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Zagg Invisible Shield

I bought one of these last week and I have to say it's probably the worst screen protector I've ever seen. The only positive I can think of is that, despite being slightly more complicated than your regular screen protector, it's easy to install it without getting any bubbles under the screen.
Once on, the screen looks extremely tacky. It's almost impossible to install it without trapping any dust underneath. Probably the worst thing about it is the feeling of the material it's made of. Despite having the whole 'being made out the same material as what's used to protect military helicopter blades' gimmick they have going on, I don't think it's a good material to have on your screen. The material is thick and soft. They say it's unlikely to scratch, but due to the soft nature of the material, it's very easy to make (permanent?) impressions into it. After just a day of use the screen looked extremely scratched up and really looked awful.
It also doesn't have a smooth finish. This really stands out when looking at it from an angle.
At prices of over £10 for only one protector this item is an absolute rip-off. Stay well away.
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After i bought this Invisible **** for my old HTC Daimond ... I will never buy again this ...this ... **** This is the best word to describe it. INVISIBLE ****

Wow, alot of bad points. I have been using thshield on all my devices in my sig, and i gotta day its worth it. my screen gets protected. yes it does scrathc, bug not as much as other sscreen protectors. i have been using mine since
s eptember. my only con is that on resitive tiuch screens, you have to prress harder on the screen and it gives an unpleasnt felling and squelching noise when you flick scroll. like chalk running down a board thing

Yeah, I bought one of these too, and it was so badly shaped, unpleasantly textured and and difficult to apply that it immediately went in the bin. In the four months or so I've had the phone I've not got a mark on the casing it yet anyway- the unibody is very tough.

I've used many different shield on my phones, and ZAGG's Invisible Shield is imo the best. After couple of days of usage it becomes really smooth and there's no bubbles or dirt under the shield. A friend of mine didn't even notice the shield until he looked at the screen from an different angle.

My advice is to use this material to protect the body, but NOT the screen.
The orange peel effect, reduced luminosity and really poor tactile feedback/stickyness make it a really bad choice.
I put one on a camera screen, also on an iPod. Several years ago now. The protection (& grip/non-slide) offered to the iPod is very positive, but it's a magnet for smudges and other imperfections.
& while we're on the subject, spend a few €/$ and get a quality screen protector from one of the trusted brands, instead of the 10 for a dollar ebay ones
I find that screen protectors last the life of my phones, so it's a small investment really.

to me there are better options than Zagg IS.
I personally never use Zagg's but I've seen couple friends of mine having problems with IS. After a year the edges of the IS-folie seemed to dry off and changed to same faint orange color. They all used full protection (screen + body) and all the edges became so and look ugly.
Upon seeing that, I used Skinomi on both my DHD and Touch HD and I am VERY satisfied. Get from Amazon.com. It's cheaper and it comes with lifetime warranty.

i managed to scratch mine yesterday so much for their special non-military crap!
i was using a pen on my phone, Lol and the pen mark got on the invisible shield. then i tried to scracth it off and it left scratches all over the screen :/

olyloh6696 said:
i managed to scratch mine yesterday so much for their special non-military crap!
i was using a pen on my phone, Lol and the pen mark got on the invisible shield. then i tried to scracth it off and it left scratches all over the screen :/
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I told Ya it`s a piece of **** not SHIELD

Krzysiec said:
I told Ya it`s a piece of **** not SHIELD
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Yeah, i willl nneveer buy one aggain as a screen proottectorr. ill just buy the body housing. its crap material and texture for the screen :/

Krzysiec said:
I told Ya it`s a piece of **** not SHIELD
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yea well.. the reputation before was good. It dropped

THE BEST BEST BEST solution for me was buying CaseMate POP with screenprotector in it Can 100% recommend it!

Screenprotector CM POP is scretchproof - the black parts of CM POP are "scretchlove"
but... it's great!

I used my iPhone for two years without any protection rather the case (nothing fancy).
The DHD would get the same treatment. No shields.
Just be a little careful and don't put your phone straight in your pocket with some change in it.

