>> Is this stuff significantly better?
I suspect it is slightly better for protection, but the feel is bad. I doubt
it would be satisfactory. I took the stylus from my old Palm V and ran it
across the protective film on my iPhone. It drags badly and left
indentations. They indentations are slowing going away, but the feel sucks.
I used to use a tiny amount of silicon grease on my Palm V. I would wipe it
all off, which left only the tiniest amount on the surface. The stylus
would glide so smoothly that you wouldn't believe it. I had no issues with
doing this for years.
Ken Elliott
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-----Original Message-----
From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Eben King
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 1:05 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] iPod compatibility
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009, steve szmidt wrote:
> On Thursday 15 January 2009, Ken Elliott wrote:
>
>> I have that skin on my iPhone and hate it. Yes, I'm sure it offers
>> protection, but there are negatives. The film has a higher coefficient
of
>> friction, so it is 'stickier' than the glass. Your finger no longer
glides
>> smoothly (actually feels somewhat sticky), and that is a real annoyance -
>> to the point that I'm considering removing it, wasting my $25. And it
>> lowers the clarity of the screen, so photos don't look nearly as good.
It
>> also picks up more glare.
>
> Wow! Does not really fit my experience. Yes, it does have a higher
> coefficient than glass. Which I like on the back as it does stick better
> to surfaces. But my fingers don't stick all that much. Nor did I really
> notice such a big impact on image quality...
(Sorry if this gets sent twice -- Alpine jammed when sending, so I "kill
-HUP"ped it.)
For things like that, whose screens can be expected to be touched rather
often, I use clear vinyl, something like 3 mil. It sticks of its own
accord, no wetting or adhesive required. And it's cheap -- pennies per
application, if that much. Eventually stretches / ripples under stylus use.
Is this stuff significantly better?
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