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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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Ok so I'm guessing lot's of you all have big(ish) TV screens at home, Anytime I 'try' and clean mine I'm left with smears all over the place and it looks worse than when I started, what do people use to avoid the horrible smear affect? Is glass cleaner ok?
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:33 PM
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Our tv came with a special cloth for cleaning it and which did the job well enough. Mrs Leslie can't remember where she put it now of course!!!

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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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I've tried a lint free cloth already, but not much improvement.
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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Everybody will have their personal favourite, but Mer Ultimate Polish will leave the screen streak free, as long as you use it with a slightly damp cloth and don't use too much. It's also the best mirror cleaner ever ever ever.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&k...l_2kvezatzcj_b
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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Microfibre cloth and a LCD cleaner spray
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:45 PM
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Microfibre cloth and a LCD cleaner spray
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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On my plasma (glass screen) I use a microfibre cloth and.......my breath believe it or not. I`m pretty ocd about most stuff and that works for me If it`s LCD then I dunno, would never entertain one
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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Just use a microfibre cloth on my plasma, generally seems to make it shiny again.
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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On my plasma (glass screen) I use a microfibre cloth and.......my breath believe it or not. I`m pretty ocd about most stuff and that works for me If it`s LCD then I dunno, would never entertain one
is your tv panel made of a special substance?

All plasma ,led ,LCD use the same cleaner and have the same surfacf unless its glass
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant
is your tv panel made of a special substance?

All plasma ,led ,LCD use the same cleaner and have the same surfacf unless its glass
Plasma, by its very nature, has to have a glass screen. Therefore they may well be a good reason to use a different screen cleaner on a plasma compared to LCD.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_television
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant
is your tv panel made of a special substance?

All plasma ,led ,LCD use the same cleaner and have the same surface unless its glass
No not anything special My plasma has a glass surface and my (cheapo) LCD upstairs has a surface the same as a laptop screen if ya know what I mean
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 05:22 PM
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I use a microfibre cloth with a tiny bit of water (literally a dribble ) to wipe it over then the dry side of the microfibre to "polish" it up. Brings it up spotless and smear free....even after a two and a half year old has been running her fingers over it!

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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobySteve69
No not anything special My plasma has a glass surface and my (cheapo) LCD upstairs has a surface the same as a laptop screen if ya know what I mean
but the cleaner that you buy for tv's will be the same as a lcd/plasma/led cleaner not just specifically for lcd
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant
but the cleaner that you buy for tv's will be the same as a lcd/plasma/led cleaner not just specifically for lcd
Ok.
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 06:07 PM
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Glass cleaner and kitchen roll. Make sure the tv has been off for a while though, so the glass is cold.
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 07:21 PM
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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Warm damp cloth
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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I get spunk off mine with alcohol. The cleaning product for plasma screens that is
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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 09:03 PM
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ok cheers folks, will try some of these tomorrow.
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