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jj2me · 08-07-2015, 10:30 PM

My carry-around 5" Sony PRS-350 is outfitted for minimal size, while still being protected against drops and hits. It's protection consists of
- a simple TPU case (protecting its back and sides), and
- a front screen protector to help protect the glass substrate from breaking (I'm not much concerned about screen scratches and scuffs).

Since the screen protector gives off a lot of annoying glare, I'd love to remove it. So I started wondering if maybe I'm mistaken in thinking a screen protector might offer a little more absorption to protect against breaking the screen, like it seems to do on cell phones. Does it actually offer such protection to an e-reader's glass substrate? Or is the glass substrate so fragile (e.g., it's easily broken just by torquing the device) that the screen protector is unlikely to help?

08-07-2015, 10:30 PM	#1
jj2me Guru Posts: 820 Karma: 8820388 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, -350; Kindle 3 3G, DX, PW 2; various tablets	Does a screen protector help prevent broken glass substrate? My carry-around 5" Sony PRS-350 is outfitted for minimal size, while still being protected against drops and hits. It's protection consists of - a simple TPU case (protecting its back and sides), and - a front screen protector to help protect the glass substrate from breaking (I'm not much concerned about screen scratches and scuffs). Since the screen protector gives off a lot of annoying glare, I'd love to remove it. So I started wondering if maybe I'm mistaken in thinking a screen protector might offer a little more absorption to protect against breaking the screen, like it seems to do on cell phones. Does it actually offer such protection to an e-reader's glass substrate? Or is the glass substrate so fragile (e.g., it's easily broken just by torquing the device) that the screen protector is unlikely to help?