Do You REALLY Need a Screen Protector for the iPod touch

iDAG · Oct 7, 2007, 02:11 PM

It's driving me crazy!

My dad is paranoid and is leaving the film that shipped with his on till someone makes one for it and I hope to get one in the next couple of weeks for my bday and I don't think it needs it. I remember when I got my 5g iPod he put I screen protector on it and I went crazy, I think it ruins watching videos. So do you really think its that great of an idea?

virus1 · Oct 7, 2007, 02:22 PM

The screen is the last part on the touch that would ever need additional protection. Through normal unprotected pocket use, my screen is absolutely flawless. The mirror on the back though,

xXriderXx7 · Oct 7, 2007, 02:43 PM

The front is possibly the toughest part of the iPod Touch.

Mine has absolutely no scratches, or even minor imperfections after a week of being with me in my pocket.

California King · Oct 7, 2007, 02:44 PM

screen= absolutely not. It is extremely scratch resistant
back= yes. It is extremely scratch prone.

What I would do is buy the invisible shield and only use the back.

taficke · Oct 7, 2007, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iDAG

It's driving me crazy!

My dad is paranoid and is leaving the film that shipped with his on till someone makes one for it and I hope to get one in the next couple of weeks for my bday and I don't think it needs it. I remember when I got my 5g iPod he put I screen protector on it and I went crazy, I think it ruins watching videos. So do you really think its that great of an idea?

Yes its a waste of money but if your dad says to i would go ahead and do it becuase it saves the back. Front wont get any scratches even if you took a razor blade to it now the back on the other hand just sitting on a table will scratch it.

iDAG · Oct 7, 2007, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taficke

Yes its a waste of money but if your dad says to i would go ahead and do it becuase it saves the back. Front wont get any scratches even if you took a razor blade to it now the back on the other hand just sitting on a table will scratch it.

It has nothing to do with the back only the front screen of the iPod

bc008 · Oct 7, 2007, 06:45 PM

my iphone screen scratched.
can happen to ipod touch.

it is a tiny scratch the size of a grain of sand, but still there.

iCantwait · Oct 7, 2007, 08:22 PM

Ido t knowhow but a got a scratch about one inch long on my screen its hard to do but it happened so I thing it will get damaged in the long term
with sucks.

And this thread is about the front not the back we all know that is easy to scrach. I did with a fingernail and was deep. :P

kockgunner · Oct 8, 2007, 01:14 AM

I have a motorola slvr l7 and it has a similar glass plate for the screen. I've had the slvr for over a year now, and it has no scratches

even when I ocasionally put my phone in a pocket with keys hehe.

Prof. · Oct 8, 2007, 01:27 AM

The only thing that needs protecting is the back of the touch.

Prof.

Something4Kate · Oct 8, 2007, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iDAG

It's driving me crazy!

My dad is paranoid and is leaving the film that shipped with his on till someone makes one for it and I hope to get one in the next couple of weeks for my bday and I don't think it needs it. I remember when I got my 5g iPod he put I screen protector on it and I went crazy, I think it ruins watching videos. So do you really think its that great of an idea?

I'm paranoid about the screen too and have done exactly the same thing as your dad - the film it came with is staying on and I've bought normal screen protectors for camera LCDs etc for when the film eventually comes off

Screens invariably get scratched as tough as they may be. And my viewing pleasure will be more damaged if a permanent scratch appears on the screen as opposed to watching through disposable screen protectors.

Just my opinion tho.

SFK

Genghis Khan · Oct 8, 2007, 09:17 AM

no offence but your opinion is uneducated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzbxpSwDetk

now, any scratch that will scratch this thing will not be limited or prevented by a piece of plastic

the plastic you're leaving on there is heating up the iPod and ruining your viewing experience

GUYS!!!...THE iPOD TOUCH DOESN'T NEED ANY SCREEN PROTECTION

i wish people would leave it alone

Rookie1986 · Oct 8, 2007, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genghis Khan

no offence but your opinion is uneducated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzbxpSwDetk

now, any scratch that will scratch this thing will not be limited or prevented by a piece of plastic

the plastic you're leaving on there is heating up the iPod and ruining your viewing experience

GUYS!!!...THE iPOD TOUCH DOESN'T NEED ANY SCREEN PROTECTION

i wish people would leave it alone

Exactly!

iDAG · Oct 8, 2007, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genghis Khan

no offence but your opinion is uneducated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzbxpSwDetk

now, any scratch that will scratch this thing will not be limited or prevented by a piece of plastic

the plastic you're leaving on there is heating up the iPod and ruining your viewing experience

GUYS!!!...THE iPOD TOUCH DOESN'T NEED ANY SCREEN PROTECTION

i wish people would leave it alone

WOW this is what I need to show him but I'm shocked that it didn't scrach with a razor blade

Genghis Khan · Oct 8, 2007, 05:54 PM

haha...and trust me...the others don't scratch it either

i've done it...

