Screen protectors

darthreader13 · 01-11-2011, 12:44 AM

i was thinking about getting a screen protector for my new Kindle, to keep the screen from getting scratched or what not. do you guys use anything like that or do you think this is necessary. A local place near me has a brand called "M-Edge", not sure if it's worth spending the money on this.

If any of you guys has screen protectors on your Kindle. Does this make the screen dim or darker, maybe not as easy to read?

FF2 · 01-11-2011, 01:14 AM

I have a Boxwave NON-glare screen protector. It may be overkill but I've tended to protect most of the lcd (and kindle) screens on my devices. I hike, bike and cross-country ski so my cameras, phone and gps are protected from the normal dust and grit that I may encounter. I guess I decided the huge size of the K3 screen compared to those other devices also deserved protection.

Besides, more than once when I have showed the k3 to others, they tend to want to "touch-screen" (a new verb) it and swipe a finger across its screen. This way it is protected.

While I imagine it does tend to alter the natural glow (g) of the unprotected screen I've either grown use to it or it does not impair the screen much.

I think you will find most people do not use them.

Enjoy your new kindle.

desertblues · 01-11-2011, 02:01 AM

A sturdy cover would be enough. The screen is then protected and it really doesn't need a screen protector.

HarryT · 01-11-2011, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by desertblues

A sturdy cover would be enough. The screen is then protected and it really doesn't need a screen protector.

Agreed. Given that there's no reason to ever touch the Kindle's screen, there's absolutely no reason for it to get scratched. It's generally devices which has a stylus that are likely to get scratched screens. Keep the Kindle in a cover and it'll be absolutely fine.

enkov · 01-11-2011, 05:07 AM

All of my 'screen-having' portable devices are protected with protectors. Camera, GSM, Kindle, Netbook. The scratches have a tendency to appear no matter how accurately we handle the devices.

As for a Kindle - please use matte non-glare protectors because the glossy one have a very disturbing glares when reading at night with attached (or separate) light. Also fingerprints are much visible on glossy screens.

Jcas · 01-11-2011, 05:26 AM

I have screen protectors on my iphone and camera LCD's, but as most of my kindle use is indoors and i have a good cover it doesn't bother me that i don't have one for it. Also wouldn't like to risk using anything that might alter the lovely screen clarity i have with the Kindles ...

HarryT · 01-11-2011, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by enkov

All of my 'screen-having' portable devices are protected with protectors. Camera, GSM, Kindle, Netbook. The scratches have a tendency to appear no matter how accurately we handle the devices.

You must treat your hand-held devices rather harshly

. I've been using such devices since the 1980s and have never scratched a screen.

01-11-2011, 12:44 AM	#1
darthreader13 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida Device: Kindle 3	Screen protectors i was thinking about getting a screen protector for my new Kindle, to keep the screen from getting scratched or what not. do you guys use anything like that or do you think this is necessary. A local place near me has a brand called "M-Edge", not sure if it's worth spending the money on this. If any of you guys has screen protectors on your Kindle. Does this make the screen dim or darker, maybe not as easy to read?

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01-11-2011, 01:14 AM	#2
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	I have a Boxwave NON-glare screen protector. It may be overkill but I've tended to protect most of the lcd (and kindle) screens on my devices. I hike, bike and cross-country ski so my cameras, phone and gps are protected from the normal dust and grit that I may encounter. I guess I decided the huge size of the K3 screen compared to those other devices also deserved protection. Besides, more than once when I have showed the k3 to others, they tend to want to "touch-screen" (a new verb) it and swipe a finger across its screen. This way it is protected. While I imagine it does tend to alter the natural glow (g) of the unprotected screen I've either grown use to it or it does not impair the screen much. I think you will find most people do not use them. Enjoy your new kindle.

01-11-2011, 02:01 AM	#3
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	A sturdy cover would be enough. The screen is then protected and it really doesn't need a screen protector.

01-11-2011, 05:07 AM	#5
enkov Advanced Dunno Posts: 80 Karma: 27094 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria Device: Kindle Fire HDX 7 + Paperwhite 2013	All of my 'screen-having' portable devices are protected with protectors. Camera, GSM, Kindle, Netbook. The scratches have a tendency to appear no matter how accurately we handle the devices. As for a Kindle - please use matte non-glare protectors because the glossy one have a very disturbing glares when reading at night with attached (or separate) light. Also fingerprints are much visible on glossy screens.

01-11-2011, 05:26 AM	#6
Jcas Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 9668 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kellevie, Tas. Device: Kindle PW2,Kindle DXG,iPhone 4	I have screen protectors on my iphone and camera LCD's, but as most of my kindle use is indoors and i have a good cover it doesn't bother me that i don't have one for it. Also wouldn't like to risk using anything that might alter the lovely screen clarity i have with the Kindles ...

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