25-04-2005, 19:39
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Cleaning a TFT monitor
Simple question, what is the best way to clean a tft monitor?
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25-04-2005, 19:40
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
I'm sure someone will tell me I'm doing it all wrong - but.....
I use a nice soft cloth to keep the dust off.
When it NEEDS cleaning I use tft wipes from PCworld.
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25-04-2005, 19:41
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
I'd go for the dry cloth. I think you can buy wipes made for TFT screens these days though...
edit: OK, the guy above beat me... you can buy the TFT wipes 
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25-04-2005, 19:43
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
chop the kids fingers off  , seriously though , if it aint touched then all it should need is a quick dust off with a clean dry cloth or maybe a gentle blast with a can of compressed air
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25-04-2005, 19:45
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
I just wish I knew how to clean out the odd thunderfly that gets in between the tft and the light panel behind it.
I had one of these last year - luckily the little bugger died and fell down, but my dad has one still stuck in there.
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25-04-2005, 19:47
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
Aldi are doing wipes for monitors, LCDs, TFTs, scanners, monitors coated glass etc for £1-79, works for me. 
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25-04-2005, 19:48
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
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Originally Posted by paulyoung666
chop the kids fingers off , seriously though , if it aint touched then all it should need is a quick dust off with a clean dry cloth or maybe a gentle blast with a can of compressed air |
One of my m8's used to poke my tft whenever he saw something interesting ('because it goes all wibbly)....
Until I pointed out how much it would COST him if he did it again.
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25-04-2005, 19:49
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
I just wish I knew how to clean out the odd thunderfly that gets in between the tft and the light panel behind it.
I had one of these last year - luckily the little bugger died and fell down, but my dad has one still stuck in there.
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could you not shoot it with a can of compressed air 
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25-04-2005, 19:49
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
you people clean things????
pfft no need for that!
yes i am a student
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25-04-2005, 19:50
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
Just that there are smears on it and it annoys me, they have to go...
I'm gonna kill my nephew...
So can you get wipes from PC World? Any special type or will any old screen wipe do?
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25-04-2005, 19:51
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
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I tried that in all the vents but no luck  I even tried shaking the panel fairly vigerously.
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Just that there are smears on it and it annoys me, they have to go...
I'm gonna kill my nephew...
So can you get wipes from PC World? Any special type or will any old screen wipe do?
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Make sure it has TFT wipe on it - ordinary wipes generally have chemicals in them. This is very VERY bad for your TFT.
TFT wipes are normally just damp.
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25-04-2005, 20:03
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
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I'm gonna kill my nephew...
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has he been wiping his icky finger all over the monitor?
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25-04-2005, 20:04
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
Err, what's wrong with a damp cloth ? 
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25-04-2005, 20:04
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
Make sure it has TFT wipe on it - ordinary wipes generally have chemicals in them. This is very VERY bad for your TFT.
TFT wipes are normally just damp.
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and we go back to a very slightly dampened lint free cloth 
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25-04-2005, 20:07
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Re: Cleaning a TFT monitor
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Originally Posted by cookie_365
Err, what's wrong with a damp cloth ? |
As long as it's not liable to shed little bits - and not TOO damp - then nothing.
I only use tft wipes as I can keep a box in my laptop bag....
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and we go back to a very slightly dampened lint free cloth |
Indeedy...
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