How are you supposed to clean an LCD monitor?

Question

I have a newer HP LCD monitor and it has some smudges on it and i've wiped it gently with a soft blanket and am afraid to hurt it, but I want to clean it. Are chemicals bad? What to do?

Answer 1

Paper Towels? Alchohol based cleaners?

You LCD's are going to look like shyte. And real soon.

Answer 2

well friend i tell u the best way to clean your lcd screen !!
use a solution of diluted isopropyl alcohol, no more than a 50% solution. Usually the rubbing alcohol you buy at a drugstore that is either 90% or 98% pure but 98% is pretty hard to get (you don't need it anyway). I mix 1 part water and 1 part 90% isopropyl alcohol, which works out to... um.. something just under a 50% solution.
Be absolutely sure to use a very VERY soft cloth. I use a piece of soft flannel. Do NOT use paper towels or anything more abrasive than an old worn out cotton Tshirt. Absolutely do NOT use windex or anything with ammonia in it, it can etch the screen surface and can cause the plastic to go cloudy. You don't want that to happen!
BTW, there is a commercial cleaning solution called something like Klear-Screen, it's pretty expensive. It is merely a 50% solution of isopropyl alcohol and water. Just like I make, for a fraction of the cost.

Answer 3

Regular vinegar!! Just put a small amount on a soft cloth, rub gently on screen then wipe off with another soft cloth...Ive got about 15 LCDs ,and its cheap, and works great!

Answer 4

Have a mix that composes 50% of alcohol and 50% distilled water in a bottle. Then turn off you pc and wipe your video reveal with microfiber fabric. Wipe it down and make optimistic the reveal is dry previously turning it lower back on.

Answer 5

Do not use glass cleaner!

Glass cleaner will make the plastic screen foggy.

I use a damp paper towel. Then a dry paper towel.