hi,
After trying several screen protectors (both adhesive and non adhesive) and crystal cases I have decided to give up on screen protectors altogether (too many air bubbles, hairs, cornflakes etc)
My screen *looks* ok but I would like to be sure all the cleaning and reapplying of protectors has not caused any damage...
Specifically, do such soft screens have any protective coating I might have stripped?
Do they contain any sort of fluid that might leak if they are damaged?
Anyone else used and subsequently removed an adhesive protector to ill effect?
Seems odd that nokia went with a "soft" screen for the N95... I was hoping for some info on how tough they really are!
thanks for reading.
One thing to be careful of is cleaning the screen, I 'stupidly' sprayed a little (no I didn't drown it) glass cleaner onto mine before fitting a screen protector and some of this got into the screen, I have no idea how, but it really fooked it up, it still worked but it looked quite bad.
I'd only had it for about a week and was kicking myself, it did improve and 'dry out' after a few days but it still wasn't 100%. So I ordered a new one off of ebay and fitted it (very easy).
I wont be making that mistake again!
GavinK151 wrote:hi,After trying several screen protectors (both adhesive and non adhesive) and crystal cases I have decided to give up on screen protectors altogether (too many air bubbles, hairs, cornflakes etc)
Medical quality alcohol (available in any good chemist), and a cotton-bud are pretty much essential to use for cleaning all the gunge off the screen before attempting fitting the self-ashesive film screen protector, otherwise you get bubbles, smudges, etc., under the screen protector film.
If you dip the cotton bud into the alcohol bottle (instead of pouring liquid on the N95 screen) there's very little chance of it going behind the glass. Let the alcohol evaporate off the screen for 30 seconds before trying to fit the screen protector.
I have protected 2 N95's using the above process, both with prefect results.
torsen wrote:One thing to be careful of is cleaning the screen, I 'stupidly' sprayed a little (no I didn't drown it) glass cleaner onto mine before fitting a screen protector and some of this got into the screen, I have no idea how, but it really fooked it up, it still worked but it looked quite bad. I'd only had it for about a week and was kicking myself, it did improve and 'dry out' after a few days but it still wasn't 100%. So I ordered a new one off of ebay and fitted it (very easy).
I wont be making that mistake again!
I used some screen wipes (fairly moist) to clean the screen of any crap left by the adhesive protector I removed - looks OK, I dont see any moisture anyway...
So you can replace the screen quite easily then? Hmm that interesting...
I would be much happier if nokia had gone with a hard screen on the N95 - big mistake if you ask me.
Out of curiosity, the screen you damaged - I wonder how the moisture got in, I thought that LCD screens were sealed (since they contain liquid crystal one would assume)
actually I would be keen to get some detail technical info on the screens used since they feel like touch screens (softish) - anyone know why LCDs are soft like this?
GavinK151 wrote:
So you can replace the screen quite easily then? Hmm that interesting...
Wouldn't have had a clue how to do it but I saw the you tube vid of that guy stripping down a N95 (tried posting the link but the forum wont let me)
trickiest bit was carefully levering up the small metal lever and to release screen connection out.
GavinK151 wrote:Out of curiosity, the screen you damaged - I wonder how the moisture got in, I thought that LCD screens were sealed (since they contain liquid crystal one would assume)
I have the old screen in front of me now, the sealed glass part is bonded to a white plastic surround that is backed with a silver foil material, the plastic surround at the bottom of the screen is slightly loose and it looks like the fluid got in between the silver foil and the back of the sealed part of the screen.
the sealed glass part is bonded to a white plastic surround
So is the main part actually glass? I am asking as it feels "soft" to the touch.
If its not glass - what is used for the top layer of an LCD I wonder?
[QUOTE=clive1;321968]anyone tried the DuraSec NanoTec liquid screen protector?
Hey that stuff looks interesting! Hmmm I guess when its on its never coming off again though?
One thing I am noticing the more I use the N95 without any protection is how greasy the screen gets! When I wipe it all it seems to do is smear the marks about 😞 looks awful on such a nice screen!
i think it comes with a cleaner so i guess you can clean the screen and put it back on from time to time im not 100% sure though ive not tried it yet.
clive1 wrote:i think it comes with a cleaner so i guess you can clean the screen and put it back on from time to time im not 100% sure though ive not tried it yet.
Are you going to give it a shot? Sounds like a handy thing if you have a number of gadgets and did not want to get specialist protectors for each one...
I am still sworn off screen protectors...for now 😊
By far the best cleaner is water - which unlike alcohol solutions of one sort and another, leaves no smear marks whatsoever.
Put some tap water in a perfume spray bottle, use a soft cloth and you'll see what I mean.
It's the ONLY thing I'd ever dream of using on such a screen.
And yes, the N95 screen-type is VERY vulnerable - I've seen several punctured ... no fluid leak, just a nasty little puncture wound.
Apply a silicone screen protector - no glue, no water, just a cardboard squeegie and you're away.
That said, remove the facia plate first and cut the protector to overlap the screen all round by 1mm.
Replace facia et voila !
Perfect results, protected screen.
Pheonix SZ wrote:
And yes, the N95 screen-type is VERY vulnerable - I've seen several punctured ... no fluid leak, just a nasty little puncture wound.
ouch - how easily were they punctured? seems to me even having your keys in the same pocket accidentally would be a disaster! I am suprised the nothing leaked out of the screen though...
Pheonix SZ wrote:
That said, remove the facia plate first and cut the protector to overlap the screen all round by 1mm.
Is it quite easy to remove the facia plate? would be handly for cleaning the screen properly as you say...
Hmmm so can you get replacement facias with other colours then?
GavinK151 wrote:ouch - how easily were they punctured? seems to me even having your keys in the same pocket accidentally would be a disaster! I am suprised the nothing leaked out of the screen though...Is it quite easy to remove the facia plate? would be handly for cleaning the screen properly as you say...
Hmmm so can you get replacement facias with other colours then?
Just get the right sized torx screwdriver and it's just four screws at the back of the top slide (slide both ways for access to all four). Easy peasy lemon squeezie.
It has to be fairly sharp to puncture the screen, but it certainly doesn't have to be hard - just a few inches of drop will do it.
I tried the Durasec Nanotec liquid with very good results. It has given my N95's screen a great lustre - its a bit like a really good wax polish on a car. I was using a Martin Fields protector but for the life of me I couldn't get rid of the bubbles so I thought I'd try this. It seems to be pretty scratch resistant too - time will tell though.
jorge999 wrote:I tried the Durasec Nanotec liquid with very good results. It has given my N95's screen a great lustre - its a bit like a really good wax polish on a car. I was using a Martin Fields protector but for the life of me I couldn't get rid of the bubbles so I thought I'd try this. It seems to be pretty scratch resistant too - time will tell though.
Forget Martin, get
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250112293197 - and cut to size. Use the cardbd squeegie for bubble-free blubber-free smoothness.
You really need a membrane, not just a wax which has no penetrative resistance.
jorge999 wrote:I tried the Durasec Nanotec liquid with very good results. It has given my N95's screen a great lustre - its a bit like a really good wax polish on a car. I was using a Martin Fields protector but for the life of me I couldn't get rid of the bubbles so I thought I'd try this. It seems to be pretty scratch resistant too - time will tell though.
I tried the Proporta protector then I think the Martin Fields one (is that the one that uses static to stay on rather than adhesive?) - same for me, kept arsing it up and was not happy with the results for either!
did you take the facia off to apply the Durasec stuff? it sounds pretty good.