Hello,
I have recenty sold my MDA compact (magician) and purchased a new Vario (Wizard).
A while back, I purchased a covertec screen protector for my MDA compact:
http://www.coverteconline.com/fiche...=SSP91&ref_machine=JAM&id_marque=26&id_type=3
It worked great for my MDA compact and guess what? the Wizard has the same screen size as the Magician so I had one protector left (the box comes with two protection sheets) which I immediately installed.
The protector works great - it sticks to the screen with absolutely no bubbles, it doesn't distort of obstruct the screen and it's very smooth so that sometimes you actually forget that you have a protector on. (reminds you of some other stuff doesn't it? 8) )
One thing you might want to do when installing it is to make sure that the screen is clean and dust and lint free 100% - cause if you get dust stuck under the protector - then it stays there for good (or as long as the protector is on.
I like to use my fingers for dialing instead of the stylus - so a protector is handy.
The protector can be washed and reused and all in all I would say that I am totally happy with it.
Price: 15 Euros in the Netherlands. Pricy... but worth it.
Verdict? Highly Recommended.
I can recommend http://www.schutzfolien24.de!
They offer a pack of six 3M screen protection foils for € 4.95 and free shipping within whole Europe!
Futher they deliver on account - so you pay by bank transfer after receiving your order.
Since their online shop doesn't support neither deep links nor English language, follow these instructions to purchase foils for your Qtek:
go to http://www.schutzfolien24.de
select "Handys" (= mobile phones) on the left
Qtek will appear
The rest of the ordering procedure should be possible without knowledge of German language. "PLZ" in the order form is the abbreviation for "postal code".
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Interesting...
What are these screen protectors like?
Are they the very thin type that tends to have air bubbles under it or the one that is more durable and is reusable?
Can u describe them?
Who has bought such screen protectors and can tell us the experiances he made?
What is the difference between these two screen protectors they offer in the shop?
I'll start this thread in the hope that there'll be some good news soon.
I got my Touch Cruise on Friday and the device is absolutely fantastic but there is one huge problem with it. Using it either with the bare screen or with the screen protector supplied in the box, the smudges that get onto the screen are a real issue. It's not a case of cleaning it every day when you get home, it really is a case of pulling out a perfectly clean device, flicking up the cube to fire up the calculator, doing 60 seconds of calculations and then putting it away and even after that the screen is covered with smudges to an extent that bugs me. The saving grace is that, if a good screen protector can help solve this problem, then it's easy to apply as an aftermarket solution.
Do other people see the issue to the extent I do? (And my hands are actually fairly dry, I often have issues getting through fingerprint recognition at US immigration because there isn't enough grease on my fingertips.)
I'm told that Brando are working on a protector and I just had a quick play with my old O2 XDA Orbit which has a good screen protector on it (not a Brando but one of their big competitors whose name I forget but is another make that people tend to recommend) and it seemed to me that it was picking up far less muck than my TC one so maybe Brando or someone can ride to the rescue on this one.
- Julian
There is another thread about screen protectors here.
I use the supplied one without any problems different from any protector I have used. Just get the Veripart screen cleaner and clean your screen with it about once a week. looks like it leaves a coating on the screen. I am not sure about that, but my screen is shiny and nice
By the way, how can you get smuges from a non-greay finger
victoradjei said:
There is another thread about screen protectors here.
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Ah. Thanks for that. I was trying to do the right thing by posting into the "Accessories" sub-forum so that is where I looked for a previous thread but I did just find the other thread in the main Polaris forum, funnily enough not by looking through the forums but because that thread is the second hit on Google when I did a global search for "veripart screen cleaner" as a result of your reply. I'll definitely try Veripart.
Re: "how can you get smuges from a non-greay finger", I guess they're not totally non-greasy, just less greasy than average .
