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1.) DParker - 09/16/2014
The Otterbox Defender I keep my Galaxy S4 in is a great smart phone case...
..., so long as you don't mind the extra bulk it adds to the phone. I don't. It fits fine in my pockets as well as the iOttie Easy One Touch 2 car mount that holds it on my dashboard...
...and does an excellent job of protecting the phone from damage due to it being dropped by fumble-fingered goobers like me. But it does have one weakness: The screen protector is a thin, flimsy film of flexible plastic (like most screen protectors) that does a fine job of protecting the phone's glass screen from scratches and other marks, but would be utterly useless should I happen to drop the phone screen-side down onto a protruding hard object, like a jagged rock or some such. Not only that, but the plastic film is prone to scratching and nicking itself, as well as buildup of fingerprints, smudges and just general marring of the surface. Eventually it begins to noticeably impair the screen visibility. So I got to looking around for a solution and, after reading enough user reviews to make my eyes bleed settled on the idea of replacing the plastic film with a [URL="http://www.spigen.com/brands/samsung/galaxy/galaxy-s4/galaxy-s4-screen-protector-glas-tr-slim-premium-tempered-glass.html"]Spigen GLAS.tR SLIM Premium Tempered Glass Screen Protector[/URL].
As indicated by the name, the GLAS.tr is a thin (only 0.4mm thick) sheet of tempered glass with a hardness rating of 8~9H, which makes it very resistant to scratching by even sharp objects. And it's given what Spigen calls an "oleophobic" coating that prevents oils (like those on your skin) from clinging to the surface. And should the screen strike something hard enough to break the GLAS.Rt it's designed to shatter into small pieces, like an automobile windshield, rather than into jagged shards. It is also supposed to take most of the impact and protect the underlying phone's screen, to a reasonable degree. I'm not sure how much impact it can absorb without damage to the phone's screen, but I've read a lot of claims from customers that it has saved their own phones that way. Hopefully I won't have to find out.
Installation was fast and easy, and because it's so thin it fit just perfectly between my S4's screen and the inside edge of the front half of the Otterbox's plastic housing (once I removed the glued-in plastic screen protector). I would imagine that it would fit most...or probably all...other protective cases that allow for a screen protector as well. Since I've only had it installed for one day I can't yet speak to the GLAS.tR's durability, but I can say that it does not interfere with operation of the S4's touch screen, and is so far doing an excellent job of resisting fingerprints and other smudges. An occasional small smudge will appear, but it's easily wiped completely away with any bit of clean cloth (a pant leg, a shirt sleeve...whatever) And the instant improvement in the clarity of the screen view compared with the beat-up plastic protector was dramatic. The tactile feel of the surface is a big improvement as well, being [I]much[/I] slicker than that of the plastic film.
Although Spigen retails the GLAS.tR for $34.99 I got mine via Amazon for $24.99 with free Prime 2-day shipping (along with one for my wife's phone too, as well as a new charger to replace the one in her car that crapped out.) Honestly, the increased visibility, slicker surface and resistance to scratches and fingerprints alone make it worth that price to me. And if it should end up saving me from suffering a broken screen on my Galaxy due to my clumsiness, it will have paid for itself multiple times over.
..., so long as you don't mind the extra bulk it adds to the phone. I don't. It fits fine in my pockets as well as the iOttie Easy One Touch 2 car mount that holds it on my dashboard...
...and does an excellent job of protecting the phone from damage due to it being dropped by fumble-fingered goobers like me. But it does have one weakness: The screen protector is a thin, flimsy film of flexible plastic (like most screen protectors) that does a fine job of protecting the phone's glass screen from scratches and other marks, but would be utterly useless should I happen to drop the phone screen-side down onto a protruding hard object, like a jagged rock or some such. Not only that, but the plastic film is prone to scratching and nicking itself, as well as buildup of fingerprints, smudges and just general marring of the surface. Eventually it begins to noticeably impair the screen visibility. So I got to looking around for a solution and, after reading enough user reviews to make my eyes bleed settled on the idea of replacing the plastic film with a [URL="http://www.spigen.com/brands/samsung/galaxy/galaxy-s4/galaxy-s4-screen-protector-glas-tr-slim-premium-tempered-glass.html"]Spigen GLAS.tR SLIM Premium Tempered Glass Screen Protector[/URL].
