Sawdust

I just bought a pack of Fellowes-brand WriteRight Universal Screen Protectors at CompUSA (10-pack for $20). They say that it will fit screens smaller than 3" x 4.125". Will that size fit the Dell Axim X51v screen? (My Axim arrives in a few days.)

Also, if anyone has tried this brand of screen protector, how are they?

Ivan Awfulitch

Originally Posted by Sawdust

I just bought a pack of Fellowes-brand WriteRight Universal Screen Protectors at CompUSA (10-pack for $20). They say that it will fit screens smaller than 3" x 4.125". Will that size fit the Dell Axim X51v screen? (My Axim arrives in a few days.) Also, if anyone has tried this brand of screen protector, how are they?

If you haven't opened them yet, return them for a refund. They are difficult, if not impossible to install without lots of bubbles and they don't last long until they are scratched and lifting. Spend the extra cash and buy a couple writeshield protectors from PPCTechs. They work fantastic, have no bubbles, and best of all last most people 1-2 years before needing to be replaced. They are worth the money.

Tblove

I have been using the same Screenguardz protector for two years.Take a look at www.screenguardz.com and welcome to Aximsite.

Sawdust

Thanks for the feedback, guys. I purposely avoided opening the WriteRight package (and saved the receipt) in case there were negative reviews; I'll take them back to the store. I see from the post above and a couple of others that the WriteRights aren't that great.

After reading tons of comments on screen protectors (Boxwave, Screenguardz, etc., etc., etc.), I just ordered the Clarivue protectors (based on low price and a few good reviews). I'll post back with my impressions of them after I try them out.

My only problem now is what to do for the few days between the arrival of my Axim X51v and the arrival of the screen protectors. I guess I'll (gingerly) use the bare Axim or try the homemade vinyl tablecloth protector method (since it is so inexpensive).

rlarson_mn

Try making a screen protector with material from a fabric store thats primary use is as a table cloth covering. Get the 8 grade, not the 10 or 6. It will cling with static to your unit causing no issues. You can remove it easly and even wash and replace it should that become necessary. I got a square yard of the stuff over five years ago at a cost of less than a buck. Have been 'making my own' since then with 3/4 of the material left at this point. Screens generally last me over 9 months.

Sawdust

I went to the fabrics section of Hobby Lobby last night and picked up a quarter-yard of that plastic tablecloth cover stuff (for only $0.45!) I am impressed with how well it seems to work as a screen protector for the Axim.

I didn't really put any effort into getting rid of bubbles, but even still you can't really see the protector when using the Axim. Writing on it seems fine to me. (I have never used any other screen protector.) I think that it even offers a bit of anti-glare compared to the bare Axim screen! (And, now, I can really test out the handwriting recognition with abandon as compared to using the bare screen and being afraid of stratching up the surface. )

The store had two thicknesses of the plastic sheeting available. The exact thickness wasn't mentioned anywhere, so I just chose the thinner of the two based on a judgement call.

I'll see how this plastic stuff from the fabric store compares to the Clarivue screen protectors when they arrive in a few days. (The only potential downside of the table cloth protector sheeting I can see is if it contained some sort of chemical that could damage the Axim screen over the long term (like baseball cards can be hurt by cheap PVC sleeves over time). Not sure if this is a real issue though.) Right now this stuff seems to be a really cheap and nice screen protector.