On Jan 6, 2009, at 8:29 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: >> I keep worrying about what a good spew would do >> to this new flat-screen monitor: I'm not sure >> having a spray bottle of Windex™ and a roll of >> paper towels by the screen is the best thing >> anymore . . . or am I being unnecessarily paranoid? > > Lint-free cloth, NOT paper towels; spray one cloth with water or > isopropyl alcohol, use that to clean, and follow with a dry cloth. > > No, you're not being paranoid; I was specifically told *not* to use > paper towels when I asked. (And it sounds like Windex isn't quite > the thing, either.) > > A dilute vinegar solution will also work. Don't ever spray anything > directly onto the screen of a flatscreen monitor. > > And don't press or try to scrub, because you can damage pixels or > scratch the surface of the monitor that way. IME, there are a *lot* > of things that will come clean with sufficient gentle rubbing with > something damp, but you need to be patient with everything.
Agreed on paper towels, they're abrasive enough to leave visible scratches even on a matte-finish display, and they will erode the anti- reflective coating on glossy displays. (Learned that the hard way on a previous flat-face CRT monitor.) And I think Windex chemically degrades the plastic of the overlay in some way, not sure what the visible effects are but consensus is that it's not good for that material at all. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