I'll still get a new screen protector for my TC though because the one that came with my device seems to have a little bit of adhesive missing right down in the bottom left corner, luckily only on the bit that covers the screen surround but, because it won't stick down, it makes it look as if there is a water stain on the device. I also find that the factory screen protector does dull the sensitivity of the screen a bit.
- Julian
I have the same problem with the supplied screen protector.
I found out that Brando will come out with two types of screen proctectors of which on is anti-glare. That's the one I want to try.
Just ordered this one:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...em=160199157845&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI
If you don't know German, look at the picture depicting the structure of the material. Seems to be nice - anti-fingerprint, anti-glare, etc. Will report here as soon as I get it. There is no picture of the protector but I strongly hope it will cover the whole surface and not just the display area.
ingenious said:
Just ordered this one:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...em=160199157845&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI
If you don't know German, look at the picture depicting the structure of the material. Seems to be nice - anti-fingerprint, anti-glare, etc. Will report here as soon as I get it. There is no picture of the protector but I strongly hope it will cover the whole surface and not just the display area.
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It looks very interesting. I hope it works out for you. I'll look forward to hearing how it works.
I just experimented some more with my old (now dead) Artemis. Obviously with the device being dead all I can do is wipe my fingers and thumb around the screen with it switched off and then look at how marked it is. This is actually just fine though because the marks show up most when the device is off so the fact that the device doesn't power on isn't really an issue for these tests!
Anyway, I found the email confirmation for when I first placed the order and it was a Martin Fields Overlay Plus Screen Protector and my experiments above confirm in my mind that a good screen protector does make a huge difference as far as fingermarks are concerned, my old Artemis with the Martin Fields protector seems to pick up maybe 10% of the fingerprints compared to the in-the-box HTC protector on my Touch Cruise under about the same amount of finger dragging on each screen.
- Julian
Brando is now selling the antiglare screen protectors. Emailed them and they said that they cover the whole face, not just the touch screen portion. You can get them here:
http://shop.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=02323&dept_id=&cat_id=0019
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No, I'm not buying before I see it how it looks like. As I wrote above, I ordered one from eBay. It is 0.5mm more narrow than the screen area. But the worst is, there's not a hole in the surface for the secondary camera - there's a whole area cut out, like with scissors. Otherwise, the surface seems pretty diffuse. I haven't tried it yet, because if I remove and ruin my current protector and I don't like the new one, I won't have any
So I'm waiting for responses/pics from other protectors
Brando's version is unfortunately like the one ingenious got off of eBay - with the large cutout vs. individual holes. Can't imagine it would have been that hard to cut them properly I'd prefer Brando quality with HTC fit.
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dcbehan said:
Brando's version is unfortunately like the one ingenious got off of eBay - with the large cutout vs. individual holes. Can't imagine it would have been that hard to cut them properly I'd prefer Brando quality with HTC fit.
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I bought one from Brando's for my Orbit 2.
Quality is top as usual.
But:
I think they do the large cutout to make them fit to both, the cruise and the orbit 2.
The result is: You can use them for both device, but they do fit perfect neither for the polaris nor for the orbit 2.
Especially with the orbit 2 there is a large gap at the top of the protected area.
So I have to say, I was used to get better quality from brando's
JueLue
Shame, shame... Hopefully they will make them better at some point. Now I don't want to put mine because I'm afraid that if I don't like it, I won't be able to put the original one again
as i said in the other post..
I ordered both versions of the regular screen protectors from DuraSec. (not the liquid one)
I will post some photos and comments when i get them.
xrrkrrkx said:
as i said in the other post..
I ordered both versions of the regular screen protectors from DuraSec. (not the liquid one)
I will post some photos and comments when i get them.
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Thanks. Look forward to your post as my standard protectors's already looking suspect.
I ordered the more expensive ("self-healing") protector from Durasec and found it had the same problem as the Brando anti-glare protector: it refracts the light coming from the touchscreen, giving the pixels a broken-up, rainbow effect. Not nice or useful.
