Laptop video display (either LCD or Plasma) surface
is very soft, it will scratch very easily.
With that caution in mind you can clean your
(either LCD or Plasma) video
display. A little knowledge and some caution will go a long way and your display
will be easier to see.
Do:
Power the system off
Always use a soft cloth
Use glass cleaner
After cleaning wait ten minutes before powering up
the system (the wait time will give any excess glass clean time to evaporate)
With the system powered off and cool, open the
screen up, try to get it as horizontal as possible to keep any droplets of the
glass cleaner from running down into the bezel, spray the glass cleaner on the
cloth not the screen, wipe with gentle strokes.
Don't:
Use water (it will not remove grease build up)
Have the system powered up (you may get liquid inside the bezel, causing a
short)
Use a paper towel (even a soft
paper towel will scratch the screen)
Spray the cleaner on the screen (you may get liquid inside the bezel, causing
a short)
Press on the screen with a lot of force (you may break the crystals inside
the screen, this will create black streaks on the
screen).
Remember glass cleaners have either Alcohol or
Ammonia as the cleaning agent. Ammonia is corrosive and will damage copper or
aluminum if not rinsed off.
I have been using glass cleaner on laptops since
they first became available. I have read but have not tired 'baby
wipes', because I do not know the composition of a baby wipe I would not
recommend using them.
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