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Monitor question
9 Mar 05
So I have two monitors on my computer, both Mitsubishi Diamond plus 19” models, with one crucial difference. A few weeks ago I cleaned them both (with Screen Clene no less) and my secondary monitor did this:
“Arrrgggghhh!” I said. Or something to that effect anyway. I had partially removed the anti-glare coating from my screen, and now it’s a complete mess � I’ve resorted to making windows two thirds the height of that screen so I don’t have to peer through the scratches… You can see here how utterly annoying it is:
Anyway, I was looking into a solution tonight and came to one conclusion, I’m screwed. Basically it seems that there is no way to restore the coating. According to Sony:
The coating cannot be repaired & scratches cannot be removed. (The only cure is replacement).
And although I cannot find official word from NEC-Mitsubishi, I assume the same applies. See, screwed.
Then I had a thought, perhaps I could take the monitor to pieces and remove the anti-glare coating altogether? Sure, the monitor would be too bright, but I don’t often use it during daylight hours (because I’m usually staring at my display at work instead), and I could always adjust the brightness right?
So after a little googling I found an article enitled ‘How to clean a computer monitor’ which offered this handy tip towards the end:
Absolutely DO NOT use rubbing alchohol if you have a monitor with an anti-glare coating (anything but a really cheap or old one). It will remove the coating. I learned the hard way.
Hrrmmm….
Whaddya think, should I give it a go?
Yeah, take the rest off: it’s the bin otherwise. Throw the other one away, though, the one that takes 10 minutes to warm up..
See you at BBQ DEFCON :D
just get one of these ought to be ok…
i need to get my iiyama replaced which i really cannot be othered doing!
i think you may be a little crazy….
You realise this was just your sub-concious making an excuse to buy a TFT…or two…
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Do it. Doo it. Doo iit.
Also scratched my Dell Trinitron by simply cleaning with soap water, spent a few days trying all types of removers including limescale to get rid of the remaining coating but failed, Then opened it up to find a stupid plastic stuck on glass screen as the “anti-glare coating”. Its just darkened clear plastic which easily pealed off, so monitor is perfect again. From what I read on net, it was supposed to be vacuum sealed coating that can never be repaired or removed easily, and I almost threw monitor away because of that.
PWNED OMG WTF BBQ DEFCON A**!