Re: Cleaning Plasma Screen
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Re: Cleaning Plasma Screen
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Does anyone just blow really hard?
Are we still on the topic of cleaning a plasma screen? Was going to post something but thought I'd ask
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Re: Cleaning Plasma Screen
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I don't know if it applies to plasma screens, but any glass cleaner that contains ammonia is very bad for LCD screens. Most glass cleaners, including Windex, are ammonia-based. I wouldn't risk it on any sort of display, unless it's a good old CRT. I use a microfiber cloth, dampened with a little water, to clean off my screens (laptops LCD's, DLP TV, etc). I know that the manual for my LED DLP HDTV (Samsung) specifically warns against using any sort of glass cleaner on the screen.
I have a bottle of LCD/DLP screen cleaner that I use if there's a smudge on it. A small investment to protect expensive equipment.
I have first-hand knowledge of what repeated cleanings with Windex do to LCD monitors. It's not pretty. First it discolors the screen. And eventually it can even peel off the coatings. Either way, it ruins them.
At my job, we have a factory area that generates a lot of dust. There are LCD monitors in those areas that have to be cleaned regularly. Even though we (the IT dept) had told the folks that use those monitors to *not* use Windex to clean their monitors, they did it anyway. The results were completely unusable monitors in about 6 months. Imagine smearing your monitor with butter. That's about what it looked like when the users finally complained that their monitors had 'gone bad'.
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Re: Cleaning Plasma Screen
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Yeah, but it makes for good tastin' monitors! Mmmmmm- Mmmmmm!
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Re: Cleaning Plasma Screen
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Well thanks for the tips and other suggestions. I'll be sure to put away the glass cleaner. I have several microfibre cloths and water is cheap. So I should have happy viewing!!
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Re: Cleaning Plasma Screen
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I know this looks like a gimic, but this stuff really is the best I've ever used. http://www.itainttv.com/products.php?cat=8- JD
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Re: Cleaning Plasma Screen
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That link has the word "taint" in it.
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Re: Cleaning Plasma Screen
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My Pioneer plasma manual states that distilled water and a silk cloth is all that is needed. My tv actually came with the cloth, similar to the ones you get to clean your eyeglasses. I have had the tv for about a year now and never cleaned it yet. It doesn't attract dust like the old crt and we are careful not to touch the screen (so there aren't any fingerprints).
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My screen attracts my kids (5, 3, & 1). I kind'a wish it could defend itself. Sort of like an electric fence.
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