Hi there! Today I decided that my screen protector that is on my Tungsten T3 is incredibly ugly, and I want to remove it. Problem is, it's an adhesive one, and I'm afraid of damaging my T3's screen during the removal process. Any tips on how to get these suckers off with the least amount of hassle?
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Screen Protectors?
- Thread starter MS GUCCI
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Colmes Warrior
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One way to do it :
1. Get hold of a piece of sticky tape (Scotch Tape, Sellotape, etc). A 3 cm piece would do.
2. Stick about 1 cm of the tape on the screen protector, diagonally, at one of the four corners of the screen.
3. Make sure that the tape really stick to screen protector, at the selected corner.
4. Put the PDA on a horizontal surface.
5. Hold the PDA on the surface with one hand.
6. Use the other hand to pull the balance 2 cm sticky tape vertically up.
7. The screen protector should start to peel off the PDA screen, starting from the selected taped corner.
8. Continue peeling the screen protector until it completely detach from the screen.
1. Get hold of a piece of sticky tape (Scotch Tape, Sellotape, etc). A 3 cm piece would do.
2. Stick about 1 cm of the tape on the screen protector, diagonally, at one of the four corners of the screen.
3. Make sure that the tape really stick to screen protector, at the selected corner.
4. Put the PDA on a horizontal surface.
5. Hold the PDA on the surface with one hand.
6. Use the other hand to pull the balance 2 cm sticky tape vertically up.
7. The screen protector should start to peel off the PDA screen, starting from the selected taped corner.
8. Continue peeling the screen protector until it completely detach from the screen.
i agree that adhesive protectors can be a hassle. i have a palm lifedrive and i understand how important it is to protect your screen. i suggest trying a static protector. they don't leave any residue on your screen and they look great. i got mine from screenguardz and i love it. you should try it
In the past, I've always used my Palms without a screen protector. My last one, (a tungsten E) coped fine and only had the most minor of scratches.
When I got my TX recently I thought I'd give the included screen protector a go. I managed to get it on ok - no bubbles, trapped dust or anything.
However, I'm really suffering from problems using graffiti. I've never had these problems before and wondered if it was a common problem with screen protectors... I'm getting lots of incorrect letters, not recognising the input and losing track of the letter as I write. I'm also finding that I'm having to press harder than normal.
Is this normal? Do I rip that screen protector off... are there better ones than the official Palm ones?
When I got my TX recently I thought I'd give the included screen protector a go. I managed to get it on ok - no bubbles, trapped dust or anything.
However, I'm really suffering from problems using graffiti. I've never had these problems before and wondered if it was a common problem with screen protectors... I'm getting lots of incorrect letters, not recognising the input and losing track of the letter as I write. I'm also finding that I'm having to press harder than normal.
Is this normal? Do I rip that screen protector off... are there better ones than the official Palm ones?
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Putting a screen protector on your TX should have almost no detectable affect on graffiti use unless you have the edge(s) of the protector stuffed underneath the bezel, in which case there would be more problems than just graffiti recognition.
Your problem with graffiti is almost certainly a defective digitizer and not the screen protector. The TX has a very bad history of short lived digitizers. If it still has warranty I would suggest exercising it and making Palm replace it. Alternatively, you can install a 'glass' digitizer and enjoy a better graffiti experience.
Your problem with graffiti is almost certainly a defective digitizer and not the screen protector. The TX has a very bad history of short lived digitizers. If it still has warranty I would suggest exercising it and making Palm replace it. Alternatively, you can install a 'glass' digitizer and enjoy a better graffiti experience.
haohui_xie
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The so called 'glass' digitizer for the TX is made of a bottom layer of glass but the top layer is still plastic. The top layer of a resistive digitizer has to be made of plastic or it cannot work as it must flex so as to touch against the bottom layer where the stylus presses. The two layers appear to be separated by a thin film of oil as you can see a slight moire pattern if held just right, and with the TX turned off.
The original plastic digitizer on the TX uses plastic for both layers and the two layers are kept separated by tiny little 'bumps' of nonconductive plastic, placed about a millimeter apart in a grid. These plastic bumps tend to get mashed down for one thing and do not allow the stylus to have a completely continuos 'read' so to speak.
They are both 'resistive' type digitizers as they have to be for the TX but they are different types of construction. I have replaced my defective plastic digi with a glass one and so far it is superior in that a smoother line can be drawn in Note Pad, it has no dead spots (it is only 2 months old though) and it has a nicer, more solid feel. I have no trouble with graffiti input now whereas I used to with the old plastic digi. It may last longer... it is reported to, but I have only had mine for a couple months so it is too soon to know.
The original plastic digitizer on the TX uses plastic for both layers and the two layers are kept separated by tiny little 'bumps' of nonconductive plastic, placed about a millimeter apart in a grid. These plastic bumps tend to get mashed down for one thing and do not allow the stylus to have a completely continuos 'read' so to speak.
They are both 'resistive' type digitizers as they have to be for the TX but they are different types of construction. I have replaced my defective plastic digi with a glass one and so far it is superior in that a smoother line can be drawn in Note Pad, it has no dead spots (it is only 2 months old though) and it has a nicer, more solid feel. I have no trouble with graffiti input now whereas I used to with the old plastic digi. It may last longer... it is reported to, but I have only had mine for a couple months so it is too soon to know.
starlet789
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Thanks for all the info. Definitely sounds interesting. I'm assuming that you replaced the digitiser once the TX was out of warranty? Was it something that was relatively easy to do? Where did you get it from?
I've ripped my Palm screen protector off and I'm glad to report that the digitiser now seems to be behaving itself. I can write graffiti as fluently as I used to on my old Tungsten E. (Although I still have to make a concious effort not to revert back to the original Graffiti! I have my Palm III for far too long!)
So it seems like I have a choice - either keep my screen nice and scratch free or have a usable screen.
As I've already mentioned, I've not used a screen protector before and haven't suffered too badly with scratches... so unless someone recommends excellent screen protectors that really work - then I'll go without and consider upgrading the screen if/when it's out of warranty and needs it...
I've ripped my Palm screen protector off and I'm glad to report that the digitiser now seems to be behaving itself. I can write graffiti as fluently as I used to on my old Tungsten E. (Although I still have to make a concious effort not to revert back to the original Graffiti! I have my Palm III for far too long!)
So it seems like I have a choice - either keep my screen nice and scratch free or have a usable screen.
As I've already mentioned, I've not used a screen protector before and haven't suffered too badly with scratches... so unless someone recommends excellent screen protectors that really work - then I'll go without and consider upgrading the screen if/when it's out of warranty and needs it...
paintballbiggie
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The screen protectors that come with Palms are really garbage. I use a Brando. Others use a Boxwave which is very much like the Brando and they have two good features. They last a very long time and the come off very easily. They use an adhesive but it is a very light adhesive. They are easy to put on with zero bubbles undrneath.
At any rate, I bought my glass digitizer from pdaparts.com but no, I did not wait for the warranty to expire.
At any rate, I bought my glass digitizer from pdaparts.com but no, I did not wait for the warranty to expire.
Football with ur feet!
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Well I've tried running without a screen protector and everything has been good. No problems with the digitiser so the only conclusion I can come to is that as you say... the palm screen protectors are rubbish! I'm going to take a look at some alternatives such as the ones you've mentioned and hope that I can report a better experience! Thanks for all your help!