Now i have to invest in a new better screen protector, any suggestions?
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AWBob said:
I bought one of these last week and I have to say it's probably the worst screen protector I've ever seen. The only positive I can think of is that, despite being slightly more complicated than your regular screen protector, it's easy to install it without getting any bubbles under the screen.
Once on, the screen looks extremely tacky. It's almost impossible to install it without trapping any dust underneath. Probably the worst thing about it is the feeling of the material it's made of. Despite having the whole 'being made out the same material as what's used to protect military helicopter blades' gimmick they have going on, I don't think it's a good material to have on your screen. The material is thick and soft. They say it's unlikely to scratch, but due to the soft nature of the material, it's very easy to make (permanent?) impressions into it. After just a day of use the screen looked extremely scratched up and really looked awful.
It also doesn't have a smooth finish. This really stands out when looking at it from an angle.
At prices of over £10 for only one protector this item is an absolute rip-off. Stay well away.
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I fit these things in my work for a price of £6.99 or £9.99 for the whole thing, it's a good piece of kit if you don't mind the feel of it but it only really looks good on an iphone 4, you really can't notice it besides the feel, DHD on the other hand makes it look cheap an nasty, the material is the same stuff they use on the Apache helicopters, it's remouldable for a longer period of time, if you get marks on it then that's your fault, it won't allow scratches easily at all it's very robust, tbh if you want a nice smooth and strong screen protector then may i recommend a griffin as they are the smoothest.
Also when you use zagg you must leave it to set for around about 2 - 3 days to properly benefit it, if you have a problem with dust underneath the screen then you obviously haven't done it properly, i never get dust under the protector.

Krzysiec said:
THE BEST BEST BEST solution for me was buying CaseMate POP with screenprotector in it Can 100% recommend it!
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I'm using that at the moment, it's a bit chunky but then again, my hands are too so it's all good.
Very tough case, only gripe is that it gathers white bits of fluff from your pocket.

olyloh6696 said:
i was using a pen on my phone, Lol/
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As soon as i read that bit of your comment I didn't need to read on, why would you use a pen on your phone? Really?
Tell you what i'll just use this sword to scratch my eye !
"999 Yep i've poked my eye out, can you help please?".

I always use zagg screen protectors and think they are the best you can buy imo lol. Had the screen protectors on all my phones and iPad and I really like the feel and I've never had to take one off because its nackered, they seem to last forever. I've just this minute put one on my new desire hd
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dladz said:
As soon as i read that bit of your comment I didn't need to read on, why would you use a pen on your phone? Really?
Tell you what i'll just use this sword to scratch my eye !
"999 Yep i've poked my eye out, can you help please?".
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Had to laugh at this one lol
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[Q] Dock and Screen Scratches

So I just picked up the dock today and so far I am having no issues.
I'm wondering if there are other folks who are using the dock without a screen protector and whether or not they are getting any scratches on the screen.
In fact I'd be curious to know if in general anyone is having an issue with scratches on their screen for any reason.
Thanks

Don't have mine yet but the gorilla glass should hold up pretty well. If you Google "scratched iPad glass" you'll find plenty of people have managed to get a ding on theirs eventually though. As a rule I try to keep something between any screen and keyboard I own just because it seems like a pretty small effort to put into keeping it looking nice. A piece of thin black felt cut to about the size of the keyboard kept in the slip case probably would keep it happy for years and makes a handy fingerprint wiper when needed. Just my 2 cents.

the dock is actually padded to make sure you don't scratch the tablet.

I have the dock and have no issues with scratches, etc. There is in fact rubber stoppers on the sides and front to keep that from happening. Also, we have Gorilla Glass folks!
btw, I wish the XDA app told us more details about posters, as in the website. And a Thanks Button. Maybe a Honeycomb optimized app perhaps?!
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Will a TF300 screen protector fit a TF700?

Hey, just wondering if the screenprotectors for a tf300 will fit a tf700?
Thx

It won't. The screen are different sizes. A screen protector for the TF201 will fit it though (I can confirm this as I put one on my new TF700T).
Hope this helps!

AspenMan said:
It won't. The screen are different sizes. A screen protector for the TF201 will fit it though (I can confirm this as I put one on my new TF700T).
Hope this helps!
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Actually it will; both are 10" screens. See my post here: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/30390-screen-protectorprotective-case/
The only concern is a VERY minor difference in camera and light sensor hole position.

Cool thanks. So the holes for the camera and light sensor on the tf201 screen protector line up?

