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From: David Sankey on 19 Mar 2010 11:33
In article <80h0rkF169U2(a)mid.individual.net>,
Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote:

> On 19/03/2010 10:07, Jim wrote:
> > On 2010-03-19, Sak Wathanasin<sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote:
> >> On 19 Mar, 09:40, use...(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote:
> >>> Sak Wathanasin<s...(a)nan.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >>> How do you know though?
> >>
> >> Fair point, but I'm not about to put it to the test. Thing is once
> >> scratched, you can't unscratch it, so I err on the side of caution.
> >
> > Same here. I must admit I've not noticed any 'touch' issues as a result of
> > applying it, but then I didn't use it a great deal without. It's never felt
> > unresponsive though.
>
> I have used iPhones with protective screens on and found it horrible,
> ie, didn't respond to my touch unless I really pressed it but I imagine
> that not all screens are equal.
>
> But I have disliked stick on covers since the early days. On the other
> hand, if you want one on your screen I don't see why it is any of apples
> business.

One of the reasons that they gave was that people tend not to clean the
screen well enough beforehand, so then have dirt underneath and then
want to return the cover...

Fair enough by me.

Dave
From: zoara on 19 Mar 2010 19:58
Gwynne Harper <g.harper(a)gmx.line> wrote:
> Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Because they make screens work badly without really adding much
> > protection. Apple are obviously concerned people will see iPhones
> > with
> > the screen protectors on and think that the screen performance and
> > feel
> > is normal.
>
> I am so sure that a screen film saved my phone I left a product review
> on the Apple store (26 Feb); something I never normally do.
>
> <http://store.apple.com/uk/reviews/TS504LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA0NA&mco=MTcwND
> gyMjA>

It does kinda raise the question as to whether the drop that scratched
the plastic film would also have scratched the glass screen. It might
have, but they're both significantly different hardnesses.

I think screen protectors are, on the whole, a hangover from the days
when smartphones had plastic screens, which could and did get scratched
up from a bit of dust or grit on the stylus. A protector was basically
sacrificial; apply it, get it scratched up, and replace it with a lot
more ease than a scratched screen.

FWIW my iPhone has been dropped several times and, aside from the fact
that I usually (not always) keep it in a pocket on its own rather than
one with keys and coins, it isn't exactly coddled. It gets dumped onto
tables or has things (including keys) put on it all the time. The
corners are a bit rough and there's a shallow gouge on the back where I
dropped it in the fireplace. The screen is fine though - there's a tiny
(2mm) scratch which you can only see with the screen off and it tilted
against the sun, and even then it's hard to spot. Not only do I not
notice it with the screen on, I can't actually see it if I try to look
for it.

> I also prefer the matte finish when in sunlight (ironically, given I
> chose the opposite on my MacBook Pro).

Can't argue with that one though.

-z-


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From: D.M. Procida on 20 Mar 2010 09:29
Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote:

> > Because they make screens work badly without really adding much
> > protection.
>
> Works for me and it's saved me a couple of times when I stuffed the
> iPhone into the wrong pocket (the one with my keys in it) getting off
> the train in a hurry.

If you got your keys and viciously ground them over the screen, the hard
glass of the screen would scratch the soft steel of your keys.

Good luck trying to scratch glass with keys, unless they're diamond
encrusted or something.

Daniele
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 20 Mar 2010 09:39
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:29:20 +0000,
real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) wrote:

>Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> > Because they make screens work badly without really adding much
>> > protection.
>>
>> Works for me and it's saved me a couple of times when I stuffed the
>> iPhone into the wrong pocket (the one with my keys in it) getting off
>> the train in a hurry.
>
>If you got your keys and viciously ground them over the screen, the hard
>glass of the screen would scratch the soft steel of your keys.
>
>Good luck trying to scratch glass with keys, unless they're diamond
>encrusted or something.

Or are a bit sandy. I'm pretty sure that's where the curious
three-quarter circle scratch on my iPhone came from.

Cheers - Jaimie
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From: D.M. Procida on 20 Mar 2010 11:48
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:

> >Good luck trying to scratch glass with keys, unless they're diamond
> >encrusted or something.
>
> Or are a bit sandy. I'm pretty sure that's where the curious
> three-quarter circle scratch on my iPhone came from.

Sand and stones certainly can scratch.

Daniele
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