As indicated by the name, the GLAS.tr is a thin (only 0.4mm thick) sheet of tempered glass with a hardness rating of 8~9H, which makes it very resistant to scratching by even sharp objects. And it's given what Spigen calls an "oleophobic" coating that prevents oils (like those on your skin) from clinging to the surface. And should the screen strike something hard enough to break the GLAS.Rt it's designed to shatter into small pieces, like an automobile windshield, rather than into jagged shards. It is also supposed to take most of the impact and protect the underlying phone's screen, to a reasonable degree. I'm not sure how much impact it can absorb without damage to the phone's screen, but I've read a lot of claims from customers that it has saved their own phones that way. Hopefully I won't have to find out.
Installation was fast and easy, and because it's so thin it fit just perfectly between my S4's screen and the inside edge of the front half of the Otterbox's plastic housing (once I removed the glued-in plastic screen protector). I would imagine that it would fit most...or probably all...other protective cases that allow for a screen protector as well. Since I've only had it installed for one day I can't yet speak to the GLAS.tR's durability, but I can say that it does not interfere with operation of the S4's touch screen, and is so far doing an excellent job of resisting fingerprints and other smudges. An occasional small smudge will appear, but it's easily wiped completely away with any bit of clean cloth (a pant leg, a shirt sleeve...whatever) And the instant improvement in the clarity of the screen view compared with the beat-up plastic protector was dramatic. The tactile feel of the surface is a big improvement as well, being [I]much[/I] slicker than that of the plastic film.
Although Spigen retails the GLAS.tR for $34.99 I got mine via Amazon for $24.99 with free Prime 2-day shipping (along with one for my wife's phone too, as well as a new charger to replace the one in her car that crapped out.) Honestly, the increased visibility, slicker surface and resistance to scratches and fingerprints alone make it worth that price to me. And if it should end up saving me from suffering a broken screen on my Galaxy due to my clumsiness, it will have paid for itself multiple times over.
2.) Swamp Fox - 09/16/2014
Too late...I clicked on it already...They really should put the whole thread title on the front page, LOL
I'll let you know how many words before you lose me...
I'll let you know how many words before you lose me...
3.) Swamp Fox - 09/16/2014
Okay, I got all the way down to "8 squiggly 9 H"...
Then I slogged on and came to "oleophobic" which I assumed meant "fearful of Oleo", but whatever it means it sounds gay...
Then I slogged on and came to "oleophobic" which I assumed meant "fearful of Oleo", but whatever it means it sounds gay...
4.) DParker - 09/16/2014
See...this is why your posts are disappearing.
5.) Swamp Fox - 09/16/2014
LOL..
See, that's the injustice of it all.
Who else around here remembers oleo?
:wink
See, that's the injustice of it all.
Who else around here remembers oleo?
:wink
6.) DParker - 09/16/2014
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;25372]Who else around here remembers oleo?[/QUOTE]
I do...but we just put it on toast. I don't want to know what [I]you[/I] were doing with it.
I do...but we just put it on toast. I don't want to know what [I]you[/I] were doing with it.
7.) Swamp Fox - 09/16/2014
LOL....
I'll tell you one thing that annoys the oil out of me: a phone screen you can't read in any kind of decent sunlight. The phone I get most of my calls on these days is like that. I tried some type of screen do-hickey Verizon recommended (it is an LG phone), but it was shite, as the Scots say.
When it comes time to replace any phones (really, when I get postally PO'd enough and then finally get around to it), readability outdoors is going to be the first thing I check on any new candidates.
