Hey Everybody!!
I see many threads on numerous mobile phone forums and I always see a thread on Invisible Shields, Best Skins Ever, etc..... I was thinking about putting an Invisible Shield on my iPhone 3G, but I had one on my BlackBerry and when you run your finger across it, it has kind of a sticky feel. Then I found my dead iPod Touch, and said to myself, "self, the iPod Touch screen is made out of the same material as the iPhone 3G, so I will test out how durable it is first hand".
So I got a quarter and started scratching at the screen really hard. After I stopped I saw marks all over the screen and thought, wow, it's scratched to hell now. Then I cleaned it off with eye glass cleaner and a lint-free cloth, and then to my surprise it was completely 100% scratchless. I was amazed. So now I was bound and determined to scratch this baby, so I pulled out my keys and gave it a run for it's money. I scratched at the screen for almost 3 minutes non-stop, again I saw "scratches" on the screen before I cleaned it off. I then cleaned it off and still absolutely ZERO scratches or marks. So I came to the conclusion that it's really really really really hard to scratch, so I will not put a Invisible Shield on the front of my iPhone, but I still will put one on the back, because I know that scratches.
I am probably going to videotape my scratch-test experiment and put it on YouTube to show everyone how "bulletproof" the screen is. I know PCworld did a stress test (I watched it) but I had to find out for myself.
To view my video of the screen stress test go to YouTube.com and search for this: iPhone/iPod Touch screen test (without screen protector)
I see many threads on numerous mobile phone forums and I always see a thread on Invisible Shields, Best Skins Ever, etc..... I was thinking about putting an Invisible Shield on my iPhone 3G, but I had one on my BlackBerry and when you run your finger across it, it has kind of a sticky feel. Then I found my dead iPod Touch, and said to myself, "self, the iPod Touch screen is made out of the same material as the iPhone 3G, so I will test out how durable it is first hand".
So I got a quarter and started scratching at the screen really hard. After I stopped I saw marks all over the screen and thought, wow, it's scratched to hell now. Then I cleaned it off with eye glass cleaner and a lint-free cloth, and then to my surprise it was completely 100% scratchless. I was amazed. So now I was bound and determined to scratch this baby, so I pulled out my keys and gave it a run for it's money. I scratched at the screen for almost 3 minutes non-stop, again I saw "scratches" on the screen before I cleaned it off. I then cleaned it off and still absolutely ZERO scratches or marks. So I came to the conclusion that it's really really really really hard to scratch, so I will not put a Invisible Shield on the front of my iPhone, but I still will put one on the back, because I know that scratches.
I am probably going to videotape my scratch-test experiment and put it on YouTube to show everyone how "bulletproof" the screen is. I know PCworld did a stress test (I watched it) but I had to find out for myself.
To view my video of the screen stress test go to YouTube.com and search for this: iPhone/iPod Touch screen test (without screen protector)
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