BoxWave Kindle DX ClearTouch Anti-Glare Screen Protector (Single Pack)
by BoxWave Corporation
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Manufacturer: BoxWave CorporationProduct features:
- Award Winning Anti-Glare Kindle DX Screen Protector
- Dust Repelling
- Bubble-free Application
- Fingerprint Free
- Sized to specifically fit the Kindle DX
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Customer Review: My experience: this one's the best for DX
Summary: 5 Stars
I came here to give this product a 5-star review, and was surprised to see that most reviewers for this product considered it 3 stars or less (21 of 29 people.) If you're trying to decide to buy this or not, that's a lot of unflattering feedback to overcome.
Usually, when I buy a screen protector for things like cell phones, I opt for Zagg protector. But for the Kindle DX, this Boxwave screen protector is by far better than Zagg. However, the Boxwave is much harder to install satisfactorily. But if you succeed, it is practically indistinguishable from the DX's own screen.
First a few comments comparing Boxwave to Zagg, and then a few secret-squirrel tips for a perfect Boxwave installation:
* Zaggs are slightly stretchy, which means they can tolerate dust underneath them a little better, without forming visible bubbles. Boxwaves will form a bubble with even the tiniest spec underneath. (But see my tips below.)
* By itself, the Kindle has a kind of mild glare that scientists call a "diffuse reflection". Boxwaves have a diffuse reflection that is essentially identical to the Kindle's own, meaning that you (or at least, I) cannot tell any difference between them. Zaggs suffer from harsh glare ("specular reflection" in nerd-speak,) which makes them very annoying on a Kindle's otherwise gorgeous screen. This is a big deal.
So despite the Zagg's superiority when it comes to bubbles, I have to recommend the Boxwave for Kindle due to the glare factor.
Now for my installation tips:
* If possible, buy this Boxwave protector at the same time you buy your DX. The DX will come with a temporary screen protector, which will keep the screen dust free until you are ready to install the Boxwave.
* You want the air in the room to be as free from dust as you can manage. So, when you are ready for the install:
0. Read all these directions before you start.
1. Go to your smallest bathroom, turn on the shower as hot as it will go. If there's a window in there, shut it. Then leave for a few minutes with the door shut. You want the room to get fairly steamy, like until your entire bathroom mirror is fogged up.
2. If you have centralized air, turn it off. Since our goal is to get all the dust out of the bathroom air, the last thing you want is fresh dust blown in through the A/C vent.
3. Once the mirror is fully fogged, turn off the shower, then shut the bathroom door and let the room settle for a while. When the air inside the bathroom no longer feels thick with moisture, you can begin the installation. (NOTE: try not to open and close the door more than necessary. Obviously, you'll have to at least once. But open and close it *very* slowly, so as not to kick up dust. It doesn't take much air movement at all to get dust airborne.)
4. Take your DX and your Boxwave in there. TAKE A ROLL OF SCOTCH TAPE WITH YOU. (And possibly UNPOWDERED latex gloves, too.) SLOWLY shut the door.
5. Put on the UNPOWDERED latex gloves, if you've got 'em. This *might* help keep dust from your own fingers from getting on the sticky side of the Boxwave. (I never tried this, myself.)
6. If you heeded my advice above about leaving the original temporary protector over the Kindle's screen, remove it now.
7. Apply the Boxwave as per its instructions. It will probably take several attempts/retries before you get it squared up correctly on the Kindle screen. I start from the top edge (farthest away from my body,) and work towards the bottom.
8. If you get small bubbles: they might be air pockets, or they might be dust. If you can move the bubble with the squeegie card that came with the Boxwave, then it's an air pocket; just keep moving it to the edge of the Boxwave, and then it will be gone for good. If you can't move the bubble, or it flattens away and then reappears, you've got some dust trapped.
9. Dealing with trapped dust:
* Roll up a small length of scotch tape, sticky side out.
* Lift up just enough of the Boxwave to get access to the dust particle.
* Use rolled-up scotch tape to remove dust stuck to either the Boxwave, or to the Kindle.
* Reapply Boxwave
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Description of BoxWave Kindle DX ClearTouch Anti-Glare Screen Protector (Single Pack)
Ready. Set. InnovateUnlike other screen protectors, which use basic textured surfaces to reduce glare, our award winning ClearTouch Anti-Glare relies on an innovative blend of materials integrated into high-grade thermoplastic.
This innovative approach allows you to:
Go Farther:
Recycling, meet innovation. We call it the Renovation Revolution. Rinsing under warm water refreshes and restores your ClearTouch, removing dust in the process. Go forth then; expecting ClearTouch to last for the lifetime of your device, you have our blessing. Heartache averted.
Do More:
More of what you love, less of what you don't. Bye bye dust and fingerprints. Hello increased touchpad accuracy and recognition. As well, each device specific ClearTouch is cut to a tolerance of only 0.1mm. This extreme engineering precision ensures you don't get more or less than you bargained for.
See Beyond:
In with the new and out with the old. 90% of UV glare? Gone! Readability in direct sunlight? Here to stay!
ClearTouch Anti-Glare: Innovation in screen protection
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