PRS-650 Does the screen get dirty?

yegon · 12-27-2010, 07:01 AM

Had my 650 since it came out here in the UK, tremendous purchase, logged many happy hours with it and a worthy successor to my trusty 505.

I generally use the buttons to flip pages because I fear the screen will develop a layer of uncleanable dirt if I constantly use my fingers. To those who use the touch screen a lot, does this happen? Or am I being too protective?

edbro · 12-27-2010, 07:06 AM

I just wipe mine off with a microfiber cloth and it is fine. It will get some fingerprints but nothing too bad.

Bro Pete · 12-27-2010, 08:38 AM

Like Edbro said, the microfiber works great. I keep a small one in my case. If I get a little smear on the screen I use a damp paper towel to clean it off. Even if you don't use the touch screen, it will collect small bits of dust.

I find that I alternate between the buttons, swiping with a finger (horizontal and vertical) and the stylus.

Tessie6 · 12-27-2010, 08:42 AM

I contacted Sony about that because I use a lot of hand lotion and it gets on the screen. Here is what they recommend.

Wiping with a soft dry cloth. Micro fiber is fine.

For more stubborn stains, you can use a soft cloth slightly dampened with a solution of mild soap and warm water. When cleaning, wipe the screen using small circular motions from top to bottom; immediately afterwards, use a soft cloth to dry the screen.

Hand soap, no dish detergent and remember "slightly damp"

Hope this helps.

SeaBookGuy · 12-27-2010, 12:34 PM

I have a container of damp screen cleaner cloths, meant for computer screens. Every so often, I use one on all my electronics: computer, ereader, mp3 players.

starrlamia · 12-27-2010, 01:26 PM

mine doesnt get dirty much, i use a microfibre to wipe it probably once a week. I do use it quite a bit and use the dictionary function alot of textbooks.

Penforhire · 12-27-2010, 01:46 PM

What Edbro said, microfiber cloth once every eight hours or so of reading for me (often reading while I eat, lol). VERY rarely I have to dampen the cloth slightly with water, not enough to drip or squeeze out, to remove something stubborn.

vxf · 12-27-2010, 05:20 PM

I also often prefer using the buttons or the stylus just not to get the screen dirty.

Otherwise, I have found that those 'glass cleaning' kits (spray+microfiber cloth) work very well. I have been using those daily with a PRS900, a PRS950 and an iPad, with adverse effects (I was doubtful at first and some people recommended not to do it... but I had colleagues at work doing the same and it seemed to work fine, so I tried it as well).

I have done this for a year now on the PRS900 (less for the iPad and PRS950) and I am pretty sure it does not affect the screen.

Also, I like the spray because it allows to remove some things more easily. Using microfiber on a 'dry' screen can still scratch it, if you have some particles (sand, or even food at times, if you read while eating like me) sitting on the screen...

SolRaven · 12-27-2010, 05:25 PM

I think you have a better chance of gunking up the buttons than getting the screen dirty. It's a slick surface. You' have to be be eating sticky brownies with bare fingers to gunk up such a smooth surface.

doreenjoy · 12-27-2010, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starrlamia

mine doesnt get dirty much, i use a microfibre to wipe it probably once a week. I do use it quite a bit and use the dictionary function alot of textbooks.

Same here. The screen isn't shiny like an iPhone so I don't see prints on it much.

vxf · 12-28-2010, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SolRaven

I think you have a better chance of gunking up the buttons than getting the screen dirty. It's a slick surface. You' have to be be eating sticky brownies with bare fingers to gunk up such a smooth surface.

OK that's hilarious. I just cleaned up the screen after a very sticky blueberry brownie was consumed, by someone

, over it.

SolRaven · 12-28-2010, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vxf

OK that's hilarious. I just cleaned up the screen after a very sticky blueberry brownie was consumed, by someone

, over it.

