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First off, my intention for getting a screen protector was to never actually protect the screen, but to reduce finger prints as I have quite oily fingers.
First I tried the Ultimate Screen Protector from Seido.
PRO: Looks like there's no protector on the screen, amazing clarity.
CON: Did NOT help with the finger prints at all. No help in how easily they got ON the screen, or how difficult they are to clean once on.
Then I sent my phone into HTC for repair and they screwed up the screen protector, so I had to take it off.
Now I have on DCMugen's Matte screen protector.
PRO: No fingerprints! For someone with oily fingers this was great.
CON: HUGE reduction in screen quality/clarity. Makes the screen very grainy and small text harder to read.
So now I'm torn, because it seems the clear screen protector doesn't help with fingerprints at all, so I'm constantly wiping it off, but the matte screen protector completely ruins this beautiful screen. I wish there was an intermediate, something which did not reduce fingerprints perhaps as much as the matte screen protector, but closer in clarity to the ultra clear.
thanks for that - i have teh dcmugen clear on my phone right now and its just as bad as the screen without a protector. I have the matte sitting here ready to apply but after reading your post I think i'll hold off - i have enough trouble reading the screen outdoors as it is.
Well, I think the matte one will help with the outdoor visibility very slightly. I mean, overall visibility of the screen. It may be more visible, but the quality of the screen will be much lower.
When you say "its just as bad as the screen without a protector" do you mean in terms of finger prints?
yea finger prints.
the dcmugen matte protecter is amazing outdoors, with that protector and the automatic brightness setting i never have a problem seeing outside, with the clears it was always a pain in the ass, i just put my last dcmugen on the phone, time to order more. Ill never buy my screen protectors from anywhere else
damn I guess I better try out that matte protector after all
bpm2000 said:
damn I guess I better try out that matte protector after all
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Did you try it out? What do you think?
zagg screen protector seems to be the best of both.. no fingerprints and clarity retained.
I have never tried those two brands i have always used Best Skins ever and Gadget Shieldz and they work great. Zagg always costs too much and leaves a orange peel effect on all my devices.
OP, Just use the first screen protector from Seido no sense in ruining that beautiful amoled screen with the other brand just to keep finger prints off and just learn to deal with the finger prints it is a touch screen phone.
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Did you try it out? What do you think?
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Not yet- too busy playing with froyo. will update again if i do
zagg sucks - the feel of the plastic is too sticky for good swiping imo
Any pics of the matte on the phone?
the difference in clarity honestly isnt that great of a difference, the fingerprints and grease that collects on the regular screen protectors affects the clarity more to be honest. Now that its finally always sunny out ive been using a regular clear protector cause i ran out of dcmugens, and i cant see **** on my screen from the glare, i cant wait till the other dcmugens i ordered get here. only down fall is it takes about two weeks to get them in the us since they ship from hong kong
I love my desire, no doubt about it. But I'm finding it harder and harder to use it because of direct sunlight on the screen.
I've found that its usually worse when there are finger smudges on the screen and removing these make it somewhat better, but not perfect.
I was wondering if anyone has used a screen protector that has reduced the glare of the sun and made the screen better in direct sunlight so I can read my emails etc.
Could you let me know what protector you are using and how much difference it makes, if any...
Thanks everyone
I've used a terrapin screen protector for the past 4 months. It's absolutely brilliant! Cuts out on glare, not one scratch and hardly ever have to wipe smudges
Are there any recommendation on the best film I can buy? I can't stand the smudges anymore!
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Steinheil SGP protectors are by far the best screens out!
There is the Ultra Clear which is crystal clear, but tend to be just as or more fingerprint magnets then the glass by itself.
They also make the SGP Anti-Fingerprint Matte screens, which make the screen matte, and there for, finger prints don't show up on them. The downfall to the Anti-Fingerprint reduces the screen clarity by a small amount.
I ordered the Anti Fingerprint, and I honestly love it. The package comes with 2 screens, and I was able to get the 1st one done perfectly. The matte screen is a nice texture, similar to a resisitive touchscreen. It makes a slight sliding sound when swiping or using Swype but I have grown to like the sound a bit. About screen clarity, YES I can tell there is a bit more of a haze on the screen, specially when on bright white background. But I don't notice it when the screens on, and the anti fingerprint is MORE than enough reason to keep the screen protector on. As far as anti-fingerprint goes, fingerprints are a thing of the past!
from a epic Galaxy far, far away.
