tft monitors and kids

[paulyoung666]

does anyone have the above combination ?????????? , does anyone have problems with stick fingerprints and how easy are they to get rid of , or am i better off sticking with a crt monitor ??????????

[Stuart]

Well, I don't have kids, but I do deal with students every day at my work (which some might say is actually a worse proposition). TFTs cope quite happily with student use, so they should be ok for kids. It might be worth securing it to the desk somehow though (TFTs are easier to knock off the desk, but I don't think they'd react too well).

As for cleaning, any monitor or lens cleaner seems to work.

[deadite66]

don't most tabletop tft's have a glass screen?

[Nor]

You can buy screens for TFT monitors to protect them. I don't think they are cheap but if its gonna save it getting ruined might be worth it.

I bought these tft cleaning wipes from pc world and they bring my tft up as good as new, but there weren't any sticky finger prints on them I'm not sure sticky finger prints could break a tft but if kids are touching the screen there must be a real chance of killing some pixels.

Hi Paul

sticky fingerprints will wipe off with a damp cloth - the worst thing would be poking with sharp objects, like pencils or pens, that could damage the screen surface. You can get them with a hard coating, but I bet they cost more.

- found one £475

http://www.themodhouse.co.uk/store/p...roducts_id=207

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by homealone

Hi Paul

sticky fingerprints will wipe off with a damp cloth - the worst thing would be poking with sharp objects, like pencils or pens, that could damage the screen surface. You can get them with a hard coating, but I bet they cost more.

- found one £475

http://www.themodhouse.co.uk/store/p...roducts_id=207

a litlle bit out my price range i reckon , mind you , i could always cut thir fingers off and that would solve the problem , i must admit i never thought about the sharp thing , might be better off with crt

[Nor]

I'm sure I saw a protective screen for a TFT around the £50 mark.

[paulyoung666]

looks as though it is google time again

[tw67]

http://shop.eaf.co.uk/monitors.php?CID=5

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

looks as though it is google time again

Dunno if this is what you mean?

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...catalogId=1751

I have a m8 who really enjoys pointing out stuff on my tft monitor - ooohhhhh look at THIS... as he pokes my screen.

I think he enjoys the way it goes wibbly while being poked.

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Dunno if this is what you mean?

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...catalogId=1751

I have a m8 who really enjoys pointing out stuff on my tft monitor - ooohhhhh look at THIS... as he pokes my screen.

I think he enjoys the way it goes wibbly while being poked.

give him a slap

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

give him a slap

Too right - let me know if you get one of those protectors - I'm not convinced myself.

I get laptop/tft wipes from pcworld for my tft screen.

[ZrByte]

Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Dunno if this is what you mean?

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...catalogId=1751

I have a m8 who really enjoys pointing out stuff on my tft monitor - ooohhhhh look at THIS... as he pokes my screen.

I think he enjoys the way it goes wibbly while being poked.

My mates younger borther used to do that all the time to my laptop My new laptop doesnt really woble much though so he cant do it to that

you can give tham a fair bit of stick. we do at work, poke them so much sometimes it takes a couple of seconds for the colour to come back. but they are fine, 500 odd no dead pixels.

dont reccomend it on your own tho, its just an example of the stick thaty can deal with

[Shaun]

I use a piece of Kitchen roll and some water as per the instructions and it works a treat, if I use anything else it leaves it streaky!!