subject: Have A Tidy Lcd Screen For Your Laptop [print this page] At present, IBM laptops become more and more popular. There are some misunderstandings of the screen clean of the laptop. as to this fragile screen, many people have the common feeling that it's demanding work to clean and protect the screen. Here take this IBM ThinkPad R61 LCD screen for instance; we are going to reveal how to protect the IBM LCD screen.
Compared with the traditional CRT monitor, the surface of this R61 LCD screen is more vulnerable. The best choice is a special screen cleaning cloth. Screen cleaning cloth should have good water absorption and good cleaning power so that dirt can be easily absorbed into the cloth, and wipe again and again does not re-stick to the screen, dust particles will not scratch the LCD screen.
Is it Able to be cleaned by water? Theoretically, there is no problem to clean the screen with water. But there are some warnings to be careful. Usually, people feel uneasy to clean the screen with water. The wet cloth should be dry enough, or the excess water might flow easily into the gap, which may cause the screen color is not uniform, or flashing. So here don't recommend to have water clean the screen. I haven't cleaned R61 LCD screen with water ever before.
Is alcohol better than water to clean the screen? Yes, but be cautious with the amount. Anhydrous alcohol is preferred for it won't cause erosion if there is certain leftover on the surface or the gap.
In fact, the simple way is to get a set of cleaning gadgets designed for the laptop. If you care about your screen as I do with my R61 LCD screen, get one. It's kind of wasting time to quarrel about whether water is better, or the alcohol. If water can do it, why there are more and more cleaning sets bring into use?