Welcome to Aximsite 0gopogo!
The clarity thing was solved awhile back and prices have come down.
There are belt cases that offer protection and leave your device protected when you're actually using it as well.
If I were to use a beltpouch on my X50v it would probably be a nite-ize holding my device in a Sena non-beltclip leather case with a PocketPCTechs c2 screensaver.
I like a person who gives me ideas! :)