I use zagg invisible shields. They are working out pretty great, easy to clean also.
I'm rocking the Realook.
Pros:
Clarity
Smoothness (I can't stand the 'tacky' feel)
Exact Fit
2 in the kit
Durable so far
Reasonable price
Cons:
Fingerprints can show while screen off
Reduced sensitivity of capacitive buttons (any full-screen will have this)
Im using the Bodyguardz. Super clear and you get enough for 2 applications for the same price of 1 zagg set. They are the best I have ever used.
Also these dont reduce the sensitivity at all from what I have seen on the buttons. The buttons stink to begin with so that might be why. lol.
Are bodyguardz more rigid? Sometime i think i put too much water when applying my zagg and there are slight waves and i can make little ridges by running my nail against the shield.
Another Vote for Steinheil SGP protectors, I opted for the crystal clear version, first application was a breeze, can hardly tell the protector is even on the screen.. it is a fingerprint magnet but I really wanted it to protect against key scratches and such. so far I wouldn't use another.
stealth gaurds are what i like and the price is right. under 3$
Bodyguardz isn't too bad on the orange peel, but its still pretty soft.
Using the realook, its hard plastic and smooth, zero orange peel.
Heard good things about the SGP too, may try that next once this one gets worn out.
I have tried sedio, invisiable shield, body guardz, and I have to say the best hands down is realook. I can't even tell its there and feals just like the glass. Trust me best one.
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What's wrong with no skin? Never scratched the hero and dropped it a bit...
I liked the zagg on my blackberries but it didn't help the touchscreen and eventually became a bother....
I'm using the Skinomi full body screen for my Epic, some people have had problems putting it on but I didn't have any issues. I like it a lot, and it comes with a life time warranty. I put a scratch on mine and sent in the mail form to get a new one, they sent it out, they charge for postage and you have to send the old film back but it still works out pretty well.
I have a zagg, it doesn't ever get that dirty look, doesn't peel around the edges, it has very clean look and feel, sensetivity is outstanding, no glues and chemical residues, and the special little bottle full of "special solution" used for applying the screen protecter... Water
Don't forget the Lifetime Warrenty for those that are going to use their Epic for the rest their life.
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Skinomi pwns
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I wonder if there is a gell that we can put on our screens that would be to either repair light scratches or can protect it from scratches
Phantom Skinz all the way. Goes on smooth and feels smooth. Very little orange peel effect.
I just got the Steinheil anti fingerprint screen (it was like $8 for two on amazon), it was extremely easy to install and fits the screen perfectly. I didn't get it so much for protection, but more for the anti smudge and I have to say it works great for that purpose. It does have a noticeable matte look on our gorgeous screens, but I decided to take the tradeoff of the no prints. It also feels very different, it doesn't feel glass like or even plastic film like and you can hear you're finger swiping on it, again no big deal though. There is no decrease in sensitivity as well.
For protection purposes, I had skinomi on my hero, and once installed right (moderate difficulty) that worked out well for the duration that I used my phone.
What's the difference between the SPG "Anti-figerprint" and the "Ultra oleophobic?" Is it just the matte texture on the former? I'm debating between the two. I like the feeling of the matte but does it compromise the quality of the screen to an unpleasant effect?
Edit: Nvm, I watched a youtube video of the difference between the Anti-Fingerprint matte screen protector and the Ultra oleophobic clear screen protector. On the SGP website, it appears that they don't have an Ultra Oleophobic screen protector for the Epic quite yet.
The other day a phone droid x a guy had, had a screen protector that kinda felt like paper. But there was hardly any figer marks. Does anyone know which one im talking about. I know it was on a droid x but i would like one like it for my epic.
SGP Ultras - Mui Nice!
The SGP ultra is as clear as glass feels just like the original screen. Goes on easy without water and each pack you order, has two screen protectors in it. The only drawback, the screen themselves scratch. I haven't tried the low fingerprint (matte model) I read that it makes the blacks less deep. If you go with the SGP Ultras dont order them from the amazon vendor TechNGnet. I ordered a set for my epic and set for my wifes Evo. Hers arrived defective and it took an entire month for a replacement to show up! The guy didn't let us know that he was out of stock or communicated with us at all.
