Screen Protectors

[JulianL]

I'll start this thread in the hope that there'll be some good news soon.

I got my Touch Cruise on Friday and the device is absolutely fantastic but there is one huge problem with it. Using it either with the bare screen or with the screen protector supplied in the box, the smudges that get onto the screen are a real issue. It's not a case of cleaning it every day when you get home, it really is a case of pulling out a perfectly clean device, flicking up the cube to fire up the calculator, doing 60 seconds of calculations and then putting it away and even after that the screen is covered with smudges to an extent that bugs me. The saving grace is that, if a good screen protector can help solve this problem, then it's easy to apply as an aftermarket solution.

Do other people see the issue to the extent I do? (And my hands are actually fairly dry, I often have issues getting through fingerprint recognition at US immigration because there isn't enough grease on my fingertips.)

I'm told that Brando are working on a protector and I just had a quick play with my old O2 XDA Orbit which has a good screen protector on it (not a Brando but one of their big competitors whose name I forget but is another make that people tend to recommend) and it seemed to me that it was picking up far less muck than my TC one so maybe Brando or someone can ride to the rescue on this one.

- Julian

[victoradjei]

There is another thread about screen protectors here.

I use the supplied one without any problems different from any protector I have used. Just get the Veripart screen cleaner and clean your screen with it about once a week. looks like it leaves a coating on the screen. I am not sure about that, but my screen is shiny and nice :cool:

By the way, how can you get smuges from a non-greay finger :eek::p

[JulianL]

There is another thread about screen protectors here.

Ah. Thanks for that. I was trying to do the right thing by posting into the "Accessories" sub-forum so that is where I looked for a previous thread but I did just find the other thread in the main Polaris forum, funnily enough not by looking through the forums but because that thread is the second hit on Google when I did a global search for "veripart screen cleaner" as a result of your reply. I'll definitely try Veripart.

Re: "how can you get smuges from a non-greay finger", I guess they're not totally non-greasy, just less greasy than average :).

I'll still get a new screen protector for my TC though because the one that came with my device seems to have a little bit of adhesive missing right down in the bottom left corner, luckily only on the bit that covers the screen surround but, because it won't stick down, it makes it look as if there is a water stain on the device. I also find that the factory screen protector does dull the sensitivity of the screen a bit.

- Julian

[---Alex---]

I have the same problem with the supplied screen protector.
I found out that Brando will come out with two types of screen proctectors of which on is anti-glare. That's the one I want to try.

[ingenious]

Just ordered this one:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&item=160199157845&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI

If you don't know German, look at the picture depicting the structure of the material. Seems to be nice - anti-fingerprint, anti-glare, etc. Will report here as soon as I get it. There is no picture of the protector but I strongly hope it will cover the whole surface and not just the display area.

[JulianL]

Just ordered this one:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&item=160199157845&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI

If you don't know German, look at the picture depicting the structure of the material. Seems to be nice - anti-fingerprint, anti-glare, etc. Will report here as soon as I get it. There is no picture of the protector but I strongly hope it will cover the whole surface and not just the display area.

It looks very interesting. I hope it works out for you. I'll look forward to hearing how it works.

I just experimented some more with my old (now dead) Artemis. Obviously with the device being dead all I can do is wipe my fingers and thumb around the screen with it switched off and then look at how marked it is. This is actually just fine though because the marks show up most when the device is off so the fact that the device doesn't power on isn't really an issue for these tests!

Anyway, I found the email confirmation for when I first placed the order and it was a Martin Fields Overlay Plus Screen Protector and my experiments above confirm in my mind that a good screen protector does make a huge difference as far as fingermarks are concerned, my old Artemis with the Martin Fields protector seems to pick up maybe 10% of the fingerprints compared to the in-the-box HTC protector on my Touch Cruise under about the same amount of finger dragging on each screen.

