[filmscanners] Re: Cleaning your monitor...

["Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com>]

Arthur writes:

> ... can someone explain to me what they are
> doing to their monitors to make them so
> dirty that they require regular cleaning?

There's a static charge on the screen surface that can attract dust (for
CRTs, at least), although that isn't much of a problem except over long
intervals (such as every few months or more).

I think the main problem, though, is that many people cannot resist touching
the screen, which makes it very dirty in very short order.  When I share a
work area with others, I practically have to slap their hands to keep their
fingers off my screen.  Fingerprints gather dust and dirt very quickly and
you end up constantly cleaning the screen.

> Is there any safer cleaning process for the
> typical LCD screen, or laptop?

I haven't yet seen a dirty LCD screen.  Also, I have some qualms about
cleaning such a soft surface.  Sometimes pressing on a LCD screen will
damage pixels, which remain forever "hot" or "cold" thereafter.



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