SightSaver red laptop screen shields

[spacezebra]

Hi there

Does anyone know if this product is available in Oz. This link is from Astromart.

http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=627094

Cheers Petra d.

[wasyoungonce]

Contact Luke Bellani at:

http://www.starstuff.com.au/pcstrff.html

[Hagar]

Hi Petra, don't know about this product but you can order red clear perspex from Border glass and doors in Kiewa Street. They will cut to size for a very reasonable price. For my 17" laptop it cost $15 and works very well.
Same as Starstuff material.

[spacezebra]

Thanks to both wasyoungonce and Doug

I will follow this this up. Really need to cut the light from the laptop.

Cheers Petra d.

[RB]

Petra, I took my laptop in to the local sign-writers, they measured it up, I picked a deep red clear perspex sheet and they cut and folded (heated) the corners so the sheet just clips over the screen.

Cheap and easy, works beautifully.
:thumbsup:

[spacezebra]

Thanks Andrew

I like the idea of being able to clip it on and remove quickly if required. I will enquire and see if it is doable locally.

Thanks for the guidence guys.

Cheers Petra d.

[RB]

I haven't got time now, but I'll try and take some shots of it later and post it here.

:)

[spacezebra]

Thanks Andrew

No rush - thank you for the reply.

Cheers Petra d.

[gary]

Hi Petra,

Back in the mid-90's, when some graphic artists were still using scalpels,
I bought some sheets of Rubylith from Eckersleys Arts and Crafts in St. Leonards
here in Sydney and still use it to this day on the laptop screen in the field.

By the time the millennium came around, Andrew Murrell was looking for
suitable material for his laptop screen and by then Rubylith was something
that simply evoked fond nostalgic memories in the minds of graphic arts
supply houses. However, Andrew stumbled across some sheets of neutral
density filter that were eminently suitable and like the Rubylith, you could
put in place more than one sheet to tune the level of light attenuation, but
unlike Rubylith, it could transmit all colors rather than just red, making it
easier to work with application software where filtering everything but red
would make it impossible to use otherwise. When you see Andrew at Coona,
pick his brain and he will remember from where he purchased it. :thumbsup:

I just hold the Rubylith in place with some of that elasticized band you
buy from sewing and fabric stores and the sheets of neutral density material
are very thin like Rubylith and can be held in place the same way.

Best regards

Gary

[Deeno]

Been following this thread.......
Would you mind telling me who did this for you RB?

Cheers
Deeno

[spacezebra]

Thanks Gary

I appreciate the post. Yes, will definately talk to Andrew at Coona to discuss this as another option.

Many thanks to all for your posts - a great deal of options to explore.

Cheers Petra d.

[RB]

The place (if I remember correctly) is off Enterprise Drive at Tuggurah industrial area Deeno.
When I go past next week I'll get their details for you.

It was a few years ago now but they're still there afaik.

[spacezebra]

Thanks RB

Cheers Petra d.

[RB]

Here's a couple of shots of my red perspex screen.
As you can see I had the guys turn the sides in slightly so that there's no light leakage from the sides.
The top is turned over enough to hold the red screen in place and just slides over the top of the lappy.

One thing to remember when measuring up the screen is to allow enough space on the top fold for the LCD's locking latch.

Hope this helps.

:)

[spacezebra]

Thanks RB. Greatly appreciated.

Cheers Petra d.

[iceman]

I love that RB!

Being able to hang over the top stops the accidental (and incredibly frustrating) switching the laptop into standby mode when the perspex touches the "lid closed" button.

[dpastern]

Thanks for the link!

Dave