[Web4lib] Privacy Film for LCD monitor

[Richard Wiggins]

I have a 3M privacy filter, probably the one advertised the most.  It is
quite effective.  It works pretty much as indicated in the funny ad on TV
where two guys on an airplane are snooping on the guy in the middle.  Unless
you are looking pretty straight on, you can't read the screen.