Any ideas on that?
I'll tell you one thing that annoys the oil out of me: a phone screen you can't read in any kind of decent sunlight. The phone I get most of my calls on these days is like that. I tried some type of screen do-hickey Verizon recommended (it is an LG phone), but it was shite, as the Scots say.
When it comes time to replace any phones (really, when I get postally PO'd enough and then finally get around to it), readability outdoors is going to be the first thing I check on any new candidates.
Any ideas on that?
8.) DParker - 09/17/2014
No, and that's my biggest gripe too. I wish I did have a solution, because it would be worth a fortune. I was hoping to find an anti-glare screen protector that also has the properties of the GLAS.tR, but no luck. Glare reduction seems to be incompatible with tranparency and sturdiness.
9.) billy b - 09/17/2014
Mine is the same as DParkers, couldn't be happier with both.
10.) Swamp Fox - 09/17/2014
Well, not only glare, but also it seems like the color screens fade in bright light. I don't remember this ever being a problem with my (really) old phones before color. I still have a couple of black and white phones that are active and every once in a while when I'm really frustrated I think about switching all my numbers around, LOL. My texting career would be over, though, LOL. I need a qwerty keyboard for that or people that want texts from me will just have to get over it. :tap::wink
11.) DParker - 09/17/2014
- MP3 player, both stand-alone and in conjunction with my car radio.
- Hand-held GPS.
- Auto navigation unit with voice directions.
- Dash cam with collision detection and automatic emergency number dialing.
- E-mail, web surfing and any/all other Internet interaction.
- Hi resolution still camera with photo editing capability.
- Hi definition video camera with video editing capability.
- General data storage and transfer device.
- Electronic wallet.
- All the usual PDA functions (calendar/contacts/calculator/etc) and a lot more.
- Streaming video (Netflix, the the contents of my DVR, etc.)
- Video conferencing with my office and or customets.
- Automotive data port reader and interpretive display unit.
- Music services player (PPandora, Sirius/XM, etc.)
- Document scanner with OCR.
- Ability to work with printers.
- Voice dictation of notes, texts, etc.
- E-book reader.
- Voice recognition of and translation between multiple languages.
- Electronic bubble level.
- Light, temperature, magnetic field and atmospheric pressure sensors.
- Wireless data transfer (music, photos, video, etc) to/from other devices.
- Creation, reading and editing of Microsoft Office documents.
- A bunch of stuff I can't think of right now.
- The ability to control most of this with voice commands, and do several of them all at the same time with a single hand-held device.
Oh, yeah...I can make phone calls too. :grin:
- Hand-held GPS.
- Auto navigation unit with voice directions.
- Dash cam with collision detection and automatic emergency number dialing.
- E-mail, web surfing and any/all other Internet interaction.
- Hi resolution still camera with photo editing capability.
- Hi definition video camera with video editing capability.
- General data storage and transfer device.
- Electronic wallet.
- All the usual PDA functions (calendar/contacts/calculator/etc) and a lot more.
- Streaming video (Netflix, the the contents of my DVR, etc.)
- Video conferencing with my office and or customets.
- Automotive data port reader and interpretive display unit.
- Music services player (PPandora, Sirius/XM, etc.)
- Document scanner with OCR.
- Ability to work with printers.
- Voice dictation of notes, texts, etc.
- E-book reader.
- Voice recognition of and translation between multiple languages.
- Electronic bubble level.
- Light, temperature, magnetic field and atmospheric pressure sensors.
- Wireless data transfer (music, photos, video, etc) to/from other devices.
- Creation, reading and editing of Microsoft Office documents.
- A bunch of stuff I can't think of right now.
- The ability to control most of this with voice commands, and do several of them all at the same time with a single hand-held device.
