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I've used many different kinds of screen protectors in the past, and this time I tried XtremeGuard which I found on eBay. The cost was only $2.50 shipped. I must say hands down, this is the best screen protector I have used.
Other kinds I've used in the past were a thin hard plastic, kind of like a clear overhead sheet, but thinner and sticky on one side. These were not good IMO, because they make the touchscreens less sensitive and since they were hard, the edges would start to peel first and it would be all downhill from there.
The XtremeGuard is a more stretchy film material, kind of like 3M clear bra, or the kind you would find on a car. Its got a nice grippy rubber feel to it, which I actually like. Its "softer" so it sticks better to the screen.
I used a mild soapy water solution to put it on, and at first was kind of concerned with my results. Some areas were cloudy, there were some visible bubbles and when the screen was on it looked all rainbow cuz of the water trapped inside. After a couple days though, all the moisture evaporated, the cloudiness cleared up and all the bubbles were gone. I was left with a perfectly crystal clear screen that adhered all the way around, even on the edges. You would not be able to tell there was a screen protector on here (I have the OEM HTC silicone skin that covers the edges as well so you can't see the edge of the screen protector). The touchscreen works perfectly, and the screen protector does not interfere at all.
The screen protector was the exact size of the screen, perfect cut. Which is good, but makes it challenging to install, if you're off by a tiny bit, the screen protector will stick off the screen and that will be prone to peeling up later on. So take your time during the install to ensure its on there straight and perfectly. I started from the top where the speaker is and lined it up around those lines, and used a credit card to press it down and get as many bubbles out as I could. If this is your first time installing a screen protector, I would suggest getting 2-3 to make sure you get it right. At only $2.50ea, you really can't go wrong here. I'm 100% satisfied.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-XtremeGUARD...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item35a9e73eed
I would also like to note that I do not work for, or am in any way affiliated with XtremeGuard at all. I simply tried their product, and I liked it, so I'm leaving my feedback here.
I have tried it, but it is like a mm to long on top to bottom. And it was like 2mm to short in width.
That was my experience. Could be wrong for everyone.
I like mine, it fits perfectly. Doesn't stick over the edge and covers the whole thing. Mine was a perfect fit, not too long or short on any sides.
I'll try to get some pics up later when I get the chance
Man, I want to order it so bad, but with Otterbox covers around the corner, I think its a little waste of money.. :S
Any tackiness or stickiness with this protector? I'm currently using Phatom Skinz and love it, but I'm always looking around for something that may potentially be even better...especially with a price like this. How about orange peel?
thanks,
Alan
There is a very slight tackiness with this screen protector, but I actually like it. It gives a good feel when typing. It might interfere with pong or some other games where you need to move your finger really fast, but that doesn't really apply to me.
No orange peel, or any peeling at all for that matter.
The cloudiness really bugs me. The Zagg I had did not cloud like this one does.
The item from ebay is too pricier. This site offers products with much lower price and free shipping world wide. The 3 packed screen protector is much cheaper than 1 packed from ebay.
http://www.geartaker.com/product/3x...opers&utm_medium=minqing&utm_campaign=FA0070B
this 3 packed protector was once sold at $0.01 during its 2nd super deal.
Hey guys, I recently bought one of these off Amazon when I ordered my Otterbox case, it was only $2 so I figured I had nothing to lose. Here's my take on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19109961#post19109961
Just a very quick comparison. I bought the Zagg Invisibleshield when I got my phone on day one. I was a little leary about doing this, as I had tried Zagg before and found it to be very "tacky/sticky" as well as having a lot of "orange peel". Well, nothing has changed...it went on very easy with not one bubble immediately after installation, but once again I found it to be extremely sticky. I put up with it for a few days hoping that would go away, or at least lessen a little bit but it did not.
Having used Phantom Skinz before, I went ahead and ordered just the screen kit...they had a special for 2 for $6 and some change. I ordered the kit on Thursday and received on Saturday (pretty awesome in my book). Installation was a breeze, went on without one bubble. I can tell you that there really is no comparison between the two. Phantom Skinz is as smooth as butter, no tackiness whatsoever...and very limited orange peel. Another bonus is that the edges don't pick up lint like the Zagg's do.
Like I said, just a very quick comparison for any of you that are on the fence. Just do a quick google for Phantom Skinz coupon code...it's something like summersale50 or something, but look it up if you want to save a couple bucks.
I might have to check this one out. My shield went on without a hitch. It has a mild orange peel look to it but I love the stickyness. It looks flawless though. I love how it gives my Evo a clear glossy slick look to it. The side pieces look like butt though. My fat fingers were not compatible with the tiny pieces of the shield. I used spray from my previous ghost armor on my iPad and the Evo came out slick.
