I use my pc late into the night on several days of the week. Sometimes I game, sometimes I watch movies, or browse, etc.
I usually use a mechanical keyboard and gaming mouse during the day, but he’s mentioned they’re both too loud to be able to sleep. So I got a dead silent Logitech mouse, and he generously offered to buy me a silent keyboard which I got secondhand and asked for his opinion on it so that I would return it if it’s still too loud.
Ever since, out of courtesy to his early sleeping schedule, I change my set of keyboard and mouse whenever he says he wants to sleep. I dim the fan lights too, and plug in headphones. And there’s a barrier blocking my screen light from reaching his half of the room.
He recently abruptly changed his mind about this solution, saying the set isn’t as silent as he expected (logitech m330 and mx keys), even though it’s practically inaudible, to me and to another whom I asked for an opinion.
It seemed like my presence in the room being wide awake is the main issue, so I suggested he put on some white noise or earbuds to distract him into sleep.
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INFO 1
Late into the night meaning is inconsistent. 11 PM, 10 PM, 2 AM, latest has been 3-ish AM.
INFO 2
His sleeping schedule is inconsistent. He’d sometimes try to sleep at 10 PM, 11 PM, 1 AM, earliest has been at 9 PM. Early sleeping at Saturdays where I’d want to game late has been common.
INFO: Is this a college dorm situation where the PC has to be in the room you both sleep in, or can it be moved to a different location (assuming there is more shared space between you two than just the bedroom). And what does this partition consist of? Is light still lighting up the general area of the room even though he may not necessarily be able to see the screen itself? Sometimes that may bother people just as much as being able to see the screen
If you are in the same room and this is during normal sleeping hours, YTA.
Info: how late into the night are we talking here? If you’re talking ‘way after midnight’, I think that’s not very considerate. What time does your room mate go to bed? Does he have to get up early most days?
INFO when you say ‘late into the night’, how late are we talking? If you’re on there till maybe 11pm-midnight, I think the compromise was completely fair. However, if you’re up till early hours in the morning YTA.
Yta. You are in the same room and its a major point you really glazed over. Ya, the button presses might be silent but the keyboard on the desk isn’t, either is the mouse on the desk or your chair when you get excited. Its not like your calmly doing school work. Im a gamer I know how loud it can be even when your trying to be quiet.
You guys share a room? What times are we talking here?
Between 22-07 it would be resonable for both of you to be quiet out of respect. If you share room, you can watch iPad with ear plugs in bed sure, but gaming? Get real. If by early you mean like 20-22, then your roommate should consider another living solution.
YTA. Can’t be gaming in the same room while he’s trying to sleep.
YTA. You are sharing a room. You should not be up late using a keyboard and a PC with bright lights for games and leisure activities.
Sharing a room makes a big difference. It’s really annoying. Keyboards are loud as is the tapping which isn’t as gentle as you think especially if you are really involved in your game and wearing earphones. Nevermind the light. Other people’s opinion do not matter, only your roommate’s. YTA, You need to stop.
INFO: What kind of time are we talking about when you say “Late into the night”?
Sounds like you two shouldn’t be roommates. Why do you stay up so late?
YTA – wherever you go, quiet time generally starts at 10PM. As far as the noise from the tech is concerned, at that hour of the night it is a lot louder than it is at 2PM. The reason being is that there is far less city/background noise going on that late at night to drown it out.
YTA. I think up till 10pm is okay and then it needs to go off till 8am. Sharing a room with someone requires an extra level of considerateness from both parties and this includes not doing leisure activities in the room late into night or very early morning.
Past 10 PM? YTA. Your roommate needs sleep, not to be kept up by you all night.