Oh, yeah...I can make phone calls too. :grin:
12.) JB - 09/17/2014
Just to let you guys know, the engineers at "JB Enterprises" the highly acclaimed company that came out with critically acclaimed archery products such as "the Bow Butler" one and two, the "Fart Baffler", "The Dookie Sac", "Tree Slider" and the list goes on, Have come out with a couple more outstanding products that will put JB's guys way ahead of the crowd! They have come out with what they call "The Beaver Box".
The "Beaver Box' is made to cover your smart phone in a manner that completely seals out air and is water tight! Guaranteed at depths of over 300 feet!
The Vulcanium Crystalized Titanium embeded screen has been proven to be so hard that a cat can't scratch it! Just when you think they have done it all, the Beaver box is also used along with "Beave Scent Wafers" to not only provide a scent covering aspect for the hunter, but completely surrounds the hunter with an invisible mosquito shield! The new product will be hitting the shelves of everyone carrying archery/hunting equipment at a price tag of only $167.99. What will those guys think of next! :hb:
The "Beaver Box' is made to cover your smart phone in a manner that completely seals out air and is water tight! Guaranteed at depths of over 300 feet!
The Vulcanium Crystalized Titanium embeded screen has been proven to be so hard that a cat can't scratch it! Just when you think they have done it all, the Beaver box is also used along with "Beave Scent Wafers" to not only provide a scent covering aspect for the hunter, but completely surrounds the hunter with an invisible mosquito shield! The new product will be hitting the shelves of everyone carrying archery/hunting equipment at a price tag of only $167.99. What will those guys think of next! :hb:
13.) Floyd - 09/17/2014
Will it make a good espresso?
14.) Floyd - 09/17/2014
Just take my money JB.
15.) JB - 09/17/2014
As I previously have told some of you earlier. We are presently working on The Beave Wafers" to get a large array of blends and aromas. Its no longer going to be an outdoor product. We are bringin it home to you baby! Yes Thats Right! We goin indoors too! :grin:
16.) Floyd - 09/17/2014
I drove through Missouri once, so me.
17.) DParker - 09/17/2014
Jeepers..you wouldn't be funnin' a guy, would you Wally?
18.) Swamp Fox - 09/17/2014
LMAO...
:buds:
:buds:
19.) JB - 09/17/2014
Im sure The Beaver Box Fever is goin to sweep across the Nation! DParker, you have certainly got a remarkable talent! :)
20.) Floyd - 09/17/2014
Hey, JB didn't let you down on the bow butler.
21.) JB - 09/17/2014
[QUOTE=Floyd;25392]Hey, JB didn't let you down on the bow butler.[/QUOTE]
Absolutely not Floyd and we are committed to continue on bringing new and innovative products to better serve our fellow Sportsman !:pray:
Absolutely not Floyd and we are committed to continue on bringing new and innovative products to better serve our fellow Sportsman !:pray:
22.) Swamp Fox - 09/17/2014
[QUOTE=DParker;25382]- MP3 player, both stand-alone and in conjunction with my car radio.
- Hand-held GPS.
- Auto navigation unit with voice directions.
- Dash cam with collision detection and automatic emergency number dialing.
- E-mail, web surfing and any/all other Internet interaction.
- Hi resolution still camera with photo editing capability.
- Hi definition video camera with video editing capability.
- General data storage and transfer device.
- Electronic wallet.
- All the usual PDA functions (calendar/contacts/calculator/etc) and a lot more.
- Streaming video (Netflix, the the contents of my DVR, etc.)
- Video conferencing with my office and or customets.
- Automotive data port reader and interpretive display unit.
- Music services player (PPandora, Sirius/XM, etc.)
- Document scanner with OCR.
- Ability to work with printers.
- Voice dictation of notes, texts, etc.
- E-book reader.
- Voice recognition of and translation between multiple languages.
- Electronic bubble level.
- Light, temperature, magnetic field and atmospheric pressure sensors.
- Wireless data transfer (music, photos, video, etc) to/from other devices.
- Creation, reading and editing of Microsoft Office documents.
