How to Safely Clean Flat Panel TV Screens

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Flat panel TVs are very nice to have and are very entertaining with their sleek, smooth beautiful screens to watch. Who needs a movie theater when we have TVs like this? Like most things, flat panel LCD, plasma, LED or projection TVs need cleaning from time to time as they collect dust and in some cases, a little greasy film usually originating from the kitchen area. I will tell you how you can keep your flat panel TV screen clean without scratching it in the process with a quality screen cleaner such as Monster ScreenClean Display Cleaning Kit. Although I focus mainly on TV screens, Monster cleaner is also good for laptops, computer monitors, camera lenses and LCD screens, portable DVD players and direct-view TVs.

1. Step 1
   Bottle of Monster ScreenClean Home & Office Display Cleaner

   Make sure your TV screen is completely cooled before cleaning. Have TV turned off for about 30 minutes before cleaning to allow screen to cool off. Unplug TV. Make sure the area where TV is located is well lighted. This will make it easier for you to see if you are leaving any smudges behind when you clean your TV screen. I suggest you get a Monster ScreenClean Display Cleaning Kit, unless you have a couple of clean and quality Microfiber cloths in your home. If so, you can buy the ScreenClean solution separately. Some LCD TVs come with a Microfiber cloth, but they are usually a bit small.

2. Step 2
   Spray Monster ScreenClean to Center of TV

   Assuming you are using the Monster brand display cleaner, remove the little plastic cap on top of the bottle pump. Please do not try to go cheap with display cleaning solution when you most likely have a not so cheap TV. The cleaning solution will be much cheaper than having your screen repaired or replaced. The Monster directions state to either spray the ScreenClean solution onto the Microfiber cloth or directly onto display surface. Although the Monster solution is drip resistant, it does trickle sometimes, although very slowly. For that reason, I suggest if you are going to spray your screen directly with the Monster solution, spray toward the center of the TV screen about 8 inches away from the surface. Do not worry, if you forget and spray the solution closer to the frame of the TV, the display cleaning solution is still rather slow in to trickle down your screen. Just use a little caution.

3. Step 3
   Monster Microfiber Cloth

   Gently rub Microfiber cloth in a circular motion to apply the cleaning solution evenly over entire display. Repeat with dry portion of the Microfiber cloth if the TV screen needs extra polishing. You may get a smudge free cleaning without the dry portion of your cloth if your TV screen was not that dirty.

4. Step 4

   To clean the frame of most LCD and plasma TVs use a clean eye glass cloth dampened with water. Make sure to go in one direction around the frame of the TV. Check manufacturers directions to be certain, but for most the eye glass cloth should be fine. Since it is made to take care of eye glasses, it does not scratch. For certain it works fine on the Samsung Touch of Color TV frames.