wear and tear on iPad (or mini) any issues

[norbert26]

I am playing a lot of pinball and doing a lot of flipping. I am wondering how the screen holds out with all the constant pressing / flipping especially when you press extra hard to try and save a SDTM. Has anyone experienced any issues with wear or does the hard ware hold up to this. I was also concerned about this on the iPhone as well but the older iPhone 4 seems to have a better build quality.

 

[Kolchak357]

I had a clear screen protector on my ipad and it started to wear through right where I keep my thumbs for the flippers. So I had to replace it after only 4 months. No big deal as they are pretty cheap. Other than that I haven't run into any problems yet.

 

[Baron Rubik]

Was it Kevlar, or someone had a thread reporing he had worn through the surface coating on his ipad where he flipped?

 

[Kevlar]

Yeah it was me but not as bad as it sounds, its just that even after cleaning if I hold my ipad at an angle to see reflections I can still see where my thumbs go, like I've worn away some of the oleophobic coating. I doubt anyone else would even notice it.

 

[night]

This product called 'Fusso' seems to recoat the oleophobic coating: http://www.amazon.com/Anti-fingerpr...8HSO/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A2E8295J1LO305

More info here: http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/HOW-TO-COAT-Anti-Fingerprint-Oleophobic-Coating-by-yourself/9682/

 

[TomL]

I often find myself mashing into the smartphone screen when caught up in the game. I try to remind myself to be "precise like a sniper, not heavy-handed like a weightlifter".

 

[norbert26]

i did an inspection in good light everything looks ok and based on feed back there have been no serious issues which is good. I just have to remind myself don't press so hard easy on it still flips the same.

 

[sotie]

If you use a screen protector then you don't even need to think about wearing out the oleophobic coating. I prefer the "Crystal Oleophobic" protectors from greenonionssupply.com.
http://www.greenonionssupply.com/ipad-accessories/ipad-3-crystal-oleophobic-screen-protector.html

 

[pezpunk]

i don't use any screen protector at all, and my iPad2 has held up fine. i have played a TON and i mean a TON of pinball since the day TPA was released. that's a lot of presses all on pretty much the same two areas, and the thing seems fine. can't tell any difference. it seems the screen itself is tougher than the protectors.

 

[sotie]

it seems the screen itself is tougher than the protectors.

There are many different brands of protectors on the market to purchase. You can get them for $1 or pay $40. You get what you pay for. I've seen so many naked iPads with scratches on the screens and I always think to myself if the person had only applied a protector the scratch wouldn't be there.