- A bunch of stuff I can't think of right now.
- The ability to control most of this with voice commands, and do several of them all at the same time with a single hand-held device.
Oh, yeah...I can make phone calls too. :grin:[/QUOTE]
Well, gee...When you put it that way, it's a wonder I've been able to make it this far...
LOL
- Hand-held GPS.
- Auto navigation unit with voice directions.
- Dash cam with collision detection and automatic emergency number dialing.
- E-mail, web surfing and any/all other Internet interaction.
- Hi resolution still camera with photo editing capability.
- Hi definition video camera with video editing capability.
- General data storage and transfer device.
- Electronic wallet.
- All the usual PDA functions (calendar/contacts/calculator/etc) and a lot more.
- Streaming video (Netflix, the the contents of my DVR, etc.)
- Video conferencing with my office and or customets.
- Automotive data port reader and interpretive display unit.
- Music services player (PPandora, Sirius/XM, etc.)
- Document scanner with OCR.
- Ability to work with printers.
- Voice dictation of notes, texts, etc.
- E-book reader.
- Voice recognition of and translation between multiple languages.
- Electronic bubble level.
- Light, temperature, magnetic field and atmospheric pressure sensors.
- Wireless data transfer (music, photos, video, etc) to/from other devices.
- Creation, reading and editing of Microsoft Office documents.
- A bunch of stuff I can't think of right now.
- The ability to control most of this with voice commands, and do several of them all at the same time with a single hand-held device.
Oh, yeah...I can make phone calls too. :grin:[/QUOTE]
Well, gee...When you put it that way, it's a wonder I've been able to make it this far...
LOL
23.) JB - 09/17/2014
Swampy, you can throw that junk away once you get into a Beaver Box and explore its possibilities!
24.) DParker - 09/17/2014
[QUOTE=JB;25391]DParker, you have certainly got a remarkable talent! :)[/QUOTE]
Now, if I could only figure out what it is. :cf:
Now, if I could only figure out what it is. :cf:
25.) Floyd - 09/17/2014
JB, you're good, but you're not a miracle worker.
26.) Swamp Fox - 09/17/2014
[QUOTE=JB;25395]Swampy, you can throw that junk away once you get into a Beaver Box and explore its possibilities![/QUOTE]
I'm a little nervous about getting into a Beaver Box and finding I'm in over my head.
How good is your instruction book, and what happens if I want to switch to a new Beaver Box with better features?
I'm a little nervous about getting into a Beaver Box and finding I'm in over my head.
How good is your instruction book, and what happens if I want to switch to a new Beaver Box with better features?
27.) JB - 09/17/2014
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;25398]I'm a little nervous about getting into a Beaver Box and finding I'm in over my head.
How good is your instruction book, and what happens if I want to switch to a new Beaver Box with better features?[/QUOTE]
Just make sure you get the "Beaver Box Magnum" buddy! Its the one that has the heater coils to acclimate "The Beave Wafer Scents"....you wont have any probs understanding useage.
How good is your instruction book, and what happens if I want to switch to a new Beaver Box with better features?[/QUOTE]
Just make sure you get the "Beaver Box Magnum" buddy! Its the one that has the heater coils to acclimate "The Beave Wafer Scents"....you wont have any probs understanding useage.
28.) Swamp Fox - 09/17/2014
Well, that makes me feel a little better...:tu::wave:
29.) Floyd - 09/17/2014
You have just enough space for one more gadget in the Bronco, right Swampy?
30.) bluecat - 09/17/2014
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;25398]I'm a little nervous about getting into a Beaver Box and finding I'm in over my head.
[/QUOTE]
Therein lies the rub.
[/QUOTE]
Therein lies the rub.
31.) Swamp Fox - 09/17/2014
LOL...
32.) Wild Bob - 09/17/2014
I'll take one 'Beaver Box' to go. Can I get that with a coffee and super size fries too?