How to clean LCD monitors?

[mjs1973]

I have some fingerprints on the monitor of my new laptop and I'm a little concerned about cleaning it. I called Toshiba and spoke to a woman who told me that windex is fine to use, or any other glass cleaner. Is this ok? There was a bit of a language problem and I'm not sure if she understood that my screan is not glass like a regular monitor. I just want to make sure that regular glass cleaner is ok to use before I try it.

[another view]

Not sure about that because I don't have one myself. If you use a spray cleaner, make sure you spray it on the towel and not directly on the screen.

[Lara]

Hi Michael, there are products out there for cleaning LCD screens, but you can use a soft cloth with diluted isopropyl alcohol, or windex. If I use windex, I even dilute that a bit. Steve's advice is right on. Never spray the screen.
The cloth shouldn't be soaking wet, just dampened enough to glide easily over the screen.

[Peter_AUS]

I breath on mine and wipe it with a soft cloth. Never had a problem. Just remember it is a delicate thing and needs to be treated that way.

Lara's suggestion is a good one as well, and certainly never spray on to the screen at all.

[mjs1973]

Thanks for the info everyone. You verified what the nice woman at Toshiba told me. I just wanted to double check before going ahead with it. A little lens cleaner on a soft towel did the trick. Thanks again!

[Peter_AUS]

Michael,

You will probably find the lens cleaner is Isopropyl Alchohol which is a good thing.

[Chunk]

I don't know about LCD screens but I use microfiber cloths to clean plexiglas windshields and visors. It's also what the optomalogist sells to clean eyeglasses with. You can buy a pack of a few cloths at walmart near the car cleaning stuff. (they also have packs of small cheap terrycloth towels there that I use as cheap rags around the garage and house)