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Oftentimes, it is better to buy the exact size, since it fit so much better and leaves no space unprotected. Unless, of course, as you stated, you are trying to utilized unused protectors from other handhelds. Cutting it yourself, takes some trial and error and experience to get it right, so the first few times, you often get an oversized one or undersized one. With oversized one, the uninitiated sometimes, try to tuck the very small excess betwen the case and the scren - bad idea, since it is a touchscreen, such extra pressure, often tend to lead to wild touch sensitivity. User-cut screen protector also often ends up with jagged side or corners which diminishes the look of an expensive device - sure, it is cosmetic, but still... And finally, whatever is left over is seldom enough for a second one, mostly, it is just enough for a small screen cellular phone.
As to type of screensaver, I no longer use the soft kind - like those that comes free with some Palm branded PDA. They last, as you stated, less than a week or two. And even on a Treo, playing a few games of say, Bejeweled, will ruin those kind big time. And being make of some kind of rubber, it tend to make the stylus use less smooth.
For hard type, I prefer the Ultraclear kind. Earlier protectors are of the glazed kind, but newer ones if installed properly, just blends in perfectly, and you wouldn't know if it's even there. I don't notice any less sensitivity with it on. And it really last a long time. I am in Asia, and Brando and Capdase, are mnore popular here, both of them seem to be of similar make.
Fopr me, the soft kind last at most a month, while the hard kind will last six or more... so in the end, the hard type ends up cheaper...
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