01-10-2011, 07:09 PM | #1 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,931
Karma: 5456284
Join Date: Nov 2010
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, iPhone, Kindle Fire HD 6
|
Cleaning screen
What do you use to clean your Kindle screen.
Thanks, Carol |
01-10-2011, 10:39 PM | #2 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 78
Karma: 648
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: USA
Device: K4-NT, Sony T1
|
I clean it the same way I clean my eyeglasses. If it's just a few dust particles or dandruff flakes, a quick blast from one of those compressed-air cans. If it's a smudge, I breathe on it and wipe with a microfiber cleaning cloth.
And I'm very careful with my eyeglasses. They cost twice what the Kindle did. (I would have gone cheaper on the glasses but my company picked up most of the expense). edit: you can often find a bag of microfiber cloths in the automotive sections of stores such as Target or Walmart for a pretty cheap price. They're known for their anti-scratch properties, but a 100% cotton wipe would probably do about as well. Last edited by mrsquash; 01-10-2011 at 11:03 PM. |
Advert | |
|
01-10-2011, 11:35 PM | #3 | |
Wizard
Posts: 1,931
Karma: 5456284
Join Date: Nov 2010
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, iPhone, Kindle Fire HD 6
|
Quote:
Carol |
|
01-11-2011, 12:22 AM | #4 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 78
Karma: 648
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: USA
Device: K4-NT, Sony T1
|
I would certainly think so. I wouldn't hesitate to use one myself. It could get rather expensive, though, if you use them often. The microfiber cloths are washable and re-usable. They are also great at wicking up oils and such.
From what I've read, the Kindle's screen is glass (if I'm mistaken about this, please someone let me know), and glass is pretty much immune to any ordinary sort of chemical attack, and impervious to scratching unless a material of similar hardness (sand, dirt, etc.) is rubbed into it. You could just use a paper towel, but it would probably take a lot more rubbing to get rid of a smudge than using a microfiber wipe or an eyeglass-wiper pad would. Fortunately the Kindle doesn't have a touch-screen so there shouldn't be much smudging going on, unless maybe you've got a cat that likes to lick it. |
01-11-2011, 12:30 AM | #5 |
IOC Chief Archivist
Posts: 3,950
Karma: 53868218
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA
Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12
|
I rarely need to do more than blow away the occasional dog hair, but when it actually has a smudge or something on it, I use an alcohol-free anti-static screen-cleaning spray. I spray a little on a lint-free cloth then clean the smudge, followed by an all-over wipe with a dry microfiber cloth.
|
Advert | |
|
01-11-2011, 02:03 AM | #6 |
Home for the moment
Posts: 5,127
Karma: 27718936
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: travelling
Device: various
|
Some water on a piece of micro fiber. I don't trust cleaning fluids.
|
01-11-2011, 02:47 AM | #7 |
eBook Enthusiast
Posts: 85,544
Karma: 93383043
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
Standard advice is to use a microfibre cleaning cloth; the sort sold to clean glasses and camera lenses.
|
01-11-2011, 04:49 AM | #8 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 54
Karma: 1188
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Belgium (That's in Europe)
Device: Kindle 3
|
Kind of on topic and off at the same time, is the screen glass or plastic?
|
01-11-2011, 05:11 AM | #9 |
Advanced Dunno
Posts: 80
Karma: 27094
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Device: Kindle Fire HDX 7 + Paperwhite 2013
|
Glass substrate under the screen (as a TFT basement) and a plastic coating (film) at the top, I think! Please correct me.
|
01-11-2011, 05:21 AM | #10 |
Zealot
Posts: 143
Karma: 9668
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Kellevie, Tas.
Device: Kindle PW2,Kindle DXG,iPhone 4
|
I use the camera lens cleaning gear, blower brush for dust particles and lens cleaning cloth for marks.
|
01-11-2011, 05:34 AM | #11 |
eBook Enthusiast
Posts: 85,544
Karma: 93383043
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: UK
Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6
|
|
01-11-2011, 07:45 AM | #12 |
Connoisseur
Posts: 54
Karma: 1188
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Belgium (That's in Europe)
Device: Kindle 3
|
Thanks!
|
01-11-2011, 08:42 AM | #13 |
Wizard
Posts: 1,931
Karma: 5456284
Join Date: Nov 2010
Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, iPhone, Kindle Fire HD 6
|
Thanks for all the great tips. Since we wear glasses, I have the eyeglass wipes. We buy the large box from Sam's club. Also have micro fiber clothes. And I have some computer screen wipes. So I should be set.
My screen is pretty good but I did notice a few smudges and was just wondering how to clean them off. Carol |
01-11-2011, 10:19 AM | #14 |
Wizard
Posts: 2,426
Karma: 6561538
Join Date: Nov 2007
Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014
|
Pixelclean
I get the portable wet and dry packs from Pixelclean. They are specially prepared to clean LCD screens for monitors and TV's.
For the Kindle I'd only use the cloth in the dry pack. If there was really a bad stain on the screen, I'd just touch the wet cloth to the screen and then use the dry cloth to wipe it. I've used them on my NowBible touch screen, my PRS 900 touch screen, my Garmin GPS touch screen and of course on my monitors and HD TV's. Most eye glasses are made of glass so eye glass cleaner may be different. Touch screens and LCD screens are made of different material and could react badly to glass cleaners. Its all my OPINION of course and nothing is sure. Never cleaning a touch screen or kindle is the best approach unless it is really bad. I tend to tolerate minor dirt on those screens and not clean them at all unless really necessary |
01-11-2011, 10:41 AM | #15 |
↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!!
Posts: 3,394
Karma: 17432172
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Georgia, USA
Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Troubleshooting Cleaning the Screen on a Kindle 3 | suecsi | Amazon Kindle | 20 | 11-03-2010 06:18 AM |
Cleaning screen | brontus | Sony Reader | 7 | 02-15-2009 05:38 PM |
Screen cleaning | melw | Bookeen | 7 | 10-02-2008 11:52 AM |
Cleaning the Screen? | mckenzie | Sony Reader | 7 | 10-22-2007 11:36 PM |
Screen cleaning problem.. | harpum | iRex | 5 | 02-16-2007 11:42 AM |