OMG! Look what techtv tell you to do to clean your monitor.....

[psy44]

Step 1 Clean the outside of the monitor with Simple Green, 409, or a similar cleaner.
Step 2 Spray a cloth with glass cleaner and wipe the screen. If you attempt to clean an LCD screen, be careful not to press too hard on the screen. Be sure to use a clean, soft cloth.

Aren't you NOT supposed to spray with glass cleaner because it ruins the anti glare coating!!!!!


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[ElFenix]

i wonder if i could just wipe with a good microfiber towel from autozone and get all the crud off.

 

[Dulanic]

Some glass cleaners are fine, its the ones with... ummm amonia or something in them?

 

[Viper96720]

Yes but they don't say what kind of glass cleaner. They do have anti glare coating safe cleaners. You don't want one with ammonia in it.

 

[BentValve]

Water and a soft cloth is all you need to clean any monitor.

 

[Dulanic]

Ah I was right I just spelled it wrong hehe.

 

[Dulanic]

Originally posted by: BentValve
Water and a soft cloth is all you need to clean any monitor.

Just dont use a wet cloth.... damp cloth is all you need. Ive seen people soak a rag and do it and the water runs down the screen into the interior of the monitor and thats bad bad.

 

[BentValve]

Originally posted by: Dulanic

Originally posted by: BentValve
Water and a soft cloth is all you need to clean any monitor.

Just dont use a wet cloth.... damp cloth is all you need. Ive seen people soak a rag and do it and the water runs down the screen into the interior of the monitor and thats bad bad.

I sort of thought that was implied. I

 

[Dulanic]

Originally posted by: BentValve

Originally posted by: Dulanic

Originally posted by: BentValve
Water and a soft cloth is all you need to clean any monitor.

Just dont use a wet cloth.... damp cloth is all you need. Ive seen people soak a rag and do it and the water runs down the screen into the interior of the monitor and thats bad bad.

I sort of thought that was implied. I

You underestimate the stupidity in this world.

 

[chizow]

I use a microfiber towlette and lens cleaner from Sunglass Hut. If its safe enough for my polarized glass Revos and plastic/tortoise shell EAs, its safe enough for my LCD and monitors.

Chiz

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: chizow
I use a microfiber towlette and lens cleaner from Sunglass Hut. If its safe enough for my polarized glass Revos and plastic/tortoise shell EAs, its safe enough for my LCD and monitors.

Chiz

Well, I tried to clean my 19 inch monitor a while back with some sort of cheap lens cleaner and a lens cloth, and I'm afraid I did a little bit of damage to the anti glare coating. From then on I've always cleaned monitors only with a slightly damp lens cloth, just to be safe.

 

[BentValve]

My secret is 2 generous pulls from the Charmin (extra soft stuff), one swatch gets dampened with water for washing the screenand the other is used to buff it out a nice shine.

 

[sharkeeper]

Simple Green is NOT glass cleaner! Refer to MSDS for more information.

-DAK-

p.s. If people kept their grubby little digits OFF the surface and turned their face when they sneeze the screens would stay clean forever! I haven't had to clean mine for 18 months and don't see the need.

 

[boi]

<-- using Scotch-Brite High Performance cleaning cloth =)

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: shuttleteam
Simple Green is NOT glass cleaner! Refer to MSDS for more information.

-DAK-

p.s. If people kept their grubby little digits OFF the surface and turned their face when they sneeze the screens would stay clean forever! I haven't had to clean mine for 18 months and don't see the need.

i know what you mean... i couldnt' stand lab computers cuz they'd have all these disgusting fingerprints all over the monitor.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Typical situation in my room ...

M4H: Where did you say that was again?
Roommate: Right over there dude (moves to point with finger on monitor)
M4H (instantly): If that finger touches my screen, I'm breaking it off.
Roomate (withdrawing finger): Uhh ... 'bout three inches up and to the right of your cursor.
M4H: Thank you (clicks)

- M4H

 

[TheCorm]

Originally posted by: BentValve
My secret is 2 generous pulls from the Charmin (extra soft stuff), one swatch gets dampened with water for washing the screenand the other is used to buff it out a nice shine.

Ditto!

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Typical situation in my room ...

M4H: Where did you say that was again?
Roommate: Right over there dude (moves to point with finger on monitor)
M4H (instantly): If that finger touches my screen, I'm breaking it off.
Roomate (withdrawing finger): Uhh ... 'bout three inches up and to the right of your cursor.
M4H: Thank you (clicks)

- M4H

Sounds like me and my sister ^^

Bill

 

[Baronz]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Typical situation in my room ...

M4H: Where did you say that was again?
Roommate: Right over there dude (moves to point with finger on monitor)
M4H (instantly): If that finger touches my screen, I'm breaking it off.
Roomate (withdrawing finger): Uhh ... 'bout three inches up and to the right of your cursor.
M4H: Thank you (clicks)

- M4H

That's like people at school mashing a pen on my laptops LCD to point at something :| Pisses me off. Then they wonder why i get so mad.

 

[thorin]

(White) Vinegar and a lint free cloth.......

Thorin

 

[Turkey22]

Most of the time I use a fairly clear plastic coating over my monitor so then I can just wipe that off, everything on the screen is a little cloudy but you get used to it. When it gets really dirty I just toss it in the dishwasher with my keyboard, hey their both part of a computer right...?

Actually just an antistatic rag for me, usually no cleaners involved.

 

[onelin]

Awesome. That's going to be me the next time someone tries to touch any of my screens. After my cousin touched my laptop's LCD screen a few times and I lived w/ the smudges for weeks, I swore to never let it happen again.

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Typical situation in my room ...

M4H: Where did you say that was again?
Roommate: Right over there dude (moves to point with finger on monitor)
M4H (instantly): If that finger touches my screen, I'm breaking it off.
Roomate (withdrawing finger): Uhh ... 'bout three inches up and to the right of your cursor.
M4H: Thank you (clicks)

- M4H

 

[Chadder007]

WhoA!! I emailed them about that one to fix that mess up. Don't want anyone loosing their coatings over some idiot saying to clean their monitor incorrectly.

 

[cybercelt]

......umm... so how do you clean your monitor?


...note to self...windex is BAD

 

[jagr10]

I think you're supposed to use a non "antistatic" cleaner. Your monitor manual will say what to use as a cleaner.