Clean my glossy screen?

I just got a 1525 about 2 weeks ago and it has a glossy screen. This is my first laptop and first experience with a glossy screen so I'm just really cautious with it.

I have these moistened glasses cleaners that I thought might be able to clean the screen well but it says on the back that it is not for use on specially-coated monitor screens. I dont know if glossy is considered specially coated or not. It says the ingredients are water, isopropyl alcohol, and surfactant.

Can I use these wipes or will it ruin the screen?

thanks

 

Microfiber cloth is the way to go. If it's really dirty, a bit of cleaner meant for eye glasses will be fine (on the towel, not on the screen directly). Never use tissues or paper towels as those can scratch your screen. Never use Windex as this can damage the antiglare coating.

 

Here is a link to a great way to keep your screen clean and healthy:
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4023

 

Yep, microfiber is the only way to make sure you don't scratch it,
I use the same thing to clean both glasses and LCDs.

 

Glossy is not specifically coated. Matte however, is.

It is safe to use a towel with Windex or some kind of cleaner on it without damaging it. I personally use Clorox wipes and they work perfectly.

 

Like all, Microfiber cloths. It's also good for finger prints and dust on screen. (by the way I never let or liked people touching my screen either, I just push their hands away before they start pointing and touching things on screen )

I'm using this to maintain my 1720's LCD
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Microfiber-Cleaning-Cloth-Color/dp/B00009PSZ2
It's just perfect, no scratch no nothing.

 

I would *NEVER* use Windex on a laptop screen......or any harsh cleaner like that.

Microfiber cloth and water are the only two things you need to clean ANY computer screen.

 

Yeah I know, I was sketchy at first, though I did attempt to use Windex to clean a smudge on the M1530 that I was returning due to the many defects it had. It really did work perfectly without causing any damage or scratches to the screen.

 

Cleaning an LCD screen with Windex once or twice will obviously "work", and should not result in any major damage, if done properly. However, over time, the use of harsh chemicals such as amonia and others found in Windex and other household cleaners will abuse the screen's surface and will result in damage. Remember that the exterior of LCD screens is plastic-acrylic, not glass.

I have 2 laptops, 1 desktop with large LCD panel, and 3 plasma TVs at home. None of those will ever see Windex in their lifetimes.

 

Best Buy sells a monitor cleaning wipe for pretty cheap, its like 5 bucks for 100 sheets. Its meant for LCD screens and if I recall correctly even says for glossy screens.

 

The problem with wipes, IMO, is that they tend to leave streaks, and you end up having to dry it up with something else, hence my recommendation to use a dry (or slightly moist) microfiber cloth.

 

A slightly dampened microfibre cloth with water, nothing else, will be more than sufficient to get rid of those finger marks.

Didn't your 1525 come with a cloth included?

 

At work they have eye glass/LCD wipes. They work well. They are pretty much wipes with alcohol on them.

 

I use the microfibre cloth that came with my HDTV. Works great.

 

If you go to Target or WalMart, you can buy a bag of microfiber clothes for 5 bucks. That is what I have lying around and it works good. Not the $3 bag, those clothes shed. Get ones that are a step up.

 

why spend so much money on specialized cloths and chemical wipes when you probably have all the necessary cleaning material found in an everyday household?

me? i just use a mixture of chlorine bleach, toothpaste, vinegar, lighter fluid, baking soda and lemon juice mixed together in a bucket and dip a crumpled newspaper into it and clean my screen with it once the paper has been sufficiently saturated with the solution.

it works good.

 

^^ You need a disclaimer on that post before some schmuck comes along and actually does that to their laptop.

 

^^ yeah i look forward to reading that thread

 

I'm relieved to read of other notebook users who see the red mist descend when someone smears their fingers over your screen in order to 'point things out'.

I've hospitalized two colleagues and a manager thus far for the crime, although my counsellor says I'm making great progress.

 

I remember the idiot in TabletPCReview who lost the stylus to his Tablet PC, and he actually took a paper clip and a pencil to it because someone said they work and will not damage the screen because the hardness of the screen is harder than a paper clip or pencil. rofl, good times.. good times..

 

i've used a few different combos of cleaning my lcd's including dry and wet wipes.

the best solution i've found (with no streaking) with my dell matte screen 2407 lcd is screen cleaning solution (not windex) plus a disposable wipe. on my led m1330 and previous glossy acer lappy the glossy finish is a different surface. my new trick is a microfiber cloth and my breath, works awesome. this trick also works on slr lenses, but instead use a disposable lens wipe.

 

I would not let anything wet such as wipes get near my 2000$+ Canon L-lenses.. ahhhhh Microfiber cloth and breath ok.

 

Regarding microfiber cloths.. there's is a one specifically for glass. The weaving is totally different from a regular microfiber.

 

If you guys can get hold of Ecloths then I'd recommend these.

http://www.ecloth.com/

 

+1 for microfiber, have been using them to clean LCDs for over 5 years.
And for sollutions, I use the same thing used to clean glasses(eyesight ones)

 

Marketing gimmick

 

Exactly, I have like 5 types I use. Lol, one specifically for gloss, riiiiiight.

 

Well, I used Windex on my Acer matte screen for 2 years and I didn't really noticed any damage. But.. perhaps that's why they stole it from me...

 

i don't get it.. because it smelled like ammonia?

 

^^ Yeah, neither do I... Why oh why!?!

 

Windex is made to clean glass, not plastic.