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Airplay355
Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
theres some gunk on my comp screen so i go to scratch it off with my finger nail and somehow my finger nail scratches my comp screen. now i have a bunch of scratches right in the middle of my screen and its driving me crazzzzzy. is this possible? did my finger nail really scratch my comp screen? i tried to do it again just to see if this was really possible and i can't scratch it again. what the hell happened? i tried windex just incase the scratches were smudges but that didnt work either.

is there some coating on the screen that i scratched off? can i put the coating back on? I have a sony vaio and a trinitron monitor just in case that helps.

edit ~ actually i just tried again and i was able to scratch it again
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2004
    DONT USE WINDEX ON YOUR MONITORS!!!!!!
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  • shepx2
    shepx2 Posts: 646
    edited October 2004
    DONT USE WINDEX ON YOUR MONITORS!!!!!!

    Why not?
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2004
    Because most monitors have anti-reflective coating and that's probably what he scratched off.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by Airplay355
    edit ~ actually i just tried again and i was able to scratch it again
    Well we can rule out that it was a fluke......that's a good thing...lol

    How long have you had the monitor? Glass or does Sony do flat panels?
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited October 2004
    glass, its one of those big 17" trinitron monitors....it might still be under warranty through best buy and the extended warranty that we bought, would this be something thats covered by the warranty?
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by Airplay355
    glass, its one of those big 17" trinitron monitors....it might still be under warranty through best buy and the extended warranty that we bought, would this be something thats covered by the warranty?

    It may be, but don't tell them you were using abrasive cleaners on it or it will be nullified.

    It's most likely the coating I mentioned. I've heard of quite a few people having this problem.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited October 2004
    id rather get it replaced with a flat screen sony for $70 more. i guess this is one of those times the extended warranty came in handy :)
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by Airplay355
    id rather get it replaced with a flat screen sony for $70 more. i guess this is one of those times the extended warranty came in handy :)
    Well you better hurry up and tell mommy to get it taken care of......tick.....tick......tick.....tick..... ;)
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