- Julian

[dcbehan]

Brando is now selling the antiglare screen protectors. Emailed them and they said that they cover the whole face, not just the touch screen portion. You can get them here:

http://shop.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=02323&dept_id=&cat_id=0019

db

[ingenious]

No, I'm not buying before I see it how it looks like. As I wrote above, I ordered one from eBay. It is 0.5mm more narrow than the screen area. But the worst is, there's not a hole in the surface for the secondary camera - there's a whole area cut out, like with scissors. Otherwise, the surface seems pretty diffuse. I haven't tried it yet, because if I remove and ruin my current protector and I don't like the new one, I won't have any :)

So I'm waiting for responses/pics from other protectors :)

[dcbehan]

Brando's version is unfortunately like the one ingenious got off of eBay - with the large cutout vs. individual holes. Can't imagine it would have been that hard to cut them properly :( I'd prefer Brando quality with HTC fit.

db

[JueLue]

Brando's version is unfortunately like the one ingenious got off of eBay - with the large cutout vs. individual holes. Can't imagine it would have been that hard to cut them properly :( I'd prefer Brando quality with HTC fit.

db

I bought one from Brando's for my Orbit 2.
Quality is top as usual.

But:
I think they do the large cutout to make them fit to both, the cruise and the orbit 2.
The result is: You can use them for both device, but they do fit perfect neither for the polaris nor for the orbit 2.
Especially with the orbit 2 there is a large gap at the top of the protected area.
So I have to say, I was used to get better quality from brando's

JueLue

[ingenious]

Shame, shame... Hopefully they will make them better at some point. Now I don't want to put mine because I'm afraid that if I don't like it, I won't be able to put the original one again :(

[xrrkrrkx]

as i said in the other post..

I ordered both versions of the regular screen protectors from DuraSec. (not the liquid one)

I will post some photos and comments when i get them.

[Sky740]

as i said in the other post..

I ordered both versions of the regular screen protectors from DuraSec. (not the liquid one)

I will post some photos and comments when i get them.

Thanks. Look forward to your post as my standard protectors's already looking suspect.

[hamishmacdonald]

I ordered the more expensive ("self-healing") protector from Durasec and found it had the same problem as the Brando anti-glare protector: it refracts the light coming from the touchscreen, giving the pixels a broken-up, rainbow effect. Not nice or useful.

Guess I'm going to buy some more HTC ones, even though I ended up crumpling the first one out of frustration (bubbles, dust, etc).

[academic]

I ordered the more expensive ("self-healing") protector from Durasec and found it had the same problem as the Brando anti-glare protector: it refracts the light coming from the touchscreen, giving the pixels a broken-up, rainbow effect. Not nice or useful.

Guess I'm going to buy some more HTC ones, even though I ended up crumpling the first one out of frustration (bubbles, dust, etc).

I've first put the one delivered by HTC with the Polaris. Except the fact that the sticker perfectly match with the Polaris Form, it need to be cleaned at least 50x per day..

I've finally buy a set of universal screen protector. Of course you've to cut it by yourself, but the quality is pretty excellent and the price is really competitive (5 pieces for a price less than for 1 brando).

[JulianL]

I ordered the more expensive ("self-healing") protector from Durasec and found it had the same problem as the Brando anti-glare protector: it refracts the light coming from the touchscreen, giving the pixels a broken-up, rainbow effect. Not nice or useful.

Guess I'm going to buy some more HTC ones, even though I ended up crumpling the first one out of frustration (bubbles, dust, etc).

Why the HTC ones rather than the Brando Ultraclear? The thing I hate about the HTC protector is that it is no better than a bare screen as far as fingerprints are concerned. There is a thread running in the main Polaris forum (although a request has been made to the moderators to move it here) where other people are confirming how awful the HTC protector is re fingerpriints and also that the Brando UltraClear, although not as good as the AntiGlare regarding resistance to fingerprints, is a definite improvement on the HTC protector.

I confess that I'm still using the HTC protector but that's because I put it on my device immediately and now it's on I'm waiting a bit to decide what to replace it with. I don't like the Brando cutout but I think if pushed now I'd probably buy one of each Brando and see if I could live with the optical distortions of the AntiGlare and, if not, then use the UltraClear.

- Julian

P.S. I share your frustration re fitting these things; one of my least favorite activities.

[hamishmacdonald]

I didn't try the Brando 'ultraclear' one -- I guess because I used one of these on a PDA years ago and found it to be 'ultraglare'. If I were sitting anywhere near sunlight, the screen became a mirror.

I suppose in the time since that's just become normal, as screens like the Touch Cruise are very shiny.

[wis38]

Looking at the various posts I think I'll go with the Brando UltraClear...

10$ + 3$ shipping is not so expensive (let's hope it will not be trapped by customs, in France that's pretty expensive even for a 10$ order).

