Clean Your Plasma, LCD TV

What's the point of buying a high technology super screen and then view it through mountains of dust and finger marks? Here I will explain how you can easily and cheaply clean your beloved Plasma or LCD TV to get that stunning viewing experience, like the day you had it delivered, every day.

Plasma & LCD Screens are Porous.
First of all a warning! Most screens of this type are porous. This means that any moisture no matter how slight will be absorbed into the screen. At the least it will leave an annoying mark that will never come off and at the worst your TV could suffer any of the symptoms you might expect when you mix water and electricity.
!!NEVER LEAVE ANY MOISTURE ON YOUR SCREEN!!

Expensive Anti Static
Many retailers are selling anti static sprays for anything up to £15 a bottle. I generally think these products are not worth it. Firstly because with the appropriate tool the dust is gone with one quick wipe and secondly because it increases the risk that moisture might be left on the screen. One anti static manufacturer who recommends spraying their product directly onto the screen says in its instructions to make sure all the cleaner is wiped off afterwards. I say. What if the phone rings when your in the middle of cleaning the TV? And anyway I don't think they are necessary and they are generally very expensive for a tiny bottle.

Microfibre cloths
I have just spent 2 paragraphs telling you what not to do, so I suppose I should get around to telling you how you SHOULD clean a screen. The answer as the title above suggests is a microfibre cloth. These are simply cloths made out of a fabric whose fibres are much smaller(micro) than normal cloths.

What this means is that they have the uncanny ability to simply absorb things which other cloths cannot. Things like finger prints, very fine dust and splashes from coughs and sneezes. If the mark is not to old a good microfibre cloth will absorb such marks without the need for any chemicals even water.

Sometimes if the mark is old, maybe if you have had a screen for sometime and have only just got around to cleaning it you might need to use some water. The difference between using water here and say using the anti static liquid is that you only need a tiny (and I mean tiny) usually a flick onto the cloth (not the screen) and even the crustiest of finger marks etc. should be gone.
And because a dry cloth will always remove the dust in a second or two why spend loads of money on anti static cleaner?

There are many microfibre cloths on the market. Just be sure to get one that specifically states being suitable for your screen type. I can recommend the WOW screen wipes for just about any screen and I have included an entry about them on this blog Laviva Online Store

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