Already scratched screen?!
I noticed, just now, an approximately 1 centimeter scratch on my precious pb screen. I have been babying this device and even ironically just posted in another thread about wanting someone to do a scratch test to test screen durability. I'm pretty devastated. I suppose I will be making a trip to bb today to get an invisible shield. So much for the screen durability. I might even feel better if i had accidentally touched the screen with something abrasive, but, instead, the scratch just mysteriously appeared. Am i the only one to experience this so far??
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I noticed a simiiar small scratch on my screen after a month or so. I don't wear a watch or rings or any type of jewellery. I think it came that way. Did ou find a way to polish out the scratch?
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I treat my PB with little respect, my kids use it and I rarely have it in a case and the thing looks good as new well over a year later. Fantastic build quality.
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Originally Posted by
tomwoodman I noticed a simiiar small scratch on my screen after a month or so. I don't wear a watch or rings or any type of jewellery. I think it came that way. Did ou find a way to polish out the scratch?
I would suggest not trying anything unless someone truly can demonstrate that they polished out a scratch on the pb's screen. I can imagine making it worse. Some screen protectors can camouflage small scratches.
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Originally Posted by
tomwoodman I noticed a simiiar small scratch on my screen after a month or so. I don't wear a watch or rings or any type of jewellery. I think it came that way. Did ou find a way to polish out the scratch?
A few years ago I was at RadioShack (or maybe at that time it was The Source by Circuit City, when they bought out RadioShack Canada), and found a scratch remover for the iPod. It worked pretty well, but not sure if it would work on the PB or if it is even still sold. You may be able to find something like that. I forget the name of it, but what it was was a liquid that filled in the shallow scratch and a buffer pad similar to a cleaning cloth.
Edit: It wasn't this one, but for example: http://www.amazon.com/Displex-Lens-Scratch-Removing-Polish/dp/B001EJHMW0. Just do a search for "screen scratch removal". Again, not sure how well it would work for PB's screen, and how well that specific product in the example works, but it might be something to look into. It would have to be a small shallow scratch though.
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Originally Posted by
BerryClever A few years ago I was at RadioShack (or maybe at that time it was The Source by Circuit City, when they bought out RadioShack Canada), and found a scratch remover for the iPod. It worked pretty well, but not sure if it would work on the PB or if it is even still sold. You may be able to find something like that. I forget the name of it, but what it was was a liquid that filled in the shallow scratch and a buffer pad similar to a cleaning cloth.
different kind of surface tho isn't it? isn't the playbook a type of transistor type glass?
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Originally Posted by
Tha.Housewife different kind of surface tho isn't it? isn't the playbook a type of transistor type glass?
or am I thinking of graphine?
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Originally Posted by
Tha.Housewife or am I thinking of graphine?
You are probably right, I never even thought about that. Maybe for a small scratch it wouldn't be an issue, but if it is a long scratch or the location of the scratch, you may not be able to get a response from the screen right there. I honestly don't know.
Edit: Found this http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...screen-6643768.
My favorite part: "There is, of course, an extreme option: glass buffing. With a small drill attachment and a tub of cerium oxide compound (and for deep scratches, some sandpaper), it is possible to grind scratches out of a screen, the same way you would buff scratches out of auto glass. My testing indicates that this is a very bad idea".
But the most useful part for those trying to remove a scratch: "The best solution, short of screen replacement, is a screen-protector film. It won't just shield from future scratches—it will make some shallow ones invisible."
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Originally Posted by
BerryClever You are probably right, I never even thought about that. Maybe for a small scratch it wouldn't be an issue, but if it is a long scratch or the location of the scratch, you may not be able to get a response from the screen right there. I honestly don't know.
Edit: Found this
http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...screen-6643768.
My favorite part: "There is, of course, an extreme option: glass buffing. With a small drill attachment and a tub of cerium oxide compound (and for deep scratches, some sandpaper), it is possible to grind scratches out of a screen, the same way you would buff scratches out of auto glass. My testing indicates that this is
a very bad idea".
But the most useful part for those trying to remove a scratch: "The best solution, short of screen replacement, is a screen-protector film. It won't just shield from future scratches�it will make some shallow ones invisible."
well my hubby said the old ipod screens are the same material, so I dint know now, lol... he said the ipods revolutioned the touch screen industry...and so I'm guessing its the same glass....still forgot to ask him if it was a graphine glass or not..lol
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LongLeggs I am always amused by people freaking out over a small scratch. It's like the darn thing doesn't work anymore. It's a scratch, not cancer, not a gun shot wound. The thing still works. I have a few extra baby strollers from my last pregnancy if any of you want to really baby your devices.
Jessica
No thanks, I find the playbook is fine being carried on top of a red velvet pillow or in it's custom case lined with rose pedals. :)
I do understand where you are coming from on that. I wish I could have the same feelings about it, but if I see on flaw on something inanimate that is expensive or meaningful to me, that is all I can see. Eventually I will get over it, but it doesn't mean it stops being the first place my eyes focus to.
That is why I put a screen protecter on mine, I am personally not crazy about the one I got for it, but it protects it so I don't "obsess" about any flaw on my beloved tech.