Guess I'm going to buy some more HTC ones, even though I ended up crumpling the first one out of frustration (bubbles, dust, etc).
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I ordered the more expensive ("self-healing") protector from Durasec and found it had the same problem as the Brando anti-glare protector: it refracts the light coming from the touchscreen, giving the pixels a broken-up, rainbow effect. Not nice or useful.
Guess I'm going to buy some more HTC ones, even though I ended up crumpling the first one out of frustration (bubbles, dust, etc).
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I've first put the one delivered by HTC with the Polaris. Except the fact that the sticker perfectly match with the Polaris Form, it need to be cleaned at least 50x per day..
I've finally buy a set of universal screen protector. Of course you've to cut it by yourself, but the quality is pretty excellent and the price is really competitive (5 pieces for a price less than for 1 brando).
hamishmacdonald said:
I ordered the more expensive ("self-healing") protector from Durasec and found it had the same problem as the Brando anti-glare protector: it refracts the light coming from the touchscreen, giving the pixels a broken-up, rainbow effect. Not nice or useful.
Guess I'm going to buy some more HTC ones, even though I ended up crumpling the first one out of frustration (bubbles, dust, etc).
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Why the HTC ones rather than the Brando Ultraclear? The thing I hate about the HTC protector is that it is no better than a bare screen as far as fingerprints are concerned. There is a thread running in the main Polaris forum (although a request has been made to the moderators to move it here) where other people are confirming how awful the HTC protector is re fingerpriints and also that the Brando UltraClear, although not as good as the AntiGlare regarding resistance to fingerprints, is a definite improvement on the HTC protector.
I confess that I'm still using the HTC protector but that's because I put it on my device immediately and now it's on I'm waiting a bit to decide what to replace it with. I don't like the Brando cutout but I think if pushed now I'd probably buy one of each Brando and see if I could live with the optical distortions of the AntiGlare and, if not, then use the UltraClear.
- Julian
P.S. I share your frustration re fitting these things; one of my least favorite activities.
I didn't try the Brando 'ultraclear' one -- I guess because I used one of these on a PDA years ago and found it to be 'ultraglare'. If I were sitting anywhere near sunlight, the screen became a mirror.
I suppose in the time since that's just become normal, as screens like the Touch Cruise are very shiny.
Looking at the various posts I think I'll go with the Brando UltraClear...
10$ + 3$ shipping is not so expensive (let's hope it will not be trapped by customs, in France that's pretty expensive even for a 10$ order).
Anyone aware about a way to get them from a European reseller instead of ordering directly to Brando in HK?
Thanks
DuraSec protectors
Hello all....
as i promised earlier i would report back once i got my DuraSec protectors and let you know how they are.
i just got them last night, so i ripped my HTC OEM one off, and put the cheaper "ClearTec" one on. on first impression, it is a slight bit TOO thin, as it is quite hard to get on without flipping and flopping around. Which in the end causes many small bubbles.
After some fiddling, i have it on looking semi-OK, and it doesnt mess with the screen clarity, nor refract light in any strange way that i can tell.
i do have a feeling that it will not last very long... but then again they market it as a temp. protector.
i will get back when i use the "HighTec".....
This is a possible way to improve the standard HTC screen protector which I'm pretty happy with except for one big issue, it offers absolutely no additional resistance against getting fingerprints all over the screen when not using the stylus and this is a big frustration for me.
Recently I decided to clean my protector using regular window cleaner that you can buy in supermarkets (I'm in the UK so I used "Non smear Windolene for glass and shiny surfaces"). I now only bother to wipe down the screen with a cloth every few days rather than after every few minutes of use which is what I had to do before (and yes, I do wash my hands very regularly!).
It's probably partly due to the fact that I've got better at remembering to try to use the fingernail side of my fingers rather than my fingertips but I think that a large part of it is due to the cleaner leaving some sort of coating because even when I deliberately do a few swipes with my thumb, which before would have left marks after even a single swipe, it is now pretty clear.
