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post #21 of 66
6/4/06 at 1:24pm
A question - so that's a matte screen with something like "nushield" applied over it? I know it's not nushield and higher quality stuff that you ordered and custom cut, but just trying to get the basic idea. Sorry for being a bit dense.

As well, you said you left a little bit of an edge so that you can remove it to clean. Since it's only static holding this in place, I guess that's the only way to clean it then huh? I know my screens get dusty very quickly, so do you see that being a problem? I'm thinking that if you just ran a cloth along it to remove dust that your filter wouldn't stay in place?

Good job though!
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post #22 of 66
6/4/06 at 3:20pm
how thick and durable is this filter surface.

i have always hated reflective screens...usually work in bright rooms, etc. but these looks awesome.

i may be interested for my 9100. i will also be getting two 2407 soon, and may be interested for those, but would prefer to go under the bezel. any 2405/2407 users taken apart the front of the monitor yet....is it easy?
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post #23 of 66
6/4/06 at 3:31pm
Nice work.

How does it compare to the nushield?
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post #24 of 66
6/4/06 at 4:50pm
Thread Starter 
Sorry guys, had church then lunch.

Thanks for the compliments. It just goes to show how this is the one area we all wish the e1705 did better in. Had Dell given the option for a gloss filter for the WXGA+ we wouldn't be here. And no, I do not think it would have hurt their Truelife sales. Options are always better for consumers.

The material is thin yet strong. I took a small trimmed off piece and tried to rip it with my teeth and couldn't. It's not super thin. I would guess the thickness slightly less than say, card stock. Yes you can crease it if you are not careful, and yes you can ding it if you arent careful. These sheets ship with a huge white paper backing attached. Then there is a very thin protective film attached to the surface of the filter. Once you attach the filter, you will need to take a small piece of tape, and from the edge, use the tape to carefully remove the protective film. It's rather easy. I've applied this to 3 laptops all ready, 2 e1705's and my old school Acer with fantastic results.

I can make these for 12", 14", 15", 16" and 17". Normal or Wide at those sizes.

Yes, I could make this for a 24" Desktop LCD, but I won't. I would have to basically carve up too much of one of these sheets. If they were cheaper, sure, not a problem but until I can find more of this material it just doesn't really make sense. I did cut one for my 19" Viewsonic Wide, that was not too bad material wise and it looks great.

I found a few more companies and made a few more calls. Not the most friendly people. I was asked, how did you get this number to, we do not have a sales dept. One guy even said, I do not know what that is sir. Haha. Next stop, 3M sales rep.

I think that most guys in my spot would use this as a way to make some fast cash. These forums have been a great source of information to me and as well as laughs ( The "eye lash" stuck in someones LCD, we all know it was really a pube.) While I cannot just crank these out for free and ship them ( I wish I could ) I will find a way to make time to get some of these made for others in these forums as part of my way of giving back to you guys.

Just send a PM, list your size and I will send directions. I will also include my heatware and ebay refs in my reponse. I do not want to have this thread locked because it turned into a "sales" thread.
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post #25 of 66
6/4/06 at 4:58pm
I'd be willing to pay the cost though, if you could get it for my 24 though. I mean just tell me the cost.
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post #26 of 66
6/4/06 at 5:01pm
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Originally Posted by SixFootDuo
Sorry guys, had church then lunch.

Thanks for the compliments. It just goes to show how this is the one area we all wish the e1705 did better in. Had Dell given the option for a gloss filter for the WXGA+ we wouldn't be here. And no, I do not think it would have hurt their Truelife sales. Options are always better for consumers.

The material is thin yet strong. I took a small trimmed off piece and tried to rip it with my teeth and couldn't. It's not super thin. I would guess the thickness slightly less than say, card stock. Yes you can crease it if you are not careful, and yes you can ding it if you arent careful. These sheets ship with a huge white paper backing attached. Then there is a very thin protective film attached to the surface of the filter. Once you attach the filter, you will need to take a small piece of tape, and from the edge, use the tape to carefully remove the protective film. It's rather easy. I've applied this to 3 laptops all ready, 2 e1705's and my old school Acer with fantastic results.

I can make these for 12", 14", 15", 16" and 17". Normal or Wide at those sizes.

Yes, I could make this for a 24" Desktop LCD, but I won't. I would have to basically carve up too much of one of these sheets. If they were cheaper, sure, not a problem but until I can find more of this material it just doesn't really make sense. I did cut one for my 19" Viewsonic Wide, that was not too bad material wise and it looks great.

I found a few more companies and made a few more calls. Not the most friendly people. I was asked, how did you get this number to, we do not have a sales dept. One guy even said, I do not know what that is sir. Haha. Next stop, 3M sales rep.

I think that most guys in my spot would use this as a way to make some fast cash. These forums have been a great source of information to me and as well as laughs ( The "eye lash" stuck in someones LCD, we all know it was really a pube.) While I cannot just crank these out for free and ship them ( I wish I could ) I will find a way to make time to get some of these made for others in these forums as part of my way of giving back to you guys.