That's good to know I just ordered a couple of anti glare protectors for the 201 hoping it will fit. Hoping it doesn't take away from the clarity of the screen.
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Eroc162 said:
That's good to know I just ordered a couple of anti glare protectors for the 201 hoping it will fit. Hoping it doesn't take away from the clarity of the screen.
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Please post your thoughts on the anti-glare after you install it. Normally, it's the very first thing I do with my devices (for the anti-glare properties), but I've been hesitant to do this with the TF700, just because the screen is so damn nice... However, if it's doesn't interfere too much, I may re-consider....
Thanks!
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jtrosky said:
Please post your thoughts on the anti-glare after you install it. Normally, it's the very first thing I do with my devices (for the anti-glare properties), but I've been hesitant to do this with the TF700, just because the screen is so damn nice... However, if it's doesn't interfere too much, I may re-consider....
Thanks!
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No problem I ordered 3.
First 1 to test with half on the screen and the other half of the screen uncovered to see if there is any major clarity loss.
Second 1 if I like the test then it's staying on
Third 1 is backup.
Either or I'm most likely gonna keep it on cause even though screen is bright enough to overpower the glare its still annoying I myself tend to sit on my patio a lot or on my lounge chair next to the Window where the sun is strong. I will take pics and post them to see if you see a major clarity loss. Everyone is different.
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Eroc162 said:
No problem I ordered 3.
First 1 to test with half on the screen and the other half of the screen uncovered to see if there is any major clarity loss.
Second 1 if I like the test then it's staying on
Third 1 is backup.
Either or I'm most likely gonna keep it on cause even though screen is bright enough to overpower the glare its still annoying I myself tend to sit on my patio a lot or on my lounge chair next to the Window where the sun is strong. I will take pics and post them to see if you see a major clarity loss. Everyone is different.
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Any update as to whether or not you are satisfied with the TF201 screen protector on your 700? reason why I'm asking is my 700 just came in and I'm going to pick it up tonight, thinking of making a stop at best buy to pick up an anti-glare screen protector and wanted to know if I should just grab a 201 vs a 700.
also any specific brand or any anti-glare should do? I'm rocking phantom skinz on my S3, pretty nice quality if you ask me but a screen protector is a screen protector so money comes first here. doing it more for the no-smudge and anti-glare then protecting the gorilla 2

They both fit size wise but you might need a hole puncher to line up the camera and sensor in the front. The 3 I ordered sucked. They take alot from the screen. I still have one left. Check it out I took a glare cover off cause be dock came in a couple of days ago. I had one more anyway. And in the time I took it off and the time I put the new one on I got a very faint but noticable 1mm scratch on my screen. Ask me how and I will tell you I don't know how. Must have been dust on my hand. Sucks
Put a screen cover guys.
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I ordered a couple from dealextreme. Someone else said they were good. The downside is they said it will take 3 Weeks till I receive them. Until then I have this screen distorting protector on.
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PlayYourPosition said:
Any update as to whether or not you are satisfied with the TF201 screen protector on your 700? reason why I'm asking is my 700 just came in and I'm going to pick it up tonight, thinking of making a stop at best buy to pick up an anti-glare screen protector and wanted to know if I should just grab a 201 vs a 700.
also any specific brand or any anti-glare should do? I'm rocking phantom skinz on my S3, pretty nice quality if you ask me but a screen protector is a screen protector so money comes first here. doing it more for the no-smudge and anti-glare then protecting the gorilla 2
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The TF201 seems to be ok. Check this out here. Hope that helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800389

I can confirm that our TF201, TF300, and future TF700 are all different screen protection systems. Also hole punch will end up leaving bubbles if you aren't extremely accurate in using one, so be careful! (That is on our dry GLARESHATTER system, wet systems can usually be hole punched fine). Also there is still slight cutting differences!

TF300 screen protectors definitely do not work. I bought a pack of high quality ones for the TF300 I use to own and they are mis-sized AND the camera slots are off (though only a little). The missized protector itself is trouble though as the TF300 is wider.
I got some TF700 screen protectors as I didn't want to risk TF201 protectors. Asus really moved all the buttons around to make the TF700 versus the TF201. I'm guessing putting all the antennae into the little plastic strip part of the tablet forced them to change their pcb.

Just a quick update. I purchased a Zagg screen protector for the TF201 and it fits perfectly on the TF700. Front camera and light sensor align correctly. Anyway, remember this is only in regards to the screen protector, I don't know about the full body protector.

TF700 / TF201 Antiglare screen protector for $3.95 on Amazon (Prime)

Seems like a awesome deal for $3.95. PCTabletcases confirmed that this screen protector works. There is a bigger camera cutout so it fits both the TF700.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006QCQWP8/

Asus Transformer TF700 Accessories Guide
This is a small guide compared to their TF300 one. Looking forward to see more cases pop up.
http://www.pctabletcases.com/asus-transformer-pad-infinity-tf700tf700t-cases-accesories-guide/

Not a bad deal. Just ordered one, we'll see how well it fits. Thanks for the heads up!