Zagg was sticky with me for a little over a week. I've had it on a little under 2 weeks now and it's very smooth. I think it just needs to be "broken in".
rutter9 said:
Zagg was sticky with me for a little over a week. I've had it on a little under 2 weeks now and it's very smooth. I think it just needs to be "broken in".
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Yea, I was waiting for it to break in as well, but no go. I had Zagg on my Droid for about a month and switched to Phantom...HUGE difference, trust me.
Phantom is great get the Matte one
fazzy said:
Phantom is great get the Matte one
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What is the differece? from the matte one and the clear one? Sorry for the simple question lol
Ordered my phantom skin today, Shipped conformation 30min later, Priority mail Cant wait
I actually ordered a Zagg shield on saturday. I liked it on my Samsung Moment, so I got it for my Evo.
With that phantom skin, can you use water, like with the Zagg, and squeegie it on?
jasongthang said:
I actually ordered a Zagg shield on saturday. I liked it on my Samsung Moment, so I got it for my Evo.
With that phantom skin, can you use water, like with the Zagg, and squeegie it on?
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Yes you do use a water solution with the phantom skin.
To anyone that has this protector, did you notice TINY little bubbles under the screen protector? Ive had these with other brands and they clear up overnight. My install went perfect, no air bubbles, and its as flat as the glass when held up to light. However, when the screen is black these tiny specs are still showing up on day 3. Its not dust or air bubbles, and is randomly placed all over the screen but probably covers 50% of it.
my phantom skinz in matte are very grainly looking. ive got one clairvue which is a lot better in my opinion although i got dust and junk underneath when i put it on because i pulled the top layer off and it pulled the screen.
camdz said:
Yes you do use a water solution with the phantom skin.
To anyone that has this protector, did you notice TINY little bubbles under the screen protector? Ive had these with other brands and they clear up overnight. My install went perfect, no air bubbles, and its as flat as the glass when held up to light. However, when the screen is black these tiny specs are still showing up on day 3. Its not dust or air bubbles, and is randomly placed all over the screen but probably covers 50% of it.
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I noticed this as well, but mine went away after several hours. One thing that may help you is setting it in sun for a half hour or so, then put it in front of an a/c register for 15-20 mins. The expanding and contracting worked for me.
camdz said:
Yes you do use a water solution with the phantom skin.
To anyone that has this protector, did you notice TINY little bubbles under the screen protector? Ive had these with other brands and they clear up overnight. My install went perfect, no air bubbles, and its as flat as the glass when held up to light. However, when the screen is black these tiny specs are still showing up on day 3. Its not dust or air bubbles, and is randomly placed all over the screen but probably covers 50% of it.
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Usually the tiny bubbles show up when there's not enough water underneath that part during install.
I've tried all of the products.. Zagg, Phantomskinz, Steinheil (SGP), regular..
Verdict? SGP is the best, in terms of quality and clarity. Pretty much, it seems like there isn't anything there.
Zagg and Phantomskinz are more or less the same.
I like the fact that Zagg already comes with the solution, but Phantomskinz you have to put it in warm soap water. Why? Don't ask me, thats just how they recommend it to be installed.
fluidd said:
I've tried all of the products.. Zagg, Phantomskinz, Steinheil (SGP), regular..
Verdict? SGP is the best, in terms of quality and clarity. Pretty much, it seems like there isn't anything there.
Zagg and Phantomskinz are more or less the same.
I like the fact that Zagg already comes with the solution, but Phantomskinz you have to put it in warm soap water. Why? Don't ask me, thats just how they recommend it to be installed.
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back from the dead!!!!
Previously I have only used dry application screen protectors on my phone and I thought I would try the wet application invisible shield because of it being easier to avoid getting dust under the screen protector. I did my best to install it but after a week there are many visible ridges and imperfections in it. Also, there is a rainbow haze/tint that is most noticeable when viewing a white screen. Could this be from improperly installing it or is this how the invisible shield is supposed to be? My other dry screen protectors have been crystal clear on my phone, you couldn't tell they were there at all, the invisible shield is pretty obvious that it is on. Anyone have any advice?
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Previously I have only used dry application screen protectors on my phone and I thought I would try the wet application invisible shield because of it being easier to avoid getting dust under the screen protector. I did my best to install it but after a week there are many visible ridges and imperfections in it. Also, there is a rainbow haze/tint that is most noticeable when viewing a white screen. Could this be from improperly installing it or is this how the invisible shield is supposed to be? My other dry screen protectors have been crystal clear on my phone, you couldn't tell they were there at all, the invisible shield is pretty obvious that it is on. Anyone have any advice?
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All the invisible screens I've had become perfect after 3 or 4 days. I would say you either didn't get the screen perfectly clean, or got skin oil on it (did you spray your hands with the liquid)? I don't have one on my N7 (yet) but I have them on 4 or 5 other devices and other than at the edges, you can't see them at all.
That being said, 5 minutes after you put them on you think "Oh s*** there is no way this is going to be ok" but it always is.