Anyone aware about a way to get them from a European reseller instead of ordering directly to Brando in HK?

Thanks

[xrrkrrkx]

Hello all....

as i promised earlier i would report back once i got my DuraSec protectors and let you know how they are.

i just got them last night, so i ripped my HTC OEM one off, and put the cheaper "ClearTec" one on. on first impression, it is a slight bit TOO thin, as it is quite hard to get on without flipping and flopping around. Which in the end causes many small bubbles.

After some fiddling, i have it on looking semi-OK, and it doesnt mess with the screen clarity, nor refract light in any strange way that i can tell.

i do have a feeling that it will not last very long... but then again they market it as a temp. protector.

i will get back when i use the "HighTec".....

[JulianL]

This is a possible way to improve the standard HTC screen protector which I'm pretty happy with except for one big issue, it offers absolutely no additional resistance against getting fingerprints all over the screen when not using the stylus and this is a big frustration for me.

Recently I decided to clean my protector using regular window cleaner that you can buy in supermarkets (I'm in the UK so I used "Non smear Windolene for glass and shiny surfaces"). I now only bother to wipe down the screen with a cloth every few days rather than after every few minutes of use which is what I had to do before (and yes, I do wash my hands very regularly!).

It's probably partly due to the fact that I've got better at remembering to try to use the fingernail side of my fingers rather than my fingertips but I think that a large part of it is due to the cleaner leaving some sort of coating because even when I deliberately do a few swipes with my thumb, which before would have left marks after even a single swipe, it is now pretty clear.

I didn't spray the cleaner straight onto the device by the way, that just seemed too risky, so I sprayed it onto a paper kitchen towel and then used that to apply the cleaner onto the screen.

For me I think this has improved things sufficiently that I might well just stay with the supplied protector.

- Julian

[xrrkrrkx]

o yeah i forgot,

the fingerprint issue is not nearly as horrible with the DuraSec protector as it is with the original.

the Polaris/TC seems a bit more responsive as well, as the protector is MUCH much thinner than the OEM one.

nothing else to report now

[kwabbernootje]

Anyone tried the Martin Fields screen protector yet? It should fit the Touch Cruise as perfect as the standard screenprotector.

http://www.martinfields.com/NL/dis_product.asp?model=HTC_CruiseTouch&modeln=Touch%20Cruise&prod_type=screen

http://www.martinfields.com/images/MFOP-HTCTouchCruise.jpg

[speakerphone]

Hm there was another Screen Protector somewhere in Polaris, and a link to another site with the Martin Fields screen protector.

Looks exactly like this site, but it was out of stock - on preorder...?

[KennyDies]

I ordered 5 duratech protectors. Took 4 of them to get one on with the minimum bubbles, is way too thin.

I removed the one I had on there yesterday as it had little scratches on it from the stylus.

Am back to square one of finding a decent screen protector.

[MasK]

Well, I'm using the martin Fields protector.
The original one has problems sticking to the bottom right corner of my screen. After re-adjusting a few more times, it ended up with dust all over the place.. lol

So.. I got the shop fellas to get the SP on for me. I find it slightly better than the original one, but this could be a placebo effect. Thickness is abt the same as the original one. Fits less than perfect, but the edges left are negligible. Covers the front cam totally - something that I like, as less dust to be trapped in there. Has back cam protector as well.

Overall, I'm a happy customer. I suggest, use the original one, and trash it if ya have probs with it. If not, make sure you get a darn good one like... brando?? that ppl have claimed to have less fingerprints. Btw, the brando cutout is fugly!!

[JulianL]

Btw, the brando cutout is fugly!!

I think they really blew it on that design decision. I wonder how much negative feedback they're getting on this. I'd probably have a Brando on my device right now if it wasn't for that cutout. For now I'm sticking with the HTC one and using window cleaner solution to try and keep a coating on it to fight fingerprints. It's working OK.

If I get sick of the HTC one then I'd probably buy a Brando if they revise the cutout otherwise a Martin Fields although I'm interested to see how the thicker DuraSec protector gets rated here because that seems to be the third viable contender right now.

- Julian

[ccchua22]

My Friend and i bought one each, It very good on HTC Touch Cruise very happy with it.
A good buy to protect yr screen.:)

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[bluebee]

[QUOTE=ccchua22;1951088]My Friend and i bought one each, It very good on HTC Touch Cruise very happy with it.

