How important is an LCD screen on your streamer?

Tits on a bull.

Spent my whole life, listening to music on a record player, cassette player CD player. Without looking at a screen and now all of a sudden, we need one? What doesn’t make sense for me is why do you want to look at a little 3 inch screen across the room? If it’s that important to you, get an old 12 inch tablet(that can be updated) prop it up and then you will have a proper display screen for viewing. 

Maybe glance at it across the room to check if it’s powered on. Streamer(s) turn off after a power outage; something we get here more than a few times a year. iPad or phone runs roon/streamers.

I thought it would be an unnecessary feature at best, add to the cost for sure, and possibly have a negative noise effect on on sound quality at worst.  I operate my system remotely from my iPad (usually) or my iPhone or laptop (sometimes).

Not at all, makes noise. My DAC  has no LED let alone a screen, my transport has an LED and it is in the off position.