For those who use the Otterbox Defender, question about screen cover...

LincolnsiPod · Feb 25, 2011

I have the Otterbox Defender now and I really, really want to like this case, but I hate how the screen cover has that plastic, sticky feel to it when I go to swipe something or tap something out on the iPhone. It's definitely not as smooth as swiping on the actual glass of the iPhone. At times it seems ok, but other times when my hands get rather clammy, I can feel the resistance. Bleh.

Has anyone found a trick or a way to coat the screen so it's less resistant to your fingers, or at least so it doesnt feel like you're rubbing on plastic all the time?

You know, aside from ripping the screen cover out altogether, which is what I'm inclined to do.

Austin M. · Feb 25, 2011

LincolnsiPod said:
I have the Otterbox Defender now and I really, really want to like this case, but I hate how the screen cover has that plastic, sticky feel to it when I go to swipe something or tap something out on the iPhone. It's definitely not as smooth as swiping on the actual glass of the iPhone. At times it seems ok, but other times when my hands get rather clammy, I can feel the resistance. Bleh.

Has anyone found a trick or a way to coat the screen so it's less resistant to your fingers, or at least so it doesnt feel like you're rubbing on plastic all the time?

You know, aside from ripping the screen cover out altogether, which is what I'm inclined to do.

You can use baby powder under the screen, but here is what I do. I have had both the Griffin Survivor and the OtterBox Defender. I popped off both of the built in screen shields and I used my own, how about that? Works like a charm.

LincolnsiPod · Feb 25, 2011

Austin M. said:
You can use baby powder under the screen, but here is what I do. I have had both the Griffin Survivor and the OtterBox Defender. I popped off both of the built in screen shields and I used my own, how about that? Works like a charm.

What are you using, Zagg? Did you really pop them out or did it have to be cut out with a razor?

Austin M. · Feb 25, 2011

LincolnsiPod said:
What are you using, Zagg? Did you really pop them out or did it have to be cut out with a razor?

Nope, I just popped them out, you can use any kind of screen shield. Ask many other people around this forums, they have done the same with their Defender.

h1r0ll3r · Feb 25, 2011

The baby powder method or, like I did, simply pop the protector out. I have just a normal generic screen protector on mine and it works fine for me.

Austin M. · Feb 25, 2011

h1r0ll3r said:
The baby powder method or, like I did, simply pop the protector out. I have just a normal generic screen protector on mine and it works fine for me.

Yep, just like what I did.

LincolnsiPod · Feb 25, 2011

h1r0ll3r said:
The baby powder method or, like I did, simply pop the protector out. I have just a normal generic screen protector on mine and it works fine for me.

Oddly enough the underside looks fine, no watermarks or any blemishes, it's just the texture on the outside that feels unnatural to me.

Glad to know generic protectors might work. I'll have to go to Best Buy and feel up a few of them to see which ones I like best.

Austin M. · Feb 25, 2011

LincolnsiPod said:
Oddly enough the underside looks fine, no watermarks or any blemishes, it's just the texture on the outside that feels unnatural to me.

Glad to know generic protectors might work. I'll have to go to Best Buy and feel up a few of them to see which ones I like best.

Same here, I couldn't stand the plasticy feel at all.

LincolnsiPod · Feb 25, 2011

Austin M. said:
Same here, I couldn't stand the plasticy feel at all.

I know, I was actually using the original screen cover that you're supposed to peel off the iPhone after you unbox it, but I just left it on there until I got the Otterbox. I would have just kept it too, but it wasn't designed to be a protective cover so it already had scratches all over.

djransom · Feb 25, 2011

h1r0ll3r said:
The baby powder method or, like I did, simply pop the protector out. I have just a normal generic screen protector on mine and it works fine for me.

That's exactly what I did with mine before I switched to the Contour Showcase. Couldn't stand that OB Defender SP so it had to go.

Austin M. · Feb 25, 2011

LincolnsiPod said:
I know, I was actually using the original screen cover that you're supposed to peel off the iPhone after you unbox it, but I just left it on there until I got the Otterbox. I would have just kept it too, but it wasn't designed to be a protective cover so it already had scratches all over.

Try these, they're actually VERY good, I'm surprised by the quality.

Austin M. · Feb 25, 2011

djransom said:
That's exactly what I did with mine before I switched to the Contour Showcase. Couldn't stand that OB Defender SP so it had to go.

I thought the Contour Showcase looked kind of ugly. To each his own though.

djransom · Feb 25, 2011

Austin M. said:
I thought the Contour Showcase looked kind of ugly. To each his own though.

I like the Contour Showcase and think it's one of the better underrated cases and provides nice protection.

h1r0ll3r · Feb 25, 2011

djransom said:
I like the Contour Showcase and think it's one of the better underrated cases and provides nice protection.

+1 Holster sucks but the case is probably one of the best all around cases out there IMO. I think it looks a little different than most cases and that's one of the reasons I dig it

LincolnsiPod · Feb 25, 2011

h1r0ll3r said:
+1 Holster sucks but the case is probably one of the best all around cases out there IMO. I think it looks a little different than most cases and that's one of the reasons I dig it

Ironically the holster for the Otterbox isn't great either. It's not that it's defective or anything, just that it's HUGE. Makes a bulky thing even more ridiculously bulky. Instead I use it as a stand at work.

LincolnsiPod · Feb 25, 2011

Austin M. said:
Try these, they're actually VERY good, I'm surprised by the quality.

That DOES look nice. So you'd opt for the crystal version over the anti-glare?

CBR900RR · Feb 25, 2011

LincolnsiPod said:
I have the Otterbox Defender now and I really, really want to like this case, but I hate how the screen cover has that plastic, sticky feel to it when I go to swipe something or tap something out on the iPhone. It's definitely not as smooth as swiping on the actual glass of the iPhone. At times it seems ok, but other times when my hands get rather clammy, I can feel the resistance. Bleh.

Has anyone found a trick or a way to coat the screen so it's less resistant to your fingers, or at least so it doesnt feel like you're rubbing on plastic all the time?

You know, aside from ripping the screen cover out altogether, which is what I'm inclined to do.

I use wax, pledge or rainX.

Austin M. · Feb 25, 2011

LincolnsiPod said:
That DOES look nice. So you'd opt for the crystal version over the anti-glare?

I use anti glare, but they both work awesome!

LincolnsiPod · Feb 25, 2011

Austin M. said:
I use anti glare, but they both work awesome!

Anti-glare it is.

Re: the wax/pledge/rainx comment, that probably was going to be my next move, but I'm just going to replace the screen instead.

Until the Lifeproof cases come out that is. Those things look glorious (if the hype is to be believed.)

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