Does the Martin field has front camera fully covered or is there any hole for the front camera.

[ftamir]

Hello,
I ordered for my TOUCH CRUISE & TyTN II screen Protectors.

Both from Martin Fields.


Will update after applying them.:eek:

Ok... I applied the screen protector to my TC.
Must say that i am very pleased, protector is very clear, and the touch flow works just great.
I say it is accurate and fit the device (TC) by 95% (half a millimeter that i see it can be adjusted)

A general tip before applying:
Use Gloves (nylon like in hospital if you have) because that wat it will not leave any fingerprints on it.


Tamir

[christonge]

I ordered 5 duratech protectors. Took 4 of them to get one on with the minimum bubbles, is way too thin.

I removed the one I had on there yesterday as it had little scratches on it from the stylus.

Am back to square one of finding a decent screen protector.

Yeap... I bought 5 DuraTech ClearTec protectors about 2 weeks ago and I´ve used them all... Application is a nightmare plus, as I wrote on the other thread about screen protectors....Quoting myself... Well after 2 days with this DuraSec - Clear Tec protector it´s very scratched. I´ve replaced it with another already I think the plastic is just to thin for the "full" touch experience. I always using finger scrolling and combine that with the cube... well this protector just isn´t up to it. It´s a real shame as the cut quality is excellent but for heavy finger use it´s no good.

However received some of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOR-HTC-TOUCH-CRUISE-P3650-DOPOD-P860-2-x-SCREEN-GUARD_W0QQitemZ310024737915QQihZ021QQcategoryZ4134 3QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l126 2 two days ago and although they are not as well cut as the DuraTec protectors application is very easy... no bubbles on first attempt!! Plus they don´t scratch very easy which is great for the touch experience. I can recommend them and it´s a great price!! ;)

[xrrkrrkx]

ive had slight problems installing/applying the ClearTec protectors because they are so thin and flimsy...(not too much of an issue though)

they are too thin, they scratch quite easily and i feel like there is the possibility of damaging the screen.

they do however help with the fingerprint problem tremendously.

there is no visible distortion or anything from using these either.

i have 2 HighTec's as well, but i havent gotten to trying them yet.

i would imagine that within a day or so i will change the ClearTec for a HighTec and then let you guys know how it is.

[JulianL]

... they do however help with the fingerprint problem tremendously. ... i have 2 HighTec's as well, but i havent gotten to trying them yet.

i would imagine that within a day or so i will change the ClearTec for a HighTec and then let you guys know how it is.

Thanks. This may be wishful thinking but I would have thought that the fingerprints are down to the outer surface and I can't see why the same company would have different properties between the ClearTec and HighTec as far as surface coating is concerned so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the HighTec will be at least as good as far as fingerprints are concerned.

My guess is that the big downside vs the ClearTec might be screen sensitivity but that can be compensated for to some extent via the tip on the tips & tweaks sticky thread in the Polaris Upgrading forum.

I'm looking forward to your opinions on the HighTec.

- Julian

[MasK]

[QUOTE=ccchua22;1951088]My Friend and i bought one each, It very good on HTC Touch Cruise very happy with it.

Does the Martin field has front camera fully covered or is there any hole for the front camera.



It covers the front camera fully. That's what I like abt it.. less dust to accumulate.
The package also comes with one small piece for the back cam.

[scottyjchef]

www.PocketpcTechs.com

I believe the screen is the same size as the TyTN, TyTN II.

[---Alex---]

ive had slight problems installing/applying the ClearTec protectors because they are so thin and flimsy...(not too much of an issue though)

they are too thin, they scratch quite easily and i feel like there is the possibility of damaging the screen.

they do however help with the fingerprint problem tremendously.

there is no visible distortion or anything from using these either.

i have 2 HighTec's as well, but i havent gotten to trying them yet.

i would imagine that within a day or so i will change the ClearTec for a HighTec and then let you guys know how it is.
I bought a Brando Anti-Glare and a Brando Ultra-Clear.
Unfortunately I screwed up the Anti-Glare, but the Ultra-Clear shows less fingerprints then the original supplied one. With respect to the cut out of the camera and the leds area, which is outside of the screen area, it is not annoying.

