Travel Technology - There's a hair in my screen

I have a VAIO laptop and there is a hair in my screen. I can tap the screen and move it around, blow on the screen and move it around, but cannot move it around by sliding my finger over it. I don't feel it when I touch the screen so it is definitely on the inside. And it's driving me crazy. Anyone ever encounter this or know how to take care of it?

Supercuts ? Just kidding... If the hair is on the inside of the screen I don't know what you can do ...warrenty? I have a VAIO GRZ 530 with a bad motherboard..but a like new screen. I would love to get mine repaired..but Sony wants over $850 to replace the motherboard!

To clean the outside of the screen here are some tips.
There's no need to be paranoid, but the screen surface IS plastic and plastic is pretty soft, meaning "easy to scratch." Most dust particles, for ex., are harder than plastic, so if you use too much pressure when "dusting" plastic with a cloth it will develop a cloudy or filmy appearance. Sort of like rubbing diamond dust into glass.

This applies to anything plastic, not just laptop screens.

But then again, the screen already has an antiglare surface; it's already cloudy!

The rule is to do as little as possible. If it's just dust or hair, first try blowing it off with a can of compressed air, aimed from the side. Use the air with a soft camel's hair brush to dislodge stubborn bits. (Same thing photographers use to clean lenses.) Do not touch the screen, EVER, and put a label on the screen bezel that says "fingers touching the screen will be amputated" as a warning to others.

Somehow gunk does always get on the screen regardless. Fry's and CompUsa sell these "kleenscreen" packets, two lint-free towlettes in separate envelopes, one pre-moistened for cleaning and one for drying afterwards. They do a good job most of the time, but again, get all the loose dust off of the screen first.

For finger oils and similar that the KleenScreen won't tackle, I use 91% isopropyl alcohol, easily available at drugstores. Do NOT use anything labelled "rubbing alcohol" as this is 70% isopropyl with oils and perfumes added - good for people's skin, bad for laptop screens. Lint-free cloths are a must.

btw, on some laptops (to my certain knowledge, Dell Inspiron 8000/8100/8200, and their "sister" Latitude and Precision models, and some Apple Powerbooks) the key caps touch the screen when the lid is closed. This transfers skin oils and also abrades the screen slightly. Someone sells a thin leather pad to use over the keyboard when the screen is closed. Folks just use the plastic foam sheet that was between the screen and keyboard when it shipped.

Never ever EVER use ammonia-based cleaners like Windex, nor organics like 409, etc. I hope this helps. Perhaps other FT'rs with more experiance than I have can offer a better solution.

"Waiter, there's a hair in my screen."

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