Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:09:57 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Optiview AR film followup 2 - AR films for sale $10 each
Followup notes followed by installation notes: Well, for the $30 or so odd dollars it cost me to buy and install the Optiview AR film and a few days of use under both nighttime, indoor, work, and bright So.California daylight sunlight, all I can say is that on my Libretto 110, the 4% or so reduction in overall brightness (film specifications), the increased contrast (ie. blacker blacks) and increased daylight legibility is worth it for me and most likely so for the majority of users who like this sort of thing. It isn't the most foolproof installation, but easy enough that if you think it through and read the following notes, you should understand what it takes to get the film on right the first time. My Likes include much blacker blacks, increased contrast, and in most cases indoors and esp. outdoors in bright sunlight, I've found the film to help in most cases in increasing legibility of the screen. In cases where I've known and seen the screen to be imposbbile to see without shading the screen, now, I can actually read letters and text comfortably enough to get some work done. At the same time, the minor mirrorlike reflection I get off the supersmooth but antireflection coated front surface is so minor, I find it not to be a problem at all vs. the original diffuse LCD panel of the Libretto. Everything remains nicely legible and crisp under all operating circumstances I normally put the Libretto through, and basically, it just makes the screen that much nicer to use. Dislikes include increased fingerprintability, so don't touch the panel. Use the 3M cleaning cloth noted below or a microfiber lens cleaning cloth very gently to rid the surface of dust and fingerprints. Not as scratchproof given the mirror like front surface that'll show any imperfections. Not as bright of a panel as before (4% decrease) but still quite acceptable and really only because i'm picky. they are removable if you are very careful and slow in peeling them off, and as such, come off cleanly. In the end, My thumbs up recommendation for this product at this price level. Worth the effort on every Libretto I'll buy in the future. --------------------------------------------- Now, what in the world am I going to do with the other 4 rough cut sheets of Optiview I bought as well? I only have one Libretto right now so the rest will be available to those interested for $10 in the USA including S/H (PayPal.com payment highly prefered) These sheets are cut to approximately the correct size to fit the front of the L100/L110 LCD panel and should just fit. I can't make them bigger, so if they are cut just a mm or two too short, tough luck. If they're a bit wider, cut them yourself. Otherwise, they should fit and work just like mine did (in fact, I cut them all at the same time to about the same size and just picked and used the first one of the pile). Think of it as being able to try it out for cheap. First 4 that asks gets them. I also have about 8 tiny square samples of the film you can peel and attach to the front of the panel just to try out a small area on your panel temporarily to see if this is something you'd want on your Libretto. It's what I did first to see with my Libretto, saw what I'd like and tried the full sheet. These are free. I'll just send them out to the first 8 that asks. Let me know by email first! David =) --------------------------------------------- Installation of the film went smoothly. Simply clean the LCD panel to 100% dust free, spot free, mark free condition (extremely easy if you have a 3M Scotchbrite High Performance Cleaning Cloth: http://products.3m.com/us/home_leisure/products/home_leisure.jhtml?powurl=V4HXZMJSLHgeGSHCV1ZFXKgeGST1T4S9TCgv) Once you've used the cloth (or other means) to remove all dust, marks, fingerprints, etc. off the LCD panel, you can proceed to installation. Peel the backing off the adhesive side starting with either the left edge or the right edge of the AR film you will install onto the panel. (ie. one of the short ends). You will only expose about 1-3cm of film at this time. Carefull position that edge of the film against the edge of the screen, and make sure you get it right. Then, gently press down along the length of the edge to make sure the film has adhered enough to stay put (don't worry if it's not down all the way stuck). You will now concentrate on peeling off more backing film, and pressing down on the AR film to the LCD panel to make it stick. At the same time, you will want all of the major air bubbles out so that there are none under the AR film when you're done. (don't worry if the adhesive isn't completely clear, just make sure the air bubbles are out). One way to make this happen is to put a piece of paper or thin sheet of plastic on top of the AR film, then rub using a cloth (or sock) along the film from top to bottom as you go left to right to make sure the film is stuck and the bubbles are gone. (Cloth and fingers don't run well over the AR front surface that still has the protective removable film on top, and it's too easy to damage the AR front surface if you rub directly on the removable film.) Now that you've got the entire film attached to the front, you will want to rub everywhere to get the adhesive to go clear and to make the surest attachment possible. Using the protective plastic sheet, piece of paper, or plastic film you have, put it on the front of the panel, then rub it with the back of your fingernail gently enough so you don't damage or crack the panel, but sure enough to make the adhesive go invisible. This takes forever, so be patient. 10-15 minutes working at this can be expected. when you've got almost everything covered, gently peel the front protective sheet off, but keep it clean and untouched. You will put a corner of this on top of areas that need correction, and press on it on the AR film with your fingernail back to make the adhesive go clear (ie. 100% attached). You will want to gently apply pressure, and you may have to go over the same area a few times because of the light pressure used. Once most of the AR film has been attached this way, you will want to power up the Libretto, then put up a 100% black screen with the LCD bulb backlight still on. The light will show you areas where extra work needs to be done,and you will use the plastic protective sheet beneith your fingernail back to press and make the adhesive stick. If you get fingerprints on the AR film, use the 3M cleaning cloth to gently remove such marks, using multiple light passes rather than one heavy pass. You can tilt the panel to see if anything hasn't been totally attached yet. ------------------------------------------------------- ===== adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. 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