Ahh, yes: You could take Windex to a CRT screen. Nervous about cleaning an LCD.

Aren't the glossy screens on the newer systems made of glass?

A soft cotton cloth (I usually just use an old 100% cotton t-shirt) and a tiny bit of water to dampen the cloth cleans up an LCD screen with no problems.

Trevor

They are. Thin, breakable sheets of glass that make excellent knives if treated improperly.

I've never had a problem using Windex on modern LCD screens. Just spray it on a lint free cloth (not paper!) towel rather than the screen.

I thought you weren't supposed to use Windex on CRTs or LCDs because of the coatings. I don't definitely know though.

Ah, gee, guys...just be crude like me...

Just use a little good old spit and a bit of toilet paper!

Of course, your monitor might acquire an odd smell after a while, which other family members might find offensive.

Relax...just joking...I think! :) :)

I stand corrected. Although, I've never used much, just a light spray on a towel, it appears that just about all manufacturers recommend avoiding any cleansing chemicals, including ammonia.

I guess the best solution is a 50-50 mixture of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water. Again, only applied to the cloth.

Well, unless I am mistaken, CRT monitors -- and TV set screens -- have been made of glass for decades -- at least I assume it is glass -- and personally, I've never had a problem with them. I can rub them, and clean them confidently, without worrying about damaging them, unlike those soft screen LCD's, whatever they are made out of. If the newer LCD's do have a glass screen, personally, I'd look at that as a plus.

Over the years, I've only had one defect occur on one of my CRT's, and that was when we had a SuperTyphoon blow through our area a number of years ago, and the CRT got a small nick in it from flying debris.

Of course, that same storm demolished my bedroom, and took out both bedroom windows, which took the landlord five months to replace, due to a serious glass shortage here. For the uninitiated, a SuperTyphoon is like a Category 5 hurricane.

I'd be careful about applying any amount of alcohol to a monitor of any kind. As you may know, over time, alcohol will dry out and make plastic brittle, just like it would do to the rubber guides on old tape recorders.