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What's the best way to clean an LCD TV screen?

Whats the best way to clean your lcd tv screen?

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    When it comes to optimize the layout of your office space, nothing helps to free desk space more then a nice, flat LCD screen. That's probably one of the main reason everyone has one these days. Apart from that, they're also very cheap, easy on the eyes and consume less electricity than their CRT counterparts. With all that said, there’s really no reason not to have one sitting on your desk in 2007. But these screens are not perfect. In fact, you have to be very careful when cleaning them up. Too much pressure using the wrong kind of cloth will most likely scratch your display and could even burn some of its pixels. So the question is, what is the proper way to clean an LCD screen? First, you've probably seen some of those expensive LCD cleaning solutions in computer stores right? The good news is that you don't really need these. Mixing up your own cleaning solution is very easy and will actually save you quite a few bucks. You only need 2 ingredients: * 70% Isopropyl alcohol (Warning) * Distilled Water The recipe is easy: Mix the Isopropyl alcohol and distilled water in equal parts (50/50) inside an empty Windex-like bottle. Do not use tap water! Doing so will leave white smears on your screen after cleaning it up because of the dissolved minerals inside the water. When finished mixing, just close the bottle using the "spray" adaptor that comes attached to it. Next, you will need to find a good, soft piece of microfiber cloth to clean your display. Avoid paper tissues at all cost! Using those on your screen would be just like scrubbing sandpaper on it and may scratch it permanently. You wouldn't want to do that right? Now that we have everything we need, start by turning off your screen. Dampen your piece of soft cloth with your cleaning mixture and then wipe the display gently from top to bottom. Never spray liquid directly onto the LCD. When you're done, wait a few minutes to let your screen dry, and then turn it back on. Voila, you're done! Your screen should now be sparkling clean. And if you absolutely want to use a product that was specifically made to clean LCD screens, there are a lot of excellent LCD cleaners out there that are quite effective and not too expensive. Tom Masters

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Use a very soft cloth, microfiber probably works best. If not enough, SLIGHTLY dampen the cloth with plain water and wipe GENTLY. If more is needed still, use 50-50 mix of water and alcohol to slightly dampen soft cloth - use gently! You do not need to pay for a kit to clean this screen. BTW, have you read the directions provided by the mfg?

AWolf

Don't use a damp cloth are anything wet. It ruins the Lcd screen , It happened on my last Laptop. ( same applies for Televisions) Just get a DRY cloth and wipe gently. LCD screen are very delicate. Buy the wipes in any local Televison are Gadjet Stores.

Tiny Dancer

You can get LCD wipes specifically designed for them. Just put it into google and order some. Only about £2 a pack.

Fooligan

we have lcd screens at work and my boss swears by using damp kitchen roll to keep away the smears!!!

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