...over and over again

duraace · Oct 8, 2007, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genghis Khan

no offence but your opinion is uneducated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzbxpSwDetk

now, any scratch that will scratch this thing will not be limited or prevented by a piece of plastic

the plastic you're leaving on there is heating up the iPod and ruining your viewing experience

GUYS!!!...THE iPOD TOUCH DOESN'T NEED ANY SCREEN PROTECTION

i wish people would leave it alone

Hear hear. Just enjoy it. The front screen is tough as nails. Not one scratch after 3 weeks in various pockets.

partytime2 · Dec 19, 2009, 01:27 PM

I have a screen protector on my ipod touch, and it had a few little bubbles in it, and i seem compelled to try to make things PERFECT (it bothers me if it isnt) so i took off the protector and wiped the screen with the special cloth provided with the case and protector. Then I saw dirt on the protector on the side that goes against the screen and stupidly wiped it with the cloth. BIG MISTAKE the protector got filthy and it looks terrible on the ipod touch, much worse than before. Sometimes, I'm so dumb.

partytime2 · Dec 19, 2009, 01:32 PM

o does anyone know how i could clean the screen protector or is it impossible and ruined?

thx

scotty96LSC · Dec 19, 2009, 02:30 PM

Mine has some light scratches, but I think it if from putting my keys in the same pocket.

Keebler · Dec 19, 2009, 02:39 PM

ok so dumb question: i guess this means that the iphone doesn't need a protective case either?

iTwitch · Dec 19, 2009, 03:05 PM

Soap and water? I had a Boxwave screen protector for my Palm TX and that's how I cleaned. It was the type that was held in place by friction?

androiphone · Dec 19, 2009, 03:39 PM

does not need a protector at all,

it looks terrible when you put a protctor on it (they never fit right, and they are the ones that will get scratched as soon as you put it in your pocket) you won't be replacing the protector everyday so its pretty futile putting one on in the first place, yet the people who don't put one on looks awsome with no scratches - at least in my experiance

partytime2 · Dec 22, 2009, 05:07 PM

I ended up goins out and getting another. I just feel better having one because I don't feel I need to worry as much about jamming it quickley in my pocket so the teacher won't catch me with it. My screen protector is pretty good almost bubble free, I am fairly good at putting them on.

greygray · Dec 22, 2009, 07:16 PM

Yes. My iPod touch's front is pretty scratched up without one. I got one only after it got scuffed up. The back too. . .

Batt · Dec 23, 2009, 07:50 AM

Mine is all scratched to hell and back, and I don't care. I'm not saving it for the next owner. My car doesn't have a bra and guests are welcome to sit on my furniture. I paid for it and i'm going to use it up.

View Poll Results: Does the iPod touch REALLY Need a Screen Protector?
Doesn't Need Screen Protector	131	66.16%
Needs Screen Protector	67	33.84%
Voters: 198. You may not vote on this poll