Hello XDA,
I was wondering if anyone knew of a good Anti-Glare screen protector that does not distort image quality? I saw one at the AT&T store but reading the reviews, they stated that the white became "hazy." I not too sure whether I want my whites to be "hazy" since the screen looks great itself. I use my phone alot and would like to extend the battery life so I would dim the brightness to the lowest point, thus in sunlight, it is EXTREMELY hard to see. I was wondering maybe a anti-glare screen would help me see my screen better. Whats your opinion?
BTW! I have a WHITE skyrocket. Would the anti-glare screen make it look grey?
Oh yeah, and Im not a fan of how the invisible shield feels. It gets very sticky and rough. Also turns yellow after some time like my macbook pro. I had it shielded and it turned yellow at the mousepad and hand rest area.
Yeah anti glare sucks. Dont get them. Distorts the image badly. Atleast the att ones do
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Yeah anti glare sucks. Dont get them. Distorts the image badly. Atleast the att ones do
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Anyone recommendations on a good anti-glare screen protector? I been searching around and havent really found any thats considered good.. Really need one.. Really hard to see with the display brightness all the way down in the sun.. and the battery doesnt last as long as I need it to..
Thinking about getting the power skin battery pack but I heard bad reviews. Also my phone is white so it would look awful, i think.
Also I'd avoid the "iVisor" Screen protector which ATT sells. It has black "Masks" on the top and bottom. This would be fine except that a few parts of the silver "Samsung" writing at the bottom show through where the clear button areas are.
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BodyGuardz HD Anti-Glare Screenguardz. I just got them in the mail and put one on the screen of my phone. It's easy to install. I can watch a movie in the sunlight without much bother. The image distortion is negligible unless you like shoving the screen an inch away from your face. It is very clear.
I wanted something with anti-glare since I tried using one of the ZAGG protectors and, while it was scratch proof, it still glared and gave my screen the texture of an orange peel.
The BodyGuardz protector is perfect for me and while it is not scratch proof, it will protect your screen. (besides they send you 2 protectors instead of the 1 normally sold by other brands)
So many different kind of anti-glare screen protectors.. I hope a decent one surfaces soon.. If not ill just settle for whichever is around.. Also if Samsung doesnt fix our screens with the lines in them, I'd say the best thing to do for me is to cover it up with the anti-glare screen protector so I wouldnt notice it much. lol.
Kind of sad though. But I guess tricking yourself is better than noticing it everyday. No?
anyone have used this can get a review?
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Just picked up the white moshi anti- glare from the ATT store. I previously had Ghost Armor on and I prefer this one. Good touch response and good out in daylight and movies still look crisp enough. But the antiglare does refract light coming up from the screen a bit, trade off for light refraction hitting your screen from the top.
I had the Moshi iVisor for the Galaxy SII and it was very nice. However, I have seen/read that it covers part of the "SAMSUNG" at the bottom of the phone.
I liked it, but at times it was a little too thick. It just felt like all of my taps didn't register.
But if you don't mind cutting off some of the lettering, this would be a good means of protection.
They fixed the Samsung lettering on the white one, no longer shows through. Plus on the white skyrocket, it helps limit the led bleed through in the home keys.
Personally, I find the texture smooth and responsive. Didn't like the orange peel of the ghost armor. After a couple of days, I do notice the distortion when watching movies... wish the skyrocket HD had come out sooner.
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Moshi finally has some white anti glare screen protectors. You have to get them at the At&t store online though and they are $25 :-(
SO anyone with Bodyguardz HD Anti-Glare can recommend it ? I bought the Bestskinsever one and the glare is crazy compared to the screen with out the SP. So shopping around for the Anti-Glare one right now. IS BZ-HSSK-1111 any good ?
Realook and SGP both make very good screen protectors - I personally use SGP myself and it does not distort image quality in any way, while simultaneously having a good glassy feel.
I have the Moshi anti glare (black) on my Skyrocket from the AT&T store. It does distort the screen and causes my eyes to go wacky after a while. I can't endorse it at all.