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All the invisible screens I've had become perfect after 3 or 4 days. I would say you either didn't get the screen perfectly clean, or got skin oil on it (did you spray your hands with the liquid)? I don't have one on my N7 (yet) but I have them on 4 or 5 other devices and other than at the edges, you can't see them at all.
That being said, 5 minutes after you put them on you think "Oh s*** there is no way this is going to be ok" but it always is.
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It must have been skin oil because I put it on as soon as I took off the plastic packaging that the nexus 7 comes in. I know I sprayed part of my hands but maybe not completely enough. I did email zagg and they said to get a replacement
and try again so hopefully the second time around I'll be able to do better.
I'm surprised you had an issue like that with Zagg. It does sound more like something was off with the protector itself, not how you applied it.
The 'Original Protection' skins from Zagg (and other wet application companies like bodyguardz and bestskinsever) are infamous for having the orange peel effect, rainbow effect and feeling sticky. Should never use these as screen protectors, only for body protection. Even for body protection you're probably better off going for a vinyl wrap like dbrand, skinomi, slickwraps, xgearlive, stickerboy, etc.
The issue with dust under a standard film screen protector is a problem with applying the protector. There are many videos on how to properly apply them.
the one on my phone has a rubbery op texture to it but it works fine. i would think that rainbow would be liquid not yet dry under the protector and a few days sitting would likely clear it up. on a side note i have seen a screen crack under a zagg and a tempered glass protector a well. guess they are mostly just for scratches.
Hi, I want to share my experience with skinomi techskin screen protectors.
Skinomi screen protectors are wet application screen protectors.
They are supposed to hold advantages such as:
Better Light Penetration
UV protection
Tough Skin for anti scratch
Anti yellowing
Self healing
No Orange Peel
Application
They are not simple to apply at all. Easy to align but hard to have no dust underneath. You have to spray the screen protector with the application liquid. And then put over the phone screen. But in doing so, you cannot see the small specks of dust that is trapped under the screen protector until you have completely applied it. This is because the screen protector has many microbubbles underneath it and seeing dust and removing them is very difficult. If you use your fingers to reapply then what tends to happen is that more dust goes in. This is because the dust sticks to wet surfaces easier than dry surfaces.
Furthermore, you are not really supposed to touch your device for half a day until after application to allow for micro bubbles to disappear. So you can't really tell you messed up until later. When reapplication can result in stretched skin.
Micro-Bubbles
They do disappear after 48hrs. They are generally not a problem. Sometimes if you reapply too many times, the micro bubbles do not disappear. They didn't disappear after the 3rd reapplication when i simply gave up.
Post Application/ Results
My sample had vertical rainbow streaks on it. This is what looks like single pixel lines that run vertically for about 5mm to 10mm. They are scattered across the screen and is very annoying when you are viewing a white background. I was told they were supposed to go away but they never did. Not even after 4days. They agreed to give me a second copy after i emailed them pictures of the faulty product. They sent me a new one free of charge with shipping paid for. But this also had the same problem even though I applied it more perfectly.
Again Also they both had a bad orange peel problem that make the screen protector have a uneven pattern on it. This problem does not fix itself and will not go away after 3 days. This could be the cause of the skin also feeling very grippy, which is not a feeling that i enjoy.
Customer Service
Very good. They responded to the emails within 2 days. They agreed to work out my problem and send me a replacement.
Overall/ Was it worth it
Oh Hell No! Both had defects. They cost 7pounds on amazon uk. Although you get replacements for life you do have to send them your previous product meanings shipping fees. I didn't but that wasn't the conventional protocol as stated on their website. I got some 1pound for 6 cheapo screen protectors that did the job much better (more clear, no orange peel, no dust, easy to apply, more slip) than the expensive skinomi.
I would not recommend this product.
I would recommend you get yourself some cheap $2 for 6 screen protectors to hold you out until you get yourself some china tempered glass screen protectors. Those are nice.
I highly recommend this screen protector. I'm sorry for your bad experiences =(
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Agree with geminiworld8
I just checked Gearmaxx Ultra screen protector. Really it's a good one.
Hey guys, got my phone yesterday and promptly installed the screen protector. I got everything ready and then unwrapped the phone, pealed the plastic off the screen, grabbed a few pieces of dust with a piece of tape, and tossed on the included glass screen protector before even turning on the phone. My installation went as perfectly as ever, but the screen protector refuses to adhere at the edges. I even tried putting clamps on the edges (hey it's worked for me in the past), but nothing helped. I was just wondering if anyone else is having this problem or if I got a bum screen protector.
mines is the same way
Thanks for letting me know. I got sick of it and threw it out and just put on a cheap plastic one that I ordered on ebay for now.
Mine worked flawlessly. In fact I forget it is even on.
I did press hard on the edges when I installed it, but that was it.