Cheap screen protectors - any good?

[Philip]

Looking at some cheap screen protectors for the Hermes. I have seen these are on eBay at £1.99 for 6. The seller offers "buy 2, get 1 free", so including postage (£1.99 to UK) it works out at 18 screen protectors for £3.98.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290056291809 (or search for item 290056291809).

But are they any good? Or would I be wasting my money?

[Lurker0]

The general rule is: if a manufacturer sells screen protectors in packs of several, it means the mfg himself does not think it will last for a long time.

Martin Field Overlay Plus lasted 3 years on my SE P800, and wasn't need to be replaced when P800 retired.

[coolshot]

I use the one made for the 650 from Palm. Works well, fits well. Lasted well on my Treo.

[simonk12]

the multi packs arent any good...and i think you'll be wasting you money...

[Philip]

the multi packs arent any good...and i think you'll be wasting you money...You may be right. They arrived yesterday, and seem to be of quite good quality. The one I have tried appears to work OK (i.e., it doesn't affect my use of the screen, and it does put a protective layer over the glass screen).

However, the ones which I received are just a little bit too small to cover the screen (about 2.5mm too short and 1mm too narrow), so I will be contacting the seller about this.

I'm not actually worried about how long they last. Even if I have to replace the protector every month, I have enough to last me for 18 months - and I'll certainly be replacing my Vario 2 for a new toy before then!

Then again, I'm still not convinced that I need a screen protector. Before the Vario 2, I have had an XDA Exec, XDA IIi, XDA II and more iPaqs than I can remember. I never used a screen protector on any of them, and I have never ever had any screen problems.

[vijay555]

You can get exim spucs off ebay for £3. I highly recommend these.

V

[new2_8525]

are screen protectors even really needed?

[fil]

are screen protectors even really needed?

if you dont mind crying when you scatch your screen, then no!

[FOZZER]

I can only agree with the other posts I used the cheaper screen protectors in the past, thinking its ok when they scratch I'll just replace it, but it's true you get what you pay for, I have just paid £6 for a single protector and well it's brilliant, it sucked it's self to the screen No bubbles At All, Feels better to use the screen and up to yet not scratches.

[WineCape]

ShieldZone's invisibleSHIELD looks really good. Pay once, protect forever.

http://www.shieldzone.com/item_description/HTCTYTNF.html.

See the product reviews here: http://www.shieldzone.com/testimony/independent.html

Have ordered and awaiting arrival.