omfg why are monitor privacy filters so expensive?

[Ns1]

$60 on amazon, $150 on office depot. WTF?!?!?

what the hell are these things made out of!?

http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...eless-Privacy/

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Monitor-Pri...y+filter+19%22

 

[momeNt]

Porn tax.

 

[KaOTiK]

Having your hand in your pants is still going to be a dead giveaway to what you are looking at.

 

[momeNt]

Having your hand in your pants is still going to be a dead giveaway to what you are looking at.

remote control vibrating underwear...

You fail at the basics of stealth office masturbation.

 

[jupiter57]

Porn tax.

^
I came in here to post "Because Porn is free", that's the first thing that came to mind.:biggrin:

 

[xBiffx]

Life must suck in a cube. Corner office fap ftw!

 

[GobBluth]

Face your monitors away from the door. Problem solved.

 

[tokie]

Go steal one from the local public library.

 

[KMc]

Because people will pay that much. Price isn't always based on manufacturing cost.

 

[Imp]

3M has da monopoly on market?

 

[Ns1]

Life must suck in a cube. Corner office fap ftw!

Actually my office has windows and people can see through said windows right to my monitor (ie as I am posting this)

3M has da monopoly on market?

There are competitors and they are just as expensive.

 

[0roo0roo]

niche low volume product.

 

[Ns1]

niche low volume product.

only reply that makes sense

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Who cares? How else are you going to surf Slashdot without anyone but the IT guys knowing? (and even that can be circumvented by tunneling / VNCing back home)

The 3M filter for my Dell 20" (4:3) cost a small fortune (~$80 IIRC), but it was well worth it!

 

[Vic Vega]

People still use these? I remember they were all the rage in 1995.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

People still use these? I remember they were all the rage in 1995.

Not the same ones you're thinking of - they're just a thin sheet of material nowadays. At least I could see paying more to get something framed.

 

[0roo0roo]

only reply that makes sense

lol, maybe i dig mine out and ebay it now.....hah

 

[0roo0roo]

nm i checked, ebay prices are actually quite low... you shoulda gone ebay

 

[Miramonti]

ebay 19" $43 shipped

 

[Uppsala9496]

I do wish they were cheaper.
My desk is set up in some annoying open style. My back is to the open area. I don't like people seeing the neffing that I am doing, especially the bosses.

 

[CZroe]

niche low volume product.

Also, typically not purchased on a personal paycheck. Products typically purchased on corporate budgets are typically priced higher.

 

[Linflas]

We use them all over the place in schools. Parents tend to get upset if we display student data for anyone to see and there are many situations where the monitors are partially visible from side angles.