]

I thought that was him in the pic?

If it isn't you when you do have some little ones (In my case A little one, no more for me) you will understand you will know the songs and the shows because you watch it with em'.

I never watched the show for kicks... Spongebob on the other hand... :Popcorn2:

My kids' favorite movie is Pirates of the Caribbean so there is hope....now to get back on topic, I just like to see the keys on my phone, especially for texting. In so much as chartreuse is harder to see, I don't like it. White or blue are good.

[Scrumptious]

My 9000 is officially sold as of today... This is the first time I have not had a Sanyo on my plan in about 6 years.

That 5600 pic brings back sweet memories!

SORRY I do that from time to time... BACK ON TOPIC KIM

White keys I have never experienced except on my Treo does that count?

[james2K]

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Looks like a 5600 ;)I changed it. thanks ;) I need to stop buying so many cell phones. :lol:

Cool, not like there was a huge need to tho...we all know the design differences are minimal between those two, and anybody could have made the same mistake :)

[Brooose]

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Cool, not like there was a huge need to tho...we all know the design differences are minimal between those two, and anybody could have made the same mistake :)


Except for the 6000 series, there ain't much design differences among the Sanyo chunkybutt clamshells....let the flames begin!!!! :lol:

[ikandi]

i <3 my blue keys :)

[james2K]

Except for the 6000 series, there ain't much design differences among the Sanyo chunkybutt clamshells....let the flames begin!!!! :lol:

No need for flames...it still feels like 100 degrees here :lol: But I do love my chunkybutt 9000 and it's blue keys :headbang2

[Marlon_JB2]

You guys are silly! :hee:

That's Ayden in my avatar, one of Yummi's twins!!! Can't you tell? He looks just like her!

[Scrumptious]

He is a cutie pie! Wish I could zap mine back to that age!!!

D@mn Marlon you got me off topic AGAIN!

Color Keys....

[tbakergobuck]

Do blue or white LED's drain more power then green?
I thought there might be a reason why Sanyo uses the green led's
From what I recall, when most phones had green keys and a few were replacing them, some colors were a more significant drain on the battery. Green wasnt one of these.I would rather have a longer lasting battery and green led's then have a battery not last as long with a different color led then green.

[rlm22b]

No need for flames...it still feels like 100 degrees here :lol: But I do love my chunkybutt 9000 and it's blue keys :headbang2

I love mine too!!!

[CorkyG]

Saw a black Katana at Best Buy yesterday. The key illuminations were blue.

The more I look, the more my 3100 keys illuminate yellow - and it matches the Sprint logo screen. Esthetically nice.