REVIEW: Rogge Screen-Clean

By Andreas Roth 31.01.2005
Update November 22nd 2005, 13:45 CET

Translation by Johannes Post

TABLE OF CONTENT:

Introduction
Cleaning
Review Rogge Screen-Clean
Pump spray with fleece cleaning tissues
Pump spray with Vileda micro fiber tissue
Cleaning tissues
Conclusion

Introduction

Many LCD monitor owners can probably remember how hard it actually was to find the right LCD to fit one‘s own needs. And these new display technologies and their accompanying terminology like DVI, response time, TN, PVA or S-IPS haven‘t exactly made things easier for that matter.

But, now that one finally has the display standing on the desk, a new question pops up: How do I clean the sensitive panel surface? Unfortunately, consulting the manual mostly doesn‘t yield any worthy advice in this regard, too. At many times it merely says that accumulated dust is best to be removed using a soft cloth. But what should one do if the panel already shows grease spots from to many times of pointing at something on the screen or if some of the remains of one‘s last cold can still be seen on the surface?

Cleaning

As a rule, you should refrain from applying regular cleaning agents used for glass and the like. These can permanently damage the sensitive surface of the monitor screen.

PRAD‘s recommendation has always been to moisten a soft microfiber cloth, wring it out firmly and wipe the display surface carefully with it afterwards. The visible result is flawless, there are no stripes left whatsoever, and apart from the microfiber cloth, it creates no costs.

However, some manufacturers strictly warn of the dangers of using waters and they also explicitly declare this in the manual sometimes. For this reason, PRAD has never assumed liability for the cleaning with water and always referred users to the manual of the respective manufacturer.

Water is regarded as critical since it, firstly, can cause blind spots for one thing, and secondly, the impact that the respective water hardness can make in the long run of cleaning maintenance should not be underestimated.

Blind spots means the drying of water drops on the panel surface. The spots formed can remain permanently and impair the viewing clarity. The water hardness becomes a critical aspect if the water that is being used is very calcareous. When applied frequently and on a regular basis, tiny deposits of lime can lead to scratches. Of course, this in not going to happen if one cleans the display only a few times a year, but users who regularly clean their monitor, i.e. on a weekly or even daily basis, will certainly have to pay mind to this aspect.

Review Rogge Screen-Clean

A company called Rogge offers a reasonable alternative for this purpose. Their product named Screen-Clean is an alcohol-free cleaning agent which was specifically conceived for LCDs and has even been accredited by the German TÜV (technical monitoring association). Also manufacturers like Fujitsu-Siemens, CTX, Hyundai, NEC/Mitsubishi and Iiyama are recommending Screen-Clean.

All the more reason for the PRAD editorial office to get our hands on an assortment of cleaning products in order to review them. The products Screen-Clean is specified to be applied on range from LCD monitors, LCD TV sets, notebooks, tablet PCs, handhelds, navigation systems, cell phones to camcorders. Therefore, the cleaning agent can be used on a variety of devices.

Screen-Clean is available in different versions: It either comes in a can with 50 or 100 moist tissues, or in a can with 50 moist and 50 non-fuzzing dry tissues, or you can get the cleaning agent as pump spray in a 125 ml bottle and 10 double tissues (moist and dry) each packaged separately. As of 15th November 2005, two new products, being 125 or 250 ml Screen-Clean and 1 Vileda QuickStar microfiber tissue, are available.

Back in January 2005, we had reviewed the spray in conjunction with the paper cleaning tissues and the double tissues (moist and dry). The cleaning agent itself did not change, however, by including a micro fiber tissue now, it is this new combination that we are going to scrutinize hereby and complement our review with.

Pump spray with fleece cleaning tissues

Applying it is just as easy as you might think. You spray the cleaning agent onto the display‘s surface and wipe it with a dry non-fuzzing tissue until it is dry. The 125 ml bottle comes with three tissues. But you can also use a soft microfiber tissue for the finishing withoutanyproblems, of course. Rogge also plans to include an adequate microfiber tissue with this product in the future. But this is yet to come.

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TABLE OF CONTENT:

Introduction
Cleaning
Review Rogge Screen-Clean
Pump spray with fleece cleaning tissues
Pump spray with Vileda micro fiber tissue
Cleaning tissues
Conclusion

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