Post by Admin_Vistamike on Oct 11, 2015 12:52:40 GMT
In the old days cleaning a computer monitor screen was just like cleaning your windows. Monitors then were CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and made from glass so you would just use Windowlene or another similar product. Eezy, job done.
With the advent of laptops the TFT screen came along. This was plastic. Cleaning was a bit of a nightmare to clean properly because some cleaners were based with a 'grit' in the product and this in turn caused major scratching thus reducing image quality over time. How many times I saw the results of over zealous screen cleaning!!
Modern screens, laptop and main monitors, use a new technology especially touchscreens, the thinness or is it the thickness, has changed so one has to be very careful when cleaning.
This includes our smart televisual machines too BTW.
There are many products claiming to clean these modern screens but I have found, in general, they fail to do the job in hand. One has to be careful that the constituent parts are not invasive to the screen you are about to scrub.
Also bear in mind that the modern screen might include 'touch' technology much like the smartphones we use today. In most cases smartphones are actually glass so fairly easy to clean to rid yourself of those nasty 'swipe' marks. Touchscreens use a very sensitive capacitance action between us and the screen and this can be pretty well messed up and the function becomes SNAFU.
So how do you properly clean your screen?
Many so called screen cleaners are supplied in spray form, spray the screen the wipe off. A small problem here....too much spray will then sink to the bottom of the screen and may then ingress into the machine and thus cause more problems: electronics in general doesn't really mix well with any form of liquid(s)!!
Over the years having many types different screens I follow or recommend the following.
1. Turn off your machine or monitor and disconnect from power source.
2. A general dust off to start, this reduces the scratch problem.
3. Have microfibre pad to hand.
4. Apply a small amount of the mixture 50/50 white vinegar / water to this pad.
5. Don't apply pressure anywhere on the screen, this might cause even more problems, pixel blackouts for instance.
Please post your own ideas and by all means, if I am wrong then bash me on the head with a featherweight truncheon!!
However, you could just sit back and let the dogsbody do it for you: www.freescreencleaner.com/
With the advent of laptops the TFT screen came along. This was plastic. Cleaning was a bit of a nightmare to clean properly because some cleaners were based with a 'grit' in the product and this in turn caused major scratching thus reducing image quality over time. How many times I saw the results of over zealous screen cleaning!!
Modern screens, laptop and main monitors, use a new technology especially touchscreens, the thinness or is it the thickness, has changed so one has to be very careful when cleaning.
This includes our smart televisual machines too BTW.
There are many products claiming to clean these modern screens but I have found, in general, they fail to do the job in hand. One has to be careful that the constituent parts are not invasive to the screen you are about to scrub.
Also bear in mind that the modern screen might include 'touch' technology much like the smartphones we use today. In most cases smartphones are actually glass so fairly easy to clean to rid yourself of those nasty 'swipe' marks. Touchscreens use a very sensitive capacitance action between us and the screen and this can be pretty well messed up and the function becomes SNAFU.
So how do you properly clean your screen?
Many so called screen cleaners are supplied in spray form, spray the screen the wipe off. A small problem here....too much spray will then sink to the bottom of the screen and may then ingress into the machine and thus cause more problems: electronics in general doesn't really mix well with any form of liquid(s)!!
Over the years having many types different screens I follow or recommend the following.
1. Turn off your machine or monitor and disconnect from power source.
2. A general dust off to start, this reduces the scratch problem.
3. Have microfibre pad to hand.
4. Apply a small amount of the mixture 50/50 white vinegar / water to this pad.
5. Don't apply pressure anywhere on the screen, this might cause even more problems, pixel blackouts for instance.
Please post your own ideas and by all means, if I am wrong then bash me on the head with a featherweight truncheon!!
However, you could just sit back and let the dogsbody do it for you: www.freescreencleaner.com/