Just send a PM, list your size and I will send directions. I will also include my heatware and ebay refs in my reponse. I do not want to have this thread locked because it turned into a "sales" thread.


How about you share what this stuff is exactly so those of us who want it for our 24" widescreens can get it, since you won't make/offer it.
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post #27 of 66
6/4/06 at 5:18pm
Thread Starter 
Sure, all I have is a part no. It's 3M I'm told and it's an industrial based product designed for stamping machines ( what I was told )

I bought 4 sheets, one had film like teeth marks on the length of the film, the other 3 did not.

Was also told there is a ton of this stuff out there in different makes, models, shapes and sizes. And I wouldn't doubt it.


Sheets are 4' x 8' and rolled, I paid $72 dollars a sheet. *** Sorry, had to edit a mistake in length. I dropped about $320 dollars

Part number is ( the 2 guys that had 24's, PM me for the info ) I have your names in my memory.
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post #28 of 66
6/4/06 at 6:22pm
How about creases? When you lay it out to the screen, do you sort of massage it so that there won't be any creases? If it's that easy to install as you have described, I want one too for my 9300. BTW, thanks for sharing this phenomenal discovery. YGPM.
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post #29 of 66
6/4/06 at 6:45pm
PM sent.
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post #30 of 66
6/4/06 at 6:52pm
maybe i have those glossy filters at work, gonna try it up tomorrow

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post #31 of 66
6/4/06 at 7:07pm
Sixfootduo, hey cut me a sheet for my 1705. Pm sent. Thanks!
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post #32 of 66
6/4/06 at 7:17pm
PM'd you for purchase, will post before/after pictures for the rest of you when i get it
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post #33 of 66
6/4/06 at 8:05pm
http://www.gdoptilabs.com/optical_film_enhance.htm is this a company that makes it?
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post #34 of 66
6/4/06 at 9:38pm
I *Think* this looks nice, but will it benefit a WUXGA with an already applied but smudged truelife coating? Do you have to remove said coating first? I'm quite confused as to what this does, but the screenshot at that angle gives me envy in my most special places for your laptop. I'm lucky to get color consistency at about a 15 degree tilt up or down. I've got a 9300, any information as to if this would benefit me would be appreciated, as I could spend the $40 on it if it would be help out with this unstoppably dirty screen that I can't clean no matter what (help on that would be appreciated too.)
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post #35 of 66
6/4/06 at 11:12pm
How would you be able to remove the TrueLife coating?
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post #36 of 66
6/5/06 at 12:58am
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Originally Posted by Simpleton
I *Think* this looks nice, but will it benefit a WUXGA with an already applied but smudged truelife coating? Do you have to remove said coating first? I'm quite confused as to what this does, but the screenshot at that angle gives me envy in my most special places for your laptop. I'm lucky to get color consistency at about a 15 degree tilt up or down. I've got a 9300, any information as to if this would benefit me would be appreciated, as I could spend the $40 on it if it would be help out with this unstoppably dirty screen that I can't clean no matter what (help on that would be appreciated too.)
What type of display do you have? Samsung SEC5557 or LG LPL0000?
Or worse? I have the same problem. I hate my WUXGA screen. It looks
grainy and dull. Not anything like a Truelife display should look like.
I am calling Dell and having them exchange the screen. I heard the LG is the better of the two screens and I want them to switch to the LG.

Just wondering which screen do you Have?
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post #37 of 66
6/5/06 at 10:07am
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Originally Posted by Indy TRS
What type of display do you have? Samsung SEC5557 or LG LPL0000?
Or worse? I have the same problem. I hate my WUXGA screen. It looks
grainy and dull. Not anything like a Truelife display should look like.
I am calling Dell and having them exchange the screen. I heard the LG is the better of the two screens and I want them to switch to the LG.

Just wondering which screen do you Have?

I have the LG LPL0000, It looks okay but I really would like some improvement. I managed to use a coffee filter and some water to get it really cleaned up alot last night however, so it is looking a bit nicer, but still not great. My main goal was to just to get an improvement by redoing it as I *may* have smudged it by improperly cleaning the screen with water. If yours looks very bad I recommened taking a coffee filter and wetting it then running it top to bottom and move slowly across the screen each time you pick the coffee filter up, applying pressure when you encounter some kind of stuck dirt piece. It made my reflective again, but its still not perfect.
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post #38 of 66
6/5/06 at 7:43pm
Don't see the point in installing a filter like this. Truelife screens have a chemical coating that makes them reflective. This and nushield covers are junk, they just end up reducing the overall brightness of the display and trapping dust between the panel and reflective cover. There are services out there that will take your display and spray a chemical coating on it to make it a real "truelife" display if you guys want that.
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post #39 of 66
6/5/06 at 9:36pm
I'll third the notion for getting one of these for my 24" Dell LCD....
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post #40 of 66
6/5/06 at 10:22pm
If you guys want to convert your WXGA screens to glossy, look here: http://www.screentekinc.com/pixelbright-lcds.shtml

They will repolarize your screens for $100+shipping and it will look just like a Truelife WUXGA screen. Don't settle for this cheap nushield wannabe crap.
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