Mmmmmm.... blueberry brownies.... but seriously, serious? That's kind of funny. Perhaps I'm outside your kitchen window trying to figure out how to get to them. I should just ring the bell.

vxf · 12-28-2010, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SolRaven

Mmmmmm.... blueberry brownies.... but seriously, serious? That's kind of funny. Perhaps I'm outside your kitchen window trying to figure out how to get to them. I should just ring the bell.

Dead serious. Best thing in our staff cafeteria !!! They used to have banana/blueberry brownies, those were even better. But, for *some reason*, those are always sold out

doreenjoy · 12-28-2010, 01:00 AM

Stop it, you're making me hungry!

vxf · 12-28-2010, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doreenjoy

Stop it, you're making me hungry!

So I should not tell you I am now attempting on getting some "cranberry bliss" pie on the screen of my iPad? My co-workers just went to Starbucks, love those cranberry bliss things...

Damn, the holidays are making me fat.

12-27-2010, 07:01 AM	#1
yegon Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 2079258 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS 505	Does the screen get dirty? Had my 650 since it came out here in the UK, tremendous purchase, logged many happy hours with it and a worthy successor to my trusty 505. I generally use the buttons to flip pages because I fear the screen will develop a layer of uncleanable dirt if I constantly use my fingers. To those who use the touch screen a lot, does this happen? Or am I being too protective?

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12-27-2010, 07:06 AM	#2
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	I just wipe mine off with a microfiber cloth and it is fine. It will get some fingerprints but nothing too bad.

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Bro Pete Connoisseur Posts: 76 Karma: 52944 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Central Texas Device: Sony PRS 650	Like Edbro said, the microfiber works great. I keep a small one in my case. If I get a little smear on the screen I use a damp paper towel to clean it off. Even if you don't use the touch screen, it will collect small bits of dust. I find that I alternate between the buttons, swiping with a finger (horizontal and vertical) and the stylus.

12-27-2010, 08:42 AM	#4
Tessie6 Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 112 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS505	I contacted Sony about that because I use a lot of hand lotion and it gets on the screen. Here is what they recommend. Wiping with a soft dry cloth. Micro fiber is fine. For more stubborn stains, you can use a soft cloth slightly dampened with a solution of mild soap and warm water. When cleaning, wipe the screen using small circular motions from top to bottom; immediately afterwards, use a soft cloth to dry the screen. Hand soap, no dish detergent and remember "slightly damp" Hope this helps.

12-27-2010, 12:34 PM	#5
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,015 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I have a container of damp screen cleaner cloths, meant for computer screens. Every so often, I use one on all my electronics: computer, ereader, mp3 players.

12-27-2010, 01:26 PM	#6
starrlamia Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ontario Canada Device: Sony PRS-650, PB 16g	mine doesnt get dirty much, i use a microfibre to wipe it probably once a week. I do use it quite a bit and use the dictionary function alot of textbooks.

12-27-2010, 01:46 PM	#7
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	What Edbro said, microfiber cloth once every eight hours or so of reading for me (often reading while I eat, lol). VERY rarely I have to dampen the cloth slightly with water, not enough to drip or squeeze out, to remove something stubborn.

12-27-2010, 05:20 PM	#8
vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	I also often prefer using the buttons or the stylus just not to get the screen dirty. Otherwise, I have found that those 'glass cleaning' kits (spray+microfiber cloth) work very well. I have been using those daily with a PRS900, a PRS950 and an iPad, with adverse effects (I was doubtful at first and some people recommended not to do it... but I had colleagues at work doing the same and it seemed to work fine, so I tried it as well). I have done this for a year now on the PRS900 (less for the iPad and PRS950) and I am pretty sure it does not affect the screen. Also, I like the spray because it allows to remove some things more easily. Using microfiber on a 'dry' screen can still scratch it, if you have some particles (sand, or even food at times, if you read while eating like me) sitting on the screen...

12-27-2010, 05:25 PM	#9
SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	I think you have a better chance of gunking up the buttons than getting the screen dirty. It's a slick surface. You' have to be be eating sticky brownies with bare fingers to gunk up such a smooth surface.

12-28-2010, 01:00 AM	#14
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	Stop it, you're making me hungry!