March 14, 2010
3M Privacy Filter for Standard Notebook Computers with a 14.1″ diagonally measured display
Posted by: kk : Category: Computer Accessories
- Darkens on screen data when viewed from the side keeping your electronic information confidential making it excellent for use in high traffic areas.
- Provides 1.5 times more effective privacy than competitive models.
- Helps protect your fragile LCD screen from damage
- Choose glossy or matte finish; filter is reversible
- Proudly made in the USA
Product Description
PF14.1 fits standard screen Notebook computers with a 14.1″ diagonally measured viewable screen; actual filter dimensions are 8.44″ high x 11.25″ wide. This filter is designed for Non-widescreen laptop computers with screens that appear more square than rectangular and have a 4 x 3 aspect ratio. Notebook privacy filters keep confidential and private information private. Utilizes 3M(TM)’s microlouver privacy technology so only persons directly in front of the monitor can see the image on screen; passersby see only a dark screen.
3M Privacy Filter for Standard Notebook Computers with a 14.1″ diagonally measured display
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March 14th, 2010 at 1:54 am
Three big disappointments. Biggest is the viewing angle is WAY too wide. It darkens at 45 degrees, but you can still clearly see what someone’s up to, even if it’s *kind of* harder to read precise text. It doesn’t blacken until your near a 90 degree viewing angle. Pretty lame.
Also, though it’s “matte” it’s a lot more reflective than a regular LCD flat screen. Maybe it’s less than an old glassy CRT, but the reflectivity is terrible compared to an LCD. You can actually make out your own face and highlights in the screen, even highlights coming from a side window (which I was hoping would be reduced by the microlouvre, not increased). Bright environments are 5 times harder to work in than they would be with a regular LCD screen.
And lastly, looking at it straight in, it darkens the screen enough to be distracting and eye-straining. So it’s the worse of both worlds – it darkens too much for the user, and not enough at odd angles.
The method for sticking the frameless kind on clutters your screen with cheesy plastic adhesive disks.
Plus, it’s pretty expensive for a sheet of plastic.
Wait until the tech gets better. Or decent, at least.
Rating: 1 / 5
March 14th, 2010 at 2:21 am
Pro’s
Exact fit
Fairly narrow viewing angle
Good solution for what I needed
Con’s
Pricey for a thin piece of plastic
Cheesy plastic tabs to hold it on the screen
Doesn’t protect so well in the dark
This is something I had been wanting for some time now. I do a lot of flying, and hate it when the person next to me reminds me that the red eight plays on the black nine. A year or so ago, these were in the $60 price range. Woah, too steep for my blood. When I saw the price drop, I ordered. It showed up quickly, and installed easily. They send two types of tabs to attach the filter to your screen. One method (the one I ended up using) are plastic tabs that extend from the frame outside of the screen in that kind of “catch” the filter if it tries to fall off, and the other are a few pieces of what appears to be thick double stick tape. I wasn’t impressed with either one of them.
I found the viewing angle to be adequate, but somewhat wider than what I expected. When I move my head to the side, I can start to see the edge of the screen darken, but part of the screen remains visible until almost a 45 degree angle.
Can the traveler in the seat on the plane next to me see what I’m doing? well, sorta yes and mostly no. Unless it is nearly pitch black, at best all the person next to me could see was vague outlines, however when all the lights were out, the screen was *VERY* dim but still visible. He couldn’t read what was on the screen when I had my email up, but images with a lot of contrast were identifiable.
Overall, this was a good solution for what I wanted it to do. I would have given it a 5 had the viewing angle been a bit narrower, and the protection been better in dark environments.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 14th, 2010 at 4:13 am
On an Inspiron 8000, this product actually manages to increase the glare both indoors and especially out. Different viewing angles and flipping it over doesn’t improve the situation.
Rating: 1 / 5
March 14th, 2010 at 6:05 am
no matter where, (airplain, meeting, office) ther are allways some people watching interesting at your screen.
The filter gives you some more confidence no one is watching you.
I can recommend it
Rating: 5 / 5
March 14th, 2010 at 7:54 am
the privacy filter does what it says. although it doesn’t totally black out your screen from an angled view, it is dark enough not to be able to tell what you’re doing. the only minor drawback is that it decreases the brightness of your screen. otherwise, a great product.
Rating: 5 / 5