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noticed yesterday that I have a couple of small scratches on the screen of my mio 8380. Just figured out what caused them I think. The four corners of the screen half of the clamshell have wee rubber stoppers inserted in holes that presumably are there to lift the "lid" off the phone slighty. I think they are recessed too much. This AM I tried the phone in an old carrying case I had for my SE 68m which was a tight fit. When I took the phone out there were several smudges on the screen that correspond to positions of keys on the phone. I guess the keys pick up some grit from fingers and that is transferred. Also I noticed that two of the rubber stoppers had a small piece cutout of them....aha the screen must move ever so slightly in a lateral fashion. If two much pressure is put on it and it slips sideways.....voila...scratch city!!
I am now contemplating cutting up an old writeright screen protector and seeing if it doesn't hurt the screen visibility. Anyways word of caution....don't use tight carrying cases. |
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Aug 28 2003, 16:50
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Hmmm.....bad design there.
-------------------- Mobile telephone history:
Sony CMD-J5 → Sony CMD-Z7 → Orange SPV → Orange SPV E100 → Orange SPV C500 → Orange SPV C600 → O2 Xda Graphite |
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Aug 28 2003, 20:27
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 23 Joined: 4th August 2003 Member No.: 11,971 |
OK I tried putting on a ipaq writeright screenprotector. Works like a dang...virtually no harm to screen visibility. It is quite easy to trim the screen protector while in place with a razor knife.
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Aug 28 2003, 20:28
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Addict Group: Posters Posts: 667 Joined: 21st July 2003 From: Birmingham, UK Member No.: 10,526 Device(s): Xda Graphite |
Does it hide the scratches you've already made?
-------------------- Mobile telephone history:
Sony CMD-J5 → Sony CMD-Z7 → Orange SPV → Orange SPV E100 → Orange SPV C500 → Orange SPV C600 → O2 Xda Graphite |
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Aug 28 2003, 22:43
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 23 Joined: 4th August 2003 Member No.: 11,971 |
Yeah, surprisingly enough it does. The scratches weren't that bad to start with but kick myself for not having done this right from the get go.
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Aug 29 2003, 04:57
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 11 Joined: 25th July 2003 Member No.: 11,066 |
I have yet to take the original protective layer off both the internal and external displays.
Had the phone for two weeks. What I want is some studs to place on the backside so that I can place the phone on any surface without it getting scratched. |
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Aug 29 2003, 07:38
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Addict Group: Posters Posts: 667 Joined: 21st July 2003 From: Birmingham, UK Member No.: 10,526 Device(s): Xda Graphite |
I should probably put on on my SPV E100 - I've got one tiny scratch, only visible if the screen is totally clean, which in invariably isn't. I don't know if a screen protector would work though, because of the curvature of the screen.
-------------------- Mobile telephone history:
Sony CMD-J5 → Sony CMD-Z7 → Orange SPV → Orange SPV E100 → Orange SPV C500 → Orange SPV C600 → O2 Xda Graphite |
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Aug 29 2003, 13:00
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 23 Joined: 4th August 2003 Member No.: 11,971 |
QUOTE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I should probably put on on my SPV E100 - I've got one tiny scratch, only visible if the screen is totally clean, which in invariably isn't. I don't know if a screen protector would work though, because of the curvature of the screen. _________________ Bane: Oh God! Agent Smith: Smith will suffice. Having looked at the SPV screen I don't think the curvature is too much to create a huge problem. The writerights are fairly cheap so it probably is worth a go. |
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Aug 29 2003, 14:17
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 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 251 Joined: 31st March 2003 From: Philippines, based in Hong Kong & China Member No.: 4,126 |
The SPV E100, SAP, HTC Tanager has a PC (polycarbonate) screen protector which can be polished for minor scratches while the Mitac Mio 8380 screen is made of soft plastic that gets scratch easily
-------------------- Cheers! :D
Mar *** Eagerly waiting for SMART to forego SIM Lock 8) |
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Aug 29 2003, 16:25
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Addict Group: Posters Posts: 667 Joined: 21st July 2003 From: Birmingham, UK Member No.: 10,526 Device(s): Xda Graphite |
How would you go about polishing it then to remove a minor scratch?
-------------------- Mobile telephone history:
Sony CMD-J5 → Sony CMD-Z7 → Orange SPV → Orange SPV E100 → Orange SPV C500 → Orange SPV C600 → O2 Xda Graphite |
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Aug 30 2003, 01:01
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Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 251 Joined: 31st March 2003 From: Philippines, based in Hong Kong & China Member No.: 4,126 |
There is a German product called Displex (Handy-Display Politur) available in most mobile phone stores that does the trick
-------------------- Cheers! :D
Mar *** Eagerly waiting for SMART to forego SIM Lock 8) |
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Aug 30 2003, 01:40
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Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 78 Joined: 9th June 2003 Member No.: 7,699 |
Yep, it's much like the scratches to a laptop screen from keyboard chaifing. I need to get some kind of protector for mine too before it becomes noticable.
-------------------- Terwin
Mitac Mio 8380 |
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