XO Skins?
Just ordered screen protectors from XO Skins. It's a wet apply protector that some co-workers of mine recommend. Anybody use them? They claim to not have the orange peel look and will fill in or hide some existing scratches. My Skyrocket has a small vertical scratch that's annoying me.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=320807851399&index=7&nav=SEARCH&nid=93215223500
Ghost armor quality wet apply skin for a buck! I think two full bodys are like 5 or ten still a good deal.
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tspx23 said:
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=320807851399&index=7&nav=SEARCH&nid=93215223500
Ghost armor quality wet apply skin for a buck! I think two full bodys are like 5 or ten still a good deal.
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How do you know thats ghost armor
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How do you know thats ghost armor
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i said quality. bought the full body and returned my ghost armor.
I got the ghost armor full body in black carbon fiber and I love it. Total cost was $26 from www.ghost-armor.com during presidents day sale
So I bought 1 and 1 for my HTC view and have to say I like it !
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Hello, guys, I am going to buy a Surface soon, and a very important thing for me is how does the screen look when thhere is a matte screen protector on in. I really hate glare and fingerprints, especially on tablets, all of my friends put screen protectors on their iPads and it was much better expeience than an iPad without it (fuuuuuull of fingerprints).
On the other hand, I had a matte screen protector on my Galaxy Nexus and it was a bad experience - there was a huge pixelization or whatever like that. So I wonder if Surface's screen does look the same great with matte screen protector on it as an iPad or it is not.
Has anyone tried it?
I don't have a matte screen protector, but i put a cheap glossy type on it (weren't alot of choices a few weeks back). Thing is I can never get these things on without specks of dirt and bubbles (I even tried the shower steam trick). It looks okay but I figure I will need to do it again soon.
But after hearing stories about how durable the Surface is and the screen (somew guy had his run over by a car) I am tempted to ga bare since it looks the best that way. Not sure a matte protector would look good though as the reason why the display looks good is the glossy contract.
I got the Incipio PLEX screen protector on mine, but it's not matte. It's less fingerprint prone than the naked screen (although, not by much), but I use it mostly with the keyboard so it doesn't bother me. My guess is the privacy one is should be matte. You can check them out both here:
http://www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-US/accessories/more-accessories
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I got the Incipio PLEX screen protector on mine, but it's not matte. It's less fingerprint prone than the naked screen (although, not by much), but I use it mostly with the keyboard so it doesn't bother me. My guess is the privacy one is should be matte. You can check them out both here:
http://www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-US/accessories/more-accessories
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If it's not matte, then what is it? Is it just 100% crystal clear and not anti-glare (matte) right?
I got the anti-glare Ghost Armor on my RT. I love it.
There are some caveats to it though. Anti-glare works by scattering light, so reflected light doesn't all go the same direction. This means three things:
First, it scatters light on the way out too, so it does dull the display a bit. Not a lot but the colors are ever so slightly less vibrant.
Second, because it is a whole bunch on microscopic bumps, it does have microscopic artifacting that comes from the optic nature of the plastic. Because pixels have three different color subpixels, and because it is scattering the light from those, so it does look somewhat textured. If that makes sense. (This could potentially be what you're referring to when you say "pixelization".)
Third, fingerprints are a little more unsightly. If your hands are reasonably clean, then this shouldn't be much of an issue, but when I am using my Surface at Chick-fil-a or something, the grease (and Chick-fil-a is not a greasy place) is noticeable. It's because, like I said, the light scattering effect comes from microscopic bumps. The grease from your fingers fills the space between the bumps, giving is a much more glossy-like coating, which stands out when contrasted with the rest of the matte display.
None of these are dealbreakers obviously, as I still love it. The display is gorgeous enough that the slight dulling of the colors is acceptable, the textured look is far preferred over seeing my own reflection, and the grease thing doesn't come up much and regular fingerprints are less noticeable.
But being able to use my Surface even when in direct sunlight is amazing. I would recommend it whole-heartedly.
9/10
Because of the scattering due to the microscopic roughness that makes the Matte screens what they are, my experience was bad enough that I decided to live without a screen protector for now. The clarity of text clearly suffered on mine and made it look blurry.