Whats the best way to clean a pricey LCD monitor?
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Okay ill check out my local computer store. One thing though, i cant use my PC at the moment cause a part in it is off for RMA and so i cant check out my monitor. Im just a bit concerned cause a couple a days ago i noticed a real tough looking bit of dirt on the monitor and so, not thinking straight, i went and gave it a rub! Now im afraid that i might of damaged it! Im pretty new to LCD's so i dont really know what kind of abuse they can take. Do you think that when i turn it on next week i will see a couple of dead pixels or am i being too paranoid!? Also what kind of abuse have your monitors gone through?
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I use a 70% isopropyply alcohol mixture with an equal amount of water. 50/50. Do Not use a paper towel but a clean soft cloth.
you can also try those liquids for cleaning photo camera's lenses. i dont know if your monitor has some kind of coating on the screen, but considering that some lenses have such coating, i guess the cleaning solution will be harmless to your monitor.
but the best way to clean your monitor is to not get it dirty
but the best way to clean your monitor is to not get it dirty
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I tried this out briefly on the area where i stupidly pressed on it and i couldnt see anything out of the ordinary, but what do you mean by imperfections? (what sort)? I just wanna be able to determine its okay without having to wait a whole to find out!
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Oh..right. There are loads of fingerprints, smudges (no scratches) but that doesnt neccesserily mean damage right? Infact if i switch it on without a computer i get a small graphics logo that moves around the screen. Wouldnt that show up any damage (dead pixels etc.) as its blue in color? Oh and Pain your right i do worry to much but this monitor was too dam expensive for me to ignore it 
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Oh..right. There are loads of fingerprints, smudges (no scratches) but that doesnt neccesserily mean damage right? Infact if i switch it on without a computer i get a small graphics logo that moves around the screen. Wouldnt that show up any damage (dead pixels etc.) as its blue in color? Oh and Pain your right i do worry to much but this monitor was too dam expensive for me to ignore it
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My advice to you is to find out who is touching your monitor and pummel them , I mean seriously, who touches their screen?
If it was a kid... you break their finger... problem solved!
What is the benefit or reasoning for actually making contact with the screen? the computer takes its instructions from the keyboard & mouse NOT THE SCREEN! This is one of my biggest pet peeves with the women that live in my house, always trying to touchie touchie! NO TOUCHIE!!
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If it was a kid... you break their finger... problem solved!
What is the benefit or reasoning for actually making contact with the screen? the computer takes its instructions from the keyboard & mouse NOT THE SCREEN! This is one of my biggest pet peeves with the women that live in my house, always trying to touchie touchie! NO TOUCHIE!!
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Damage... no.. Annoyance... Yes, Water (because there r ions in it will cause streaks)just use 70% alcohol or if u got it 90% alcohol (if ur lucky the next person to touch it will get burned 
...). As for those ppl who have annoying ppl who wants to touch hte screen.. go into the kitchen and find the clear plastic wrap used to cover food and cover hte front of hte LCD.. Tape the edges shut and pratically no dust will rest on the surface of your monitor and u can wash that plastic wrap in any way u please (or replace it). just stretch it tightly over hte monitor and it shouldnt bother you "that much." BE WARNED: do not use the wrap to cover up the vent holes in the back of hte monitor.. that would be bad.. very bad...
...). As for those ppl who have annoying ppl who wants to touch hte screen.. go into the kitchen and find the clear plastic wrap used to cover food and cover hte front of hte LCD.. Tape the edges shut and pratically no dust will rest on the surface of your monitor and u can wash that plastic wrap in any way u please (or replace it). just stretch it tightly over hte monitor and it shouldnt bother you "that much." BE WARNED: do not use the wrap to cover up the vent holes in the back of hte monitor.. that would be bad.. very bad...
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umm... we are talking monitors here right?
If I'm not mistaken, yes. I learned a hard lesson from my iPod Nano screen; those things scratch so easily. At least they can be fixed using Brasso.
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umm... we are talking monitors here right?
My bad I did stray away from the question a bit , I just wanted to note stupid people will always touch your screen... I clean my CRT's and LCD's and even my Plasma with "Fellowes" brand screen cleaning wipes they come in blister packs or tubes and dry vs. moist. go to http://www.fellowes.com/Fellowes/site/products/ProductDetails.aspx?Id=99700 they are even anti-static!!
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I accidently scraped the plastic part of this screen cleaner device that i was using to clean my monitor! I can seem to find any scratches but its hard to tell with all the dam streak marks left over from the cleaning solution! Ive been cleaning over and over to attempt to get rid of the annoying wipe marks but they just will not fade. Do you guys know a way of getting rid of streaks? I really thought this wouldnt happen with a cleaner meant for just LCD monitors! Also when i scraped the plastic on my screen it was very lightly done so do you think it caused damage?
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Its an LCD cleaning kit (spray, cloth thing). Its an anti static cloth with a kind of big plastic handle which is annoyingly close to the end of the cloth part. Anyway i was just wiping down the monitor when i tilted the thing up too much and part of the handle scraped all the way down the screen! (lightly though) But yeah your method of cleaning sounds much better cause i was just basically going up, down, left, right with the cleaner which obviously left me with loads of streaks, which also makes it difficult to look for scratches... I must have cleaned the monitor 10 times by now!
The LCD's aren't that fragile really, short of rubbing on them with something abrasive or tapping/hitting them with something hard and sharp. I work with them all the time in the touch screen kiosk world (think millions of touches). In the lab I just use one of those microfiber cloths for fingerprints. Sometimes you have to get them a barely damp for grease and food residue.
As for dead pixels, that's a different thing and not really damage. They'll show up very soon in the life of the display or never from what I've heard. They won't usually replace a display unless it has more than 6 or 8 deads, and sometimes they have to be clumped together and thus affecting viewing more dramatically.
As for dead pixels, that's a different thing and not really damage. They'll show up very soon in the life of the display or never from what I've heard. They won't usually replace a display unless it has more than 6 or 8 deads, and sometimes they have to be clumped together and thus affecting viewing more dramatically.
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Isopropanole dissolves plastic.... You just don't realise it because you don't wipe extensively. Just try it on a piece of plastic; you'll see. As for camera lenses that is ok because they are glass.
For my LCd I'd use a damp cloth. You can eve use a little (a real tiny drop is enough) soap. But I would strongly vote agains any form of solvent.
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