I used screen protectors for years with my old Palm devices. They look ugly and harder to clean than the screen itself. In all cases, after the device died, I removed the screen protector and had a pristine screen, but one that I never really enjoyed! With the N900 I decided to go without a screen protector. I have had one for over a year and the screen still looks good. I much rather enjoy the screen to its full while the device lives.
Just my ¢2.
I was close to getting the PDair vertical case, you can get it on ebay, but I think someone mentioned that the inner material could be a little rough, and without my screen protector on, I wasn't sure if that's what I wanted.
I bought the Vikuiti screen protector (£8) seems like a quality one, although I'm yet to put it on.
I was close to getting the PDair vertical case, you can get it on ebay, but I think someone mentioned that the inner material could be a little rough, and without my screen protector on, I wasn't sure if that's what I wanted.
Might have been me -- I recently got the PDAir vertical case (the one with a belt clip). So far, it's been perfect; even when I'm not wearing it on my belt, I keep the phone in it for protection.
But yeah, it grips the phone fairly tightly, and the inner surface is a roughened, slightly rubbery material (maybe a vinyl surface?) that can rub against the phone as you slide it in or out of the case. I wouldn't want to use it without a screen protector.
Right now, I'm using a "Lexerd TrueVue" screen protector, which has worked well for almost two months. But I don't really know how well it stacks up against other screen protectors.
Am i right in thinking that we shouldn't use cases with magnets to close?
Yeah, magnets can be a problem; the N900 uses magnetic fields to determine whether the keyboard has been slid out, and can get confused by external magnets. The Maemo wiki here has an entry describing this:
Yeah, magnets can be a problem; the N900 uses magnetic fields to determine whether the keyboard has been slid out, and can get confused by external magnets. The Maemo wiki here has an entry describing this:
(And yeah, that is one reason I went with the PDair vertical sleeve, it has no flaps or fasteners to worry about. )
I thought so. I had a magnetic case for the N95 and the battery drained, without use, in about 3 hours.
I'm considering the other PDair, the one you have, but i'm worried that there's nothing to stop it falling out if it's worn on the belt?
