Hate the reflection on your screen?(Glossy) So buy this to make Anti-Glare for 15$!!!

I'v just found this thing:

CooSkin Anti-Glare Screen Guard for ASUS K53 G53 U46 | eBay

For 15 inch display. Cool thing am I right ? ;P

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I wonder how well these really work.

I understand it helps prevent glare but the glare coating is still under so it has to inhibit the natural colors and nature that a genuine matte screen would have I think.

 

I will buy it tomorrow I guess, I want to try it.

 

Hmm..from the pictures it looks pretty damn good...

 

Thanks man, please let us know how it works especially out side on a sunny day. My only regret on the ASUS is the 'mirror' display, although it does come in handy for shaving.

 

colors looks crapy

 

I put one (not this one exactly) on my M11x and on my 17" Sager and it makes a world of difference. Glare sucks.

 

It's actually not that unlike a "standard" matte screen. A normal matte screen is basically equivalent to a glossy screen with the addition of a light scattering layer on top to reduce apparent glare and reflections. If you have a glossy screen and you aren't happy with the reflections, it's not that bad of an idea to try and apply the anti-glare layer yourself.

"Glare coating" isn't really a fair term. The point is to minimize light scattering by keeping the surface as neutral and transparent as possible. Glare is a side affect under certain conditions, but it's not caused by the coating per se. It's caused by the lack of a coating designed specifically to prevent it. The glossy coating is pretty much neutral.

This process would not work the other way, though. If you had a matte screen and you were trying to make it glossy, you couldn't add a layer to achieve that - I don't know why you would want to, glossy screens are such a pain

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I don't know how well this works or how well any of them work. In theory, they should be able to work quite well.

 

Would this be removable without leaving residue everywhere?

 

No residue will be left. It has a silicon backing, not your typical adhesive. Technically you can remove and replace it, but it's impossible not to get kinks and dust or any other things on the adhesive that sticks out like a sore thumb one.

It may seem like an easy process, and for the most part it is, but to get the best application see my guide here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...773-tips-installing-lcd-screen-protector.html

It's more of a pita than you'd think, at least with the larger screens trying to keep everything aligned but by dipping it in soapy water it lets you slide it around and after you squeegee the water out and let it dry for a couple days it looks flawless. You'd be pressed to know that there is actually a protector on it. Not to mention even a slight spec of dust or strand of fabric from a micro fiber cloth or something like that is amplified when it's on the screen. Then pulling back the adhesive, and trying to get that dust particle off you end up with another one somewhere else... grrr.

I used this same method on my 17" laptop and turned out pretty good.

 

They need to make an easy install one like the protector I use for my phone. It uses some kind of static to hold it on instead of the water/squeegee method.

I just really wonder how well they work as it seems to me that if they 100% replicated natural matte screens it would be a lot more common and a topic we would see more often around here as I think many of us dislike glossy screens.

BTW I used the shower method for my phone protector was going to suggest that had I not seen it was already brought up.

 

Yeah static cling would be nice, but it doesn't always get 100% contact and can leave air bubbles. It's ok for something small like a phone (used them on my Palm PDA all the time).

Water squeegee method shouldn't be required, but without it damn near impossible to do. I can say without a doubt if you install it well, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference between it and a regular matte screen. It's just that they are such a pain to install that maybe many people don't want to bother. It's definitely a good alternative for someone who doesn't want to spend $150 or more for a replacement screen, or in some cases there's not even a matte option available.

 

Easy. Just use some tape to remove the particles stuck on the protector, and I was able to install the protector in just 5 minutes on a laptop.

 

That sounds significantly less painful, I might buy this depending on how my Asus looks around campus.

 

I tried that the first time around, but ended up getting another particle elsewhere, tried to remove that and ended up with another one somewhere else. It was a fruitless endeavor. Not to mention that the particle was really stuck so I ended up putting a kink in the protector trying to remove it. Not fun. With soapy water on it, not a problem, and the silicon adhesive isn't afftected by it. Probably just doing it in a steamy bathroom is the best option because it takes the dust out of the air.

 

Yep, that is the key.

You have to do it in a non-dusty room. I ended up doing mine and only had one dust particle in a corner and the rest was perfect (no shower room)..

 

i have a friend @ intel that'll let me rent out a dust free lab tomorrow. who's coming with me?

 

Just out of curiosity, how do they achieve a dust free lab?

 

Very expensive ventilation and filtering equipment. That is why they wear their signature clean suits.

 

i was joking but what htwingnut said. probably have to take thorough showers before walking in, and some high tech blowers also.