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    Laptop Screen Cleaner

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Thagoris, Dec 9, 2008.

  1. Thagoris

    Thagoris Notebook Geek

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    Any good recommended products for cleaning the screen of the laptop? I know some say use alcohol based others say don't. My new laptop arrives this week and I'd like to get all the cleaning products in place so I have them if need be.

    Thanks in advance!
     
    Thagoris, Dec 9, 2008
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  2. schoko

    schoko Custom User Title

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    nope, i wouldn´t use alcohol, hell no.

    just some plain water and a microfibre tissue. thats all you need.
     
    schoko, Dec 9, 2008
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  3. cjcerny

    cjcerny Notebook Consultant

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    Using any kind of liquid isn't really a good idea. If it gets behind the LCD panel, there's a good chance it will be ruined. If you do use water, use very very little and the microfiber cloth. LCD cleaning kits work well. Google it.
     
    cjcerny, Dec 9, 2008
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    brownstonemr Notebook Consultant

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    Monster ScreenClean is a great lcd cleaner and comes with a good cloth. I believe it is alcohol and ammonia free also.
     
    brownstonemr, Dec 11, 2008
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    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    Rubbing Alcohol works great.

    I've been using Rubbing alcohol for the past five years on LCD monitors and never a problem.
     
    millermagic, Dec 11, 2008
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    Necromas Notebook Deity

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    I just use a lintless cloth and a little bit of water. You'd want to use a cleaner though if you have hard water.
     
    Necromas, Dec 11, 2008
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  7. FrankTabletuser

    FrankTabletuser Notebook Evangelist

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    Buy any liquid tft cleaner without Alcohol!
    Let the display cool down. Then spray this liquid on a cloth or a Kleenex, then wipe the cloth across the display and immediately wipe it with a dry cloth or Kleenex dry. This way you always get a clean display.
    I also use this method for the rest of my computer (palm rest, keyboard, ...), I clean everything with the alcohol free tft cleaner.

    Don't use anything with alcohol and I also can't recommend cleaners with foam, they just don't work as good as liquid cleaners.

    The cleaner I use is the well recommended Rogge TFT cleaner. But I don't think that you'll be able to buy it outside europe. I don't know.

    But any other liquid tft cleaner without alcohol should work, too. I don't think that the difference between the products is noticeable.

    And you can trust me, I clean my tablet PC display each day in a few seconds, and I've previously used a no name cleaner which worked as good as the rogge cleaner. And I've also tried a foam cleaner and it just was crap.

    Water leaves streaks if the display is too dirty and won't clean the display as good as a tft cleaner.
     
    FrankTabletuser, Dec 11, 2008
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  8. nons_

    nons_ Notebook Consultant

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    I use a standard glass cleaner (with alcohol) or cleaner fluid for my glasses. hasn't damaged any of my 4 lcds at all.
     
    nons_, Dec 11, 2008
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  9. psygn

    psygn Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a 24" monitor with a matte screen. Does it matter if it's matte or not when cleaning?
     
    psygn, Dec 11, 2008
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