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    Monster ScreenClean Display Cleaning Kit New alcohol free formula TV CLNKIT

    By HDTV Reviews | May 16, 2008

    Monster ScreenClean Display Cleaning Kit New alcohol free formula TV CLNKIT


    scratch-free cloth * streakless cleaning solution * warranty: 30 days *
     

    User Ratings and Reviews

    4 Stars Safe, but you’ll need your elbow
    This product can SAFELY be used on your LCD TV screen, and that’s the most important thing (scratch your screen, and your viewing pleasure is toast).

    “Less is more” - spray just a very small amount on the provided soft cloth, and use long back and forth strokes on the screen (short strokes will leave smudges and drive you nuts).

    Bottom line, 1)it works, and 2) you have peace of mind that you aren’t doing something that will damage your window to the world.

    2 Stars Good and Bad
    I bought this so I could take the glass cover of my iMac LCD and clean underneath because some tap water got under there and left some residue. So after cleaning with the solution and provided cloth I saw how many hundreds of tiny fibers it left behind. So after cleaning with the solution and the cloth I used the non-fibrous rag provided from apple. It was able to get rid of 90% off the fibers and clean the mineral deposits.

    I would recommend that you use the solution with the provided rag then clean it off with a better quality rag…

    1 Star Left streaks/warps on my LCD TV.
    I completely agree with P. Smith’s review; he or she is dead-on with my experience with this Monster Screen Cleaner. This product left streaks that do NOT go away on my Sony Bravia XBR3 LCD TV. I’ve had the product since May 2007 so if it’s January 2008 and they’re still not gone, then I’m assuming they’re permanent. You can see them when there is a lot of light in the room and especially when you focus a lamp/flash light onto the TV. Yes, I did follow the instructions to the T according to the Monster pamphlet, so it’s not a case of using the product incorrectly.

    Also, the picture Amazon shows for this product must be outdated because I got a clunky and tacky looking blue bottle instead of that seemingly cool small metal gray color bottle they are displaying. It still says Screen Cleaner on the bottle so I’m assuming it’s just a redesign of the bottle and Amazon hasn’t updated the picture to reflect the change. My only guess why others aren’t complaining is due to them receiving the smaller bottle, which may be higher quality fluid than the big blue bottle which may have lower quality fluid.

    The provided baby blue microfiber cloth is horrible as well. It is too big and obnoxious in use; I have to fold it just to use it properly and even then it’s too thick to really use properly. There is an annoying Monster tag on one of the sides that should probably be cut before you use this.

    I absolutely would never recommend this product to anyone based on my experience. I should have known better than to use this item… Monster is notoriously overpriced but I thought their screen cleaning products (which people swear by) were different and you were getting the quality you deserve for the money you are spending. Guess not.

    2 Stars Not so fast my friend
    After reading all of the reviews I thought man, I have to get me some of this. Well I did and my personal experience isn’t that good.

    Tried it on my 50″ plasma and initially it seemed to work pretty well, but as I looked closely at a reflection in the plasma glass I saw streaks! So, I got a flashlight and looked over the entire display and sure enough, there were streaks all over. Now I’m not one to just slap some cleaner on and a couple of swipes and I’m done. I meticulously polish the screen.

    Started over doing a very small section, applying cleaner to cloth, spreading on display, turning cloth to dry area, polish, polish polish - still streaks. Mind you I’m doing this with a flashlight in hand, so every little flaw is visible.

    I found that the only way to prevent streaks is to continue working the damp cloth on th display until it less damp, then turn to the dry area for polishing. Which brings me to another problem …

    After doing the above, I noticed literally hundreds of little fibers on the display, with some seemingly stuck to the screen to where i had to rub harder than i would like to get them off. Even still when i did that there were more fibers. Again, did this with a flashlight.

    Lastly, After getting everything seemingly good to go, I did a follow up inspection the day after i cleaned the display with this product and noticed what appeared to be a subtle film on the glass. I took a cloth and wiped it off easily, but darn if it didn’t come back in a short while. It looked like some type of mild condensation. Again this was with a flashlight in hand.

    After all of this, I went back to my old Mirachem Optix cleaner and a true microfiber cloth (the tighter weave type that is used for lens cleaning). I did one half of the display only and left the other side as it was from the Monster cleaner. After several hours I went to inspect it once again and there was the haze on the Monster side, but the side I sued my old cleaner on was clear. When I say haze, it’s not noticeable without the flashlight, so most folks wouldn’t see it, but with a flashlight it is obvious, particularly on the black band around the actual viewing area.

    I haven’t tried this product on my LCDs and it may work great on the plastic surface, as opposed to the glass of the plasma. For me, it’s just not worth it. Get a good flashlight and check for yourself …or don’t and you’ll never know that it isn’t perfect.

    5 Stars No Streaks
    Works great, no streaks left on the screen. Nice soft cloth that won’t scratch the tv. I use it practicly everyday, thanks to the kids, and i’ve barley made a dent in the spray.
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