[LG Nitro HD] DesElms:
Hmm. I guess I don't understand the negative posts

There is no question in my mind that at least the type of screen protector that is the Realook is the best, just categorically. The flimsy ones which apply with liquid can also be excellent, but getting them exactly right (and the operative word, there, is "exactly") can be tricky, at best; and in the end, the flimsy, wet-applied ones just aren't as hard as they need to be so that they can more or less successfully replicate the feeling of the unprotected glass when, for example, swiping.

So I'm now completely sold -- again, at least categorically -- on these rigid, PET-material, dry-apply protectors, such as is the Realook. Having never before used either type, I must have sensed, just intuitively, that the Realook type would be better. I mean, just logically, that makes sense. So that's what I tried first; and the first one I tried was the...

NU-CLEAR

http://amzn.to/xr6vNR

...which was originally priced at about what the Realook costs, but was marked down to around five bucks. Big mistake, though: It didn't fit. It was too large by just enough (almost literally a hair's width too large) that its edges would simply not sit flat on the glass... and with these thicker, rigid, PET-material, dry-apply protectors, that is deal-breakingly important!

I wrote about the NU-CLEAR problem as a comment on the Amazon web site at...

http://amzn.to/ydtBp2

...and you can see, there, that while the quality of the NU-CLEAR is actually rather excellent, the fact that it won't fit kills the deal.

So, then, as I warned in that review I would do, I tried one of the flimsy wet-applied ones, specifically, a Zagg.

The Zagg is actually pretty okay, but only if you master getting it installed exactly right; and even then, it's... well... just not quite good enough, as I describe in this post's opening paragraph.

So, then I tried the Realook; and the truth is that the NU-CLEAR and the Realook are about the same quality, all things considered...

...except that the Realook actually fits... er... well... more or less. The Realook, at least, sits flat on the glass, all 'round, edge-to-edge, unlike the NU-CLEAR. The Realook is, in fact, cut pretty much exactly as much too small as the NU-CLEAR was cut too large.

Both, though, are crystal clear (virtually disappears), like looking at the glass, alone. Excellent brightness and colors... virtually no difference from if there were no protector at all.

And to be clear (er... no pun intended, after that last paragraph): The Realook is not, as some others complain, a fingerprint and/or smear mark magnet...

...though, that said, the Realook actually does show fingerprints and smears ever-so-slightly worse than does the glass, alone. However, seriously, it's almost imperceptible. No kidding. There's just so little difference that it's not even worth mentioning. So, as a practical matter, fingerprints and smearing is not an issue... er... at least not any more than it is on glass, alone.

And there is, contrary to what some others have said, absolutely NO difference when it comes to screen sensitivity. Anyone who thinks that the Realook protector makes the screen less sensitive to the touch (when it comes to mere pressing) is just imagining it... it's just in their heads, I tell you!

However, there is a slight -- and by "slight," in this case, I mean almost no -- difference when it comes to swiping. There's no question that swiping is just the tiniest bit better on bare glass than on pretty much any PET-material, dry-apply, rigid screen protector (or, really, probably any protector, of any type, come to think of it)... the Realook included. But, seriously, it's so close, in the Realook's case, that I just can't believe anyone even bothers mentioning it; and I can't believe that pretty much anyone couldn't get used to in a matter of from seconds to no more than minutes. Seriously. It's a non-issue.

Overall, I just LOVE the Realook protector... even though it's just the tiniest bit too small. However, when I install the TPU case, and its sides wrap up and around the bezel surrounding the glass, pretty much any part of the glass not covered by the Realook ends-up being covered by the edge of the TPU case. So, in the end, even the fact that the Realook is just enough too small to barely notice ends-up being a non-issue for those with TPU cases on their phones.

So I guess I don't understand the negative posts... unless maybe the problem was that they didn't get it installed right or something. That, I admit, can be tricky; and if it's not done exactly right, then, yes, it can ruin everything.

First and foremost, one must get the phone and its glass really clean; and then keep dust from sneaking onto the glass during installation (and, seriously, that's a challenge). I turned-off all fans in the room; closed all windows (in other words stopped all air movement). I even put a bandana over my mouth to keep my breath from stirring-up dust. I cleaned the work area thoroughly; and made sure that it was smooth and flat and dust free. I washed my hands both before and after thoroughly cleaning the entire phone (and said phone cleaning included using the corner of a business card to work loose the dust in the crevice between the glass and the metal bezel around it; then dust blowing). And I cleaned both the phone and its glass first using lint-free lens cleaning sheets like I use with my SLR camera; then the microfiber cloth that came with the protector; then lint-free lens sheets again. Honestly, if I had had access to a hard disk drive manufacturing clean room, I would have used it, because nothing ruins the installation of one of these PET-material, rigid, dry-apply protectors like a spec of dust sneaking onto the glass during installation.

Then one must make sure to keep bubbles from occuring... though if one just follows the installation instructions, that's pretty easy.

If one accomplishes those things, then I just can't see why anyone would think that the Realook (or, really, pretty much any brand of PET-material, rigid, dry-apply) screen protector (as long as it fits properly, and is applied correctly) is very much less than perfect.

But, hey... that's just me.

Hope that helps!

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Gregg L. DesElms

Napa, California USA

gregg at greggdeselms dot com