I purchased a 3 pk of Poetic anti-glare protectors and while they are of high quality, I'm still torn between whether I want to leave it on or not... It's not that the screen looks bad with it on, but I know that it looks so much nicer without it!
However, I absolutely *love* the fact the your finger slides so nice across the anit-glare protector and I *love* the fact that fingerprints and smudges are a thing of the past with the anti-glare protector... Decisions, decisions....
I guess the fact that it's still on after a few days says something... I'm thinking the lack of fingerprints and how easily your finger slides over the anti-glare may just be enough to live with the screen quality degradation...
I wonder why these things don't come pre-anti-glare? I mean think about it - when's the last time you saw a computer monitor that wasn't anti-glare? They all are! Why can't tablet mfg's do the same (without reducing the screen quality though)? Surely it can be done?!
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jtrosky said:
I purchased a 3 pk of Poetic anti-glare protectors and while they are of high quality, I'm still torn between whether I want to leave it on or not... It's not that the screen looks bad with it on, but I know that it looks so much nicer without it!
However, I absolutely *love* the fact the your finger slides so nice across the anit-glare protector and I *love* the fact that fingerprints and smudges are a thing of the past with the anti-glare protector... Decisions, decisions....
I guess the fact that it's still on after a few days says something... I'm thinking the lack of fingerprints and how easily your finger slides over the anti-glare may just be enough to live with the screen quality degradation...
I wonder why these things don't come pre-anti-glare? I mean think about it - when's the last time you saw a computer monitor that wasn't anti-glare? They all are! Why can't tablet mfg's do the same (without reducing the screen quality though)? Surely it can be done?!
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I still dont understand why anyone would wait for then spend 500-600 dollars on a full hd tablet and then "settle" with degraded image quality to have anti-glare protector.

gottahavit said:
I still dont understand why anyone would wait for then spend 500-600 dollars on a full hd tablet and then "settle" with degraded image quality to have anti-glare protector.
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I just stated the reasons why! It's not like the screen looks like crap or anything, just slightly less than the screen quality without it... Like the I said, so far, the pros of the anti-glare outweigh the cons...
Have you tried one on your TF700? Until you do, you don't know what you're missing...
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jtrosky said:
I just stated the reasons why! It's not like the screen looks like crap or anything, just slightly less than the screen quality without it... Like the I said, so far, the pros of the anti-glare outweigh the cons...
Have you tried one on your TF700? Until you do, you don't know what you're missing...
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I have one on my tf101, No it doesn't look like crap, but it undoubtedly reduces quality of screen, I had no intentions of ever putting on another and definitely not on tf700. I'm not questioning the value, BUT if thats your priority why not stick with lower cost lower rez screen? The 700 is only worth the money because of the screen.

gottahavit said:
I have one on my tf101, No it doesn't look like crap, but it undoubtedly reduces quality of screen, I had no intentions of ever putting on another and definitely not on tf700. I'm not questioning the value, BUT if thats your priority why not stick with lower cost lower rez screen? The 700 is only worth the money because of the screen.
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The screen protector doesn't lower the resolution of the tablet! You still get the advantages of the higher resolution screen... Geez, you act like it makes the screen look like it's 640x480 or something! It's just a piece of clear plastic!
I also have a TF101 (well technically, the wife does now) and the TF700 screen is still *much* better looking than the TF101 screen... Besides, the TF700 is much nicer than the TF300, even besides the screen (plastic compared to aluminum, etc)...
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gottahavit said:
I still dont understand why anyone would wait for then spend 500-600 dollars on a full hd tablet and then "settle" with degraded image quality to have anti-glare protector.
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Glare doesn't exactly improve the quality of the screen. This thing isn't like a screen that could double as a mirror so much as (esp outdoors) it's like a mirror that could almost double as a screen if you angle it right and squint. I don't have an anti-glare on yet. I wish I could get a sleeve with an antiglare window to pop on it for outdoor use, and be able to take it off the rest of the time. More realistically, I'm thinking of finding the cheapest possible pack of antiglares straight from e. asia, and using them like removables. Reuse them till they won't stick any more, then toss them. I don't use it outside every day, so I might get some decent mileage out of it.
I don't understand why we put up with super reflective glass on our 500-600 dollar tabs, with super IPS+ advertised to make it daylight readable.

