Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Salt Lake City, Ut
Posts: 23

I have had my visor for almost a week now, and am already noticing scratches not only where I write, but also some on the screen. Is this normal? I am upgrading from a Palm Personal, and it took me about 2 years to get many scratches on it, and still they were only on the writing area. Does the visor just not have as good of a screen or what?

Foxer

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Potomac, MD, USA
Posts: 90

I noticed the same thing. I think that it is the piece of junk stylus they give you. I noticed the small ridge near the end of the stylus, and also noticed that all my scratches are horizontal or vertical (as in, perfectly up and down or left and right). I bought a Stylus+plus and it doesn't scratch anymore. I also intend to buy some Brainwashes and screen protectors.


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JakeBlues2
"the BAND!"

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Barnegat, NJ, USA
Posts: 72

Brain washes?

Registered: Oct 1999
Location:
Posts: 187

Clean your screen well and install a WriteRight sceen protector. It will degrade your clarity, due to the textured surface but it WILL protect your screen. I never even touch the screen without first installing one.

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA
Posts: 255

it doesn't degrade it that much.. but it is well worth it. The visor stylus is one piece of sh~t without a shadow of a doubt.

Some guy I know put a very visible and very easy to feel scratch in the screen.. huge. I put a lot of little ones and I decided it was sick of it so I bought some Writerights. Not only does it protect, but I am no longer scared to touch the screen, so I can write a LOT faster now.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location:
Posts: 10

Where can I buy WriteRights?

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: California, MD, USA
Posts: 12

You can get the PDA survival kit which includes a year supply of wright writes at Buycomp.com for about $25

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posts: 195

Best Buy also carries them for about the same price, and you don't have to pay shipping. The stylus that the Visor comes with is a piece of junk, and I felt like I was scratching the sceen when I used it, so got the WriteRights for the PalmPilot, and they fit pretty good. Top to bottom they fit exactly. There are two tiny strips on the left and right that the WriteRight doesn't cover, but the unprotected areas are so narrow I can't even fit the tip of my stylus in them. However, I've heard that the WriteRights for WinCE devices fit perfectly on the Visor.

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Registered: Oct 1999
Location:
Posts: 54

I bought the Writerights for WinCE devices, and indeed they do fit perfectly on the visor.

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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: los angeles
Posts: 14

Let's get the numbers a little closer to reality.
Buycomp.com or Buy.com PDA Survival Kit is $34.95 plus $10.04 for shipping plus tax.

On another string someone said you could pick them up for $25- at amazon, sorry wrong again, it's more like $50.00 before tax.

Can anyone tell me of a less expense place to purchase this kit?

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

Actually, when I looked for the survival kit on Amazon, they said it was not available.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Ingleside, Tx
Posts: 68

I just used scotch tape on the graffiti area and always make sure to clean both the screen (with a lint-free cloth) and stylus tip before tapping on the rest of the area. BTW, I normally do not use graffiti, but instead use either built-in keyboard or I enter most of the information via a PC and then data dump it into the Visor.

I have noticed most of the scratches are from dust, dirt, debris, whatever and if you keep the screen and stylus clean, you will remove most of the problems. There are also cleaners available which will remove light scratches and will also place a super thin coating on your screen to shield it from scratches.

Good luck.

Ray

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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 90

Do the WriteRights cut down on screen glare? They are claimed to...I haven't had much problem yet with scratching the screen, but I have been having a lot of trouble with getting glare off the screen.

I've been laid up the last few days with a broken ankle and it is a pain in the $(!&! to try and use the Visor when you can't easily adjust the lighting or even change your position to reduce glare.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: ME, USA
Posts: 46

Hello all,

Just found the PDA Survival Kit at Outpost.com for $26.95 (NO shipping costs!)

Check here: <snip>

[Better yet, just go to Outpost.com and search for 'PDA Survival Kit' ]

Just called to order a pack...it should be here Mon or Tues.

Chuck

P.S. BTW, I just read that Outpost.com has FREE shipping on ALL their products...no, I don't work for them, but I couldn't keep such a good deal to myself!

[This message has been edited by ChuckSDA (edited 11-19-1999).]