Oct 7, 2007, 02:11 PM	#1
iDAG macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Athens, Ohio	Do You REALLY Need a Screen Protector for the iPod touch It's driving me crazy! My dad is paranoid and is leaving the film that shipped with his on till someone makes one for it and I hope to get one in the next couple of weeks for my bday and I don't think it needs it. I remember when I got my 5g iPod he put I screen protector on it and I went crazy, I think it ruins watching videos. So do you really think its that great of an idea? __________________ twitter.com/idude
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Oct 7, 2007, 02:22 PM	#2
virus1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: LOST	The screen is the last part on the touch that would ever need additional protection. Through normal unprotected pocket use, my screen is absolutely flawless. The mirror on the back though, __________________ No, really. I completely understand you. (Pay no attention to my 'tar)
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Oct 7, 2007, 02:43 PM	#3
xXriderXx7 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lake Elsinore, California	The front is possibly the toughest part of the iPod Touch. Mine has absolutely no scratches, or even minor imperfections after a week of being with me in my pocket. __________________ 17" Intel iMac, 15" Aluminum Unibody MBP MX Revolution and Apple Wired Aluminum Keyboard WD 500 GB Mybook 5G 30GB iPod, 16GB iPod Nano
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Oct 7, 2007, 06:45 PM	#7
bc008 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan	my iphone screen scratched. can happen to ipod touch. it is a tiny scratch the size of a grain of sand, but still there. __________________ \| iMac 21.5" - For Sale \| iPhone 4 \| iPad \|
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Oct 7, 2007, 02:44 PM	#4
California King macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2007	screen= absolutely not. It is extremely scratch resistant back= yes. It is extremely scratch prone. What I would do is buy the invisible shield and only use the back.
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Oct 7, 2007, 08:22 PM	#8
iCantwait macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Ido t knowhow but a got a scratch about one inch long on my screen its hard to do but it happened so I thing it will get damaged in the long term with sucks. And this thread is about the front not the back we all know that is easy to scrach. I did with a fingernail and was deep. :P __________________ There truly is something beautiful about seeing a 5gb iPod plugged into an iBook
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Oct 8, 2007, 01:14 AM	#9
kockgunner macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada	I have a motorola slvr l7 and it has a similar glass plate for the screen. I've had the slvr for over a year now, and it has no scratches even when I ocasionally put my phone in a pocket with keys hehe.
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Oct 8, 2007, 01:27 AM	#10
Prof. macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago-ish...	The only thing that needs protecting is the back of the touch. Prof. __________________ This year, everyone I know is getting married. Me? I'd be thrilled to be asked to go to Taco Bell by a semi-attractive male.
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Oct 8, 2007, 09:17 AM	#12
Genghis Khan macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia	no offence but your opinion is uneducated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzbxpSwDetk now, any scratch that will scratch this thing will not be limited or prevented by a piece of plastic the plastic you're leaving on there is heating up the iPod and ruining your viewing experience GUYS!!!...THE iPOD TOUCH DOESN'T NEED ANY SCREEN PROTECTION i wish people would leave it alone __________________ Mac Pro 2.8GHz Octo, 10GB RAM, 2TB WD Black, 8800GT DEAD, EVGA GTX660 SC 2 GB + 30 stickers and counting
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Oct 8, 2007, 05:54 PM	#15
Genghis Khan macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia	haha...and trust me...the others don't scratch it either i've done it... ...over and over again __________________ Mac Pro 2.8GHz Octo, 10GB RAM, 2TB WD Black, 8800GT DEAD, EVGA GTX660 SC 2 GB + 30 stickers and counting
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Dec 19, 2009, 01:27 PM	#17
partytime2 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2009	warning I have a screen protector on my ipod touch, and it had a few little bubbles in it, and i seem compelled to try to make things PERFECT (it bothers me if it isnt) so i took off the protector and wiped the screen with the special cloth provided with the case and protector. Then I saw dirt on the protector on the side that goes against the screen and stupidly wiped it with the cloth. BIG MISTAKE the protector got filthy and it looks terrible on the ipod touch, much worse than before. Sometimes, I'm so dumb.
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Dec 19, 2009, 01:32 PM	#18
partytime2 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2009	quck question o does anyone know how i could clean the screen protector or is it impossible and ruined? thx
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Dec 19, 2009, 02:30 PM	#19
scotty96LSC macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC	Mine has some light scratches, but I think it if from putting my keys in the same pocket. __________________ Scott 15" macbook pro, 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3GB Ram, 10.6.3; magic mouse; 16gb iPhone 4.3.2
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Dec 19, 2009, 02:39 PM	#20
Keebler macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada	ok so dumb question: i guess this means that the iphone doesn't need a protective case either?
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Dec 19, 2009, 03:05 PM	#21
iTwitch macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East of the Mississippi	Soap and water? I had a Boxwave screen protector for my Palm TX and that's how I cleaned. It was the type that was held in place by friction? __________________ 12" 1.33 Ghz iBook 1 GB DDR/40 GB HD Sansa m240 + Grado SR60 Ipod touch (fall 2009)
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Dec 19, 2009, 03:39 PM	#22
androiphone macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2009	does not need a protector at all, it looks terrible when you put a protctor on it (they never fit right, and they are the ones that will get scratched as soon as you put it in your pocket) you won't be replacing the protector everyday so its pretty futile putting one on in the first place, yet the people who don't put one on looks awsome with no scratches - at least in my experiance
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Dec 22, 2009, 05:07 PM	#23
partytime2 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2009	Protector I ended up goins out and getting another. I just feel better having one because I don't feel I need to worry as much about jamming it quickley in my pocket so the teacher won't catch me with it. My screen protector is pretty good almost bubble free, I am fairly good at putting them on.
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Dec 22, 2009, 07:16 PM	#24
greygray macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2009	Yes. My iPod touch's front is pretty scratched up without one. I got one only after it got scuffed up. The back too. . .
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Dec 23, 2009, 07:50 AM	#25
Batt macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Syracuse, NY	Mine is all scratched to hell and back, and I don't care. I'm not saving it for the next owner. My car doesn't have a bra and guests are welcome to sit on my furniture. I paid for it and i'm going to use it up. __________________ 13" MBP i7 8/750 Yellow Miata Maine Coon iPod Touch & Nanos 32GB 3G iPad 1 & 64GB wi-fi iPad 3 2 ATV2s too much more
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