fortunz said:
Glare doesn't exactly improve the quality of the screen. This thing isn't like a screen that could double as a mirror so much as (esp outdoors) it's like a mirror that could almost double as a screen if you angle it right and squint. I don't have an anti-glare on yet. I wish I could get a sleeve with an antiglare window to pop on it for outdoor use, and be able to take it off the rest of the time. More realistically, I'm thinking of finding the cheapest possible pack of antiglares straight from e. asia, and using them like removables. Reuse them till they won't stick any more, then toss them. I don't use it outside every day, so I might get some decent mileage out of it.
I don't understand why we put up with super reflective glass on our 500-600 dollar tabs, with super IPS+ advertised to make it daylight readable.
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Reusing screen protectors is a bad idea, every time you expose the sticky side you pick up more dirt and dust that will sit between the protector and the screen, which is one of the easiest ways to damage the screen.

gottahavit said:
Reusing screen protectors is a bad idea, every time you expose the sticky side you pick up more dirt and dust that will sit between the protector and the screen, which is one of the easiest ways to damage the screen.
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I would agree with this! It's almost impossible to "re-use" a screen protector, especially over and over again. You'll never get it off and back on again without getting stuff stuck to it...
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Outdoors I mostly use the keyboard anyway, not the screen. How about 1 crystal clear protector permanently applied. 1 temporary antiglare protector (cut to be smaller, and probably dog-eared on the corners for easier removal) removed and reapplied for outdoor use. As to being able to reapply it, one need only have something else to apply it to until the next application. It would probably stick to my clipboard, and if not that, I'll find something.

fortunz said:
Outdoors I mostly use the keyboard anyway, not the screen. How about 1 crystal clear protector permanently applied. 1 temporary antiglare protector (cut to be smaller, and probably dog-eared on the corners for easier removal) removed and reapplied for outdoor use. As to being able to reapply it, one need only have something else to apply it to until the next application. It would probably stick to my clipboard, and if not that, I'll find something.
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Good luck, but I'd be willing to bet that this will not work out as planned. Even if the sticky side is only exposed for a few seconds, it will attract dust, hair and everything else floating in the air - you'll get bubbles when trying to re-apply it...
Again, good luck but I would keep my expectations low on this method!
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My expectations aren't high, but how bad will bubbles even show in daylight anyway? I'm not sure I'll try it, but I'd wager bubbles in my temp shield are better than super reflections.

I got one of these and didn't have any issues putting it. It does level my screen with a sparkle effect. As if there are a ton of little particles on the screen shining . Is that an effect from the anti glare portion of it? I do like the feel of my fingers on the screen with this film protector on. For the price I'm happy so far.

fsured said:
I got one of these and didn't have any issues putting it. It does level my screen with a sparkle effect. As if there are a ton of little particles on the screen shining . Is that an effect from the anti glare portion of it? I do like the feel of my fingers on the screen with this film protector on. For the price I'm happy so far.
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Yep, that's definitely the anti-glare'ness that is causing that sparkle effect. You'll find that the amount of "sparkle" varies greatly from one anti-glare protector to the next. Typically, you get what you pay for, but not always. I remember from my iPad days, that I got the best anti-glare protector that I've even had from 5Below for $5 each (which was really cheap at the time).
The Poetic anti-glares that I bought are pretty good - very little "sparkle" effect. Mainly only notable on white screens and even then, it's not bad at all. So far, the anti-glare, anti-fingerprint and super slippery effects of the anti-glare are winning though as I still have my anti-glare installed. I can now go days (maybe even weeks!) without having to clean my screen (instead of cleaning the screen every few hours without the protector). There is definitely a trade-off though.
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Do you guys use screen protector? If so, which one?

I've been rocking this screen protector (forgot the name) and I don't like the fact that it doesn't feel smooth and such, but I still use them because of the protection
I wanna know if you guys use it or not and why. Also if you guys do use it, which one? Thanks
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Nope, because I handle the Tablet carefully and little scratches illustrate all the days the device was on my side.
Only reason for me to use one would be the anti reflective surface. Is it good for that purpose?

crassmike said:
Nope, because I handle the Tablet carefully and little scratches illustrate all the days the device was on my side.
Only reason for me to use one would be the anti reflective surface. Is it good for that purpose?
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Mine does opposite of that
Swyped on my Galaxy Nexus running AOKP with Franco Kernel

I use the Ghost Armor simply for the fact that I let my little brothers play with it now and then. not only that but the keyboard dock could leave marks at times on it. good thing for the skin!

Mine came with one and I took it off. I don't like the feel of one and it just seems like the screen doesn't have as much "pop" to it with one on. They were so needed in the past, but now with gorilla glass and such, they are much more resistant to scratching IMO.