Thread: PRS-300 Screen protector
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Old 02-05-2011, 05:20 PM   #5
delphin
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Device: SONY PRS-650
I received a better than average screen protector with my charger and case kit on Amazon, but did NOT bother to use it.

The reason is simple, screen protectors for the PRS-350/650/950 are a really, really, really, BAD, idea.

Unlike some of Sony's previous models, all of the current models screens already have a nice glare resistant anti reflection surface texture, so there is no advantage there, and in most situations, when comes to protecting your readers screen, these thin film screen protectors are not only useless, they are WORSE THAN USELESS.

The PRS touch reader series all use a tough mineral glass type screen material that is damn near impervious to scratches, and the IR touch screen is a zero-pressure technology.

Technically you don't even have to touch the screen at all, much less apply any pressure for your input to register, you just have to approach to within a few thousandths of an inch above the screen's surface where the crisscrossing beams of IR light form the sensing grid.

Try to avoid using your diamond engagement ring as a stylus, or changing pages with a sandblaster, and scratches should not be an issue.

What these e-ink screens don't like is impact, or pressure.

The kind of pressure, for example, that some well meaning fool is likely to apply trying to eliminate all those pesky bubbles while applying their spiffy nifty screen protector film.

That's why I say these thin film screen protectors are worse than useless for most people, because not only will they do almost NOTHING to help protect your readers screen, but you could end up destroying your reader in the process of installing one.

Last edited by delphin; 02-05-2011 at 05:44 PM.
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