The devices are H/W Ver A2, and shipped with 1.14.03.
They did have the IR light faintly on as experienced before.
After upgrading, I can confirm that the IR light is no longer on and working as expected.
The only thing I noticed on the website is that the BUG FIX list doesn't mention what went into 1.14, which I believe were security upgrades that were worth mentioning, I guess.