I didn't spray the cleaner straight onto the device by the way, that just seemed too risky, so I sprayed it onto a paper kitchen towel and then used that to apply the cleaner onto the screen.
For me I think this has improved things sufficiently that I might well just stay with the supplied protector.
- Julian
I have been searching on eBay for a silicone case, crystal case and much needed new Touch Screen (Not the LCD, just my digitizer is well scratched).
Now when i examine closely the crystal case for the Cruise the ear speaker is in a different position and my o2 XDA Obrit 2 is more rounded, and different shape screen.
Can anyone point out listings for these that would definately fit the Black Orbit 2, you know the o2 branded phone with the rounded edges.?
I desperately need a screen if anyone has to sell.
and the cases of course,
cheers.
(Even if u stumble across this forum in6mths from now, and u have these 4 sale or know where i can get, please PM me cos chances are I will still be looking, as I buy/repair/sell these phones and always need rare parts!)
but need now!
thx
I've got a rubber case like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Black-silicone-case-LCD-protector-for-HTC-Touch-Cruise_W0QQitemZ120439495919QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MobilePhones_MobilePhonesCasesPouches?hash=item1c0ac0dcef&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1690|293:1|294:50 works fine for me.The digitizer is it like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Touch-Screen-Digitizer-Glass-Len-for-O2-XDA-Orbit-2-II_W0QQitemZ300320151559QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_LaptopAccessories_RL?hash=item45ec79d807&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1683|293:1|294:50 look at the ear speaker is it cut out i made the mistake and bought a touch cruise one just look for the o2 xda ones the touch cruise wont fit.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Touch-Screen-Digitizer-Glass-Len-for-O2-XDA-Orbit-2-II_W0QQitemZ300320151559QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_LaptopAccessories_RL?hash=item45ec79d807&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1683|293:1|294:50
Thats the exact item I bought about 3 weeks ago !!
How wierd is that LOL
Has anyone tried the mirror screen protectors?
I just ordered http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170375352638 and was wondering if they make it hard to see the screen at all.
I didn't buy from the same person you did but the ones I got from eBay do make the screen hard to see. In addition, the mirroring seems to change the colors of the display slightly. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone (at least the ones I have). Let us know how yours work out, maybe they will work as advertised.
They all suck. I had some for my touch pro and iphone. They are OK indoors but forget about in the car or oustide, the sunlight makes them useless. I would try some of those ultra clear ones or the anti fingerprint/anti glare.
i got one and it was awful with the g1 screen i couldnt see jack sh*t but worked fine with my samsung m880. luckily my seller was awesome and he sent me 1 matte and 2 clear ones for free
Hi I find that the advent vega is pretty reflective and am wondering what are peoples opinions on getting a screen protector for it? Also noticed the original one or one off ebay too.... any idea which would be better? Thanks.
bought some off ebay 2 for £9 cant fault them work like a charm
Any one else have any input? In day light it is almost imposible to use the tablet I have found.....
There are some screen protectors that does a great job on ipad however, bear in mind the screen quality/type is very important. so you can't expect the great view ability even with the best screen protector on vega.
I bought myself one and it actually made it worse. so I am using it without and try to find a shade if I am outside
I am using the standard one from Dixons / PC Word which certainly cuts down reflections and fingerprints, but you will lose some brightness.
dmarchant said:
I am using the standard one from Dixons / PC Word which certainly cuts down reflections and fingerprints, but you will lose some brightness.
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Not fussed about loosing brightness, just hate that in the light you pretty much cant see the screen!
So maybe it is Dixons then!
I did buy one of the "official" screen protectors from PC World but hated it, it has a matt finish, and made a rasping noise every time I slid my finger across the screen. I binned it and got one from Poundland and cut it to size, miles better.
I think Poundland will be the place for me, even if it is an iPad one, all the protectors I have seen on ebay are for the screen only, not the whole tablet, unless anyone points me elsewhere