[cortez.i]

Orbit 2 owners: i received my Martin Fields overlays today, however, even though the MartinFields website says they'll fit the Xda Orbit 2, the ones i received will not fit my Orbit 2. they are specifically cut for the HTC Touch Cruise design; more square at the corners vs. rounded on the Orbit 2. the earpiece cut out is also too low. i'm sending them back for the correct ones or a refund... i'm curious to know if there are any other Orbit 2 owners using Martin Fields.

[SCtud]

so i guess nothing available to protect the buttons below the screen huh? mine is getting scratched up and the only place i put it in is an empty pocket! is everybody else's getting scratched up?

[briggs81]

I'll be getting a brando ultraclear with my cruise. i had one onmy tytn II and it was pretty good. a little thick, but not a big deal. collected a lot of my fingers though, but just need to wipe that off.

Have your girlfriend/wife/significant other put it on and you won't get any bubbles!

[JulianL]

so i guess nothing available to protect the buttons below the screen huh? mine is getting scratched up and the only place i put it in is an empty pocket! is everybody else's getting scratched up?

Sorry to hear about your scratches. I also try to keep my device in an empty pocket. I have picked up one small scratch but I'm pretty sure that was when I accidentally put my house keys in the same pocket, only for about 5 minutes, but it was enough.

Regarding protection, someone (either in this thread or more lightly I think it was in the other screen protector thread running in the main Polaris forum) posted about their experiences with the DuraTech spray-on liquid screen protector and, somewhat surprisingly to me, did claim that it offered some protection against scratches on the screen. If it's just a liquid I was thinking at the time whether it could be sprayed onto the button panel. You might need to be a bit careful though because I don't know how the switches (especially the scroll wheel) would react if the liquid got through the gaps.

Another possibility is that you can get those general purpose screen protectors (I used one for my old Palm device) that are essentially just a rectangular piece of plastic and on the peel-off backing film are printed templates to cut it to the right size for Tungsten E, Tungsten X, etc. You could probably make up your own template out of a piece of paper to cut around the scroll wheel and stick one of those on. Actually, you could template any screen protector as long as the one you start out with is bigger than the button panel so that you can cut it down to size; any 2.8" protector would do. Maybe the thin DuraTech ones would be a good choice because they come in packs of 5 (I think) so you can afford to mess up a few with experiments.

Finally, it might be possible to get the scratches out. I only have the one small scratch so I haven't risked this yet but it looks to me as if the button panel has a brushed-aluminium appearance, i.e. it is deliberately textured with horizontal fine scratches, and my scratch is really a vertical mark/scratch that has smoothed out the horizontal texture. I suspect that if I could find something very mildly abrasive (some sort of polishing liquid?) and apply it with a cloth using a horizontal rubbing motion then I might be able to polish back in the horizontal brushed-aluminium effect which would effectively hide the scratch. PLEASE NOTE: I take absolutely no responsibility if anyone tries this, as I said I haven't been brave enough to risk it myself because I only have the one small scratch, but if anyone has scratches that are bad enough to not have much to lose and does try this or something similar then I for one would be really interested in hearing the results.

- Julian

[SCtud]

they aren't big scratches.. they're really just microhair scratches visibleonly at certain angles of light, but they're still annoying.. i guess you can't do much. same with the chrome bezel on the iphone - it's goign to get scratched unless you wrap the whole thing with a condom. oh well.

[jomo25]

www.PocketpcTechs.com

I believe the screen is the same size as the TyTN, TyTN II.

I swear by the PocketPCTech screen protectors. But sorry, you cannot just use a TyTN II one on the Touch Cruise. The TC (like the other Touch devices) has a flush face, and the screen is much larger, even though the viewable area is the same as the TyTN II.

So, PPCTech guys need to create a new one for the TC. I'm sure they will, just haven't done it yet. And when they do, I would order one.

My question is if you don't use a protector, is the screen itself really that apt to scratch?

[KennyDies]

I just had delivered:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXiM-SPUC-Screen-Protector-O2-Xda-Orbit-2_W0QQitemZ270215332994QQihZ017QQcategoryZ56167QQr dZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m 122

So much better than duratec, is thicker and a lot easier to put on. has no air bubbles.

[athanaso77]

I just had delivered:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXiM-SPUC-Screen-Protector-O2-Xda-Orbit-2_W0QQitemZ270215332994QQihZ017QQcategoryZ56167QQr dZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m 122

So much better than duratec, is thicker and a lot easier to put on. has no air bubbles.

Does it cover the whole glassy surface of the Polaris or only the 2,8" screen?

[nogs]

I just had delivered:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXiM-SPUC-Screen-Protector-O2-Xda-Orbit-2_W0QQitemZ270215332994QQihZ017QQcategoryZ56167QQr dZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m 122

So much better than duratec, is thicker and a lot easier to put on. has no air bubbles.

Hi Kenny,

Do you have the o2 orbit 2 ? How does it compare to the one provided by o2 ? Does it smudge ? and how reflective is it ? Does it cover the pront camera ?

Sorry so many questions :D

Need to replace mine as i peeled the corner while rubbing the phone face on my arm to clean the finger smudges.

Nogs

[KennyDies]

Hi Kenny,

Do you have the o2 orbit 2 ? How does it compare to the one provided by o2 ? Does it smudge ? and how reflective is it ? Does it cover the pront camera ?

Sorry so many questions :D

Need to replace mine as i peeled the corner while rubbing the phone face on my arm to clean the finger smudges.

Nogs

Yes I have an orbit 2. I would say it is the same thinkness so is easy to apply with no air bubles. One had it on for a couple of days and seems quite resistant to finger prints and scratches.

I have a couple of marks on but that was due to putting the sticky side down on my table, picking up contaminents and having to scrape them off.

[windirt]

OMG, a screen protector needs $9.99!!!! it only worth less $0.5 in China. same quality. $9.99 can buy all set accessory of cruise. include leather case, screen protector, stylus, car holder and charger.

[wis38]

Just received and installed the Brando UltraClear (10$ + 3$ shipping = 9€, received 10 days after order).

Perfectly installed at first trial, thick enough, no bubbles...

It fits perfectly and the "ugly" cut is practically invisible. ;)

The feel is great and touch experience same as w/o protector (I had no one for 6w usage).

Fingerprints are really less visible, and anyway far simpler to clean than standard screen.

...and in strong direct sun conditions the screen looks more visible.

Conclusions: I'm really satisfied with it. :)

[ezyaz007]

just in response to screen protector issue..i recently purchased one from NAVPROTECTOR in the states. it came after couple days(i'm in australia) and was very dissappointed in the make of the product. complained to them and they asked me to send the original to them so they could get new ones cut and then resend me a pack of them over. otherwise if the product fit the screen properly iwould be happy with product. check them out only couple dollars for a pack of three and i find them to be great-im a tradesman and have dirty hands(some of the time anyway, :rolleyes:) but the dont seem to smear withfingerprints and so far havent scratchedat all. excellent withthe glare factor too!! hope this helps:):)

[ezyaz007]

OMG, a screen protector needs $9.99!!!! it only worth less $0.5 in China. same quality. $9.99 can buy all set accessory of cruise. include leather case, screen protector, stylus, car holder and charger.

yeah but thats china for you everythings cheap:o

[angler]

OMG, a screen protector needs $9.99!!!! it only worth less $0.5 in China. same quality. $9.99 can buy all set accessory of cruise. include leather case, screen protector, stylus, car holder and charger.

There is a lot of money going into the pocket of middeman and it is some kind of quality protection. Yes, people can go to mainland China to get many imitated product but it is your own risk for your choice to use them.

[JDGGA]

I have tried many different screen protestors and the from the ebayer below is the best.

http://stores.ebay.com/Digital-power-STORE

[maxoverfred]

Hi, I have received my Exim screen protector, 10 days to get it, anyway, product looks ok in the package... i have firstly removed the original one from HTC.. (first mistake), and i have struggled 7 times to put the Exim (washed each time, dry.. etc ...).. I can't remove all the very small dust parts.. so it doesn't look good, i still have bubbles, and if I was you, i will just keep the original delivered by HTC.. f...:(

[sedde]

that martin's something is by far the best and the durasec by far the worst

[fireboyxp]

Got my XDA last week and also ordered a screen protector from eBay with it (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130211654137). Eventhough I can't see it, from what I red my device should already have a original protector on, right? Hence is it worth replacing it straight away or you guys think its good enough to be kept until I see the first scratches?
I am also not sure how I should carry my device around - do you always keep it in the bag or you reckon the screen protector should protect it enough to simply put it into the pocket.
Sorry if my questions sound silly, but guess you want to keep your device clean & neat after spending so much money ;)