I think the below is quite plausible. The lcd screen is plastic that
various solvents can degrade.
I can't imagine what kind of grime people are getting on their screens that
they need a kitchen spray cleaner, but for me a safe and benign solution is
simply distilled water applied with cotton. Works!
>>I used to use the "wet tissue" things they hand out on planes. Then I
>>dropped the computer one day and the screen looked like it had taken a
>>bullet. I later learned that the wrong cleaning stuff makes the screen
>>brittle. It's true. Since then I only use approved cleaner.
>>Yours sincerely,
>>John Davis
>
>Eh?? Provide URL and/or confirmation. Otherwise "Urban Legend." Tell
>me, what can make glass more brittle? As for dropping a laptop, it is
well
>known to cause broken screens. <<grin>>
>
>I use Fantastik or 409. 22 years +/- of cleaning screens, plastic touch
>pads, laptop screens, etc. (and lots of pre-PC stuff, too...PC first came
out
>in early 80's) and never a problem with any of them. Soft cloth,
>non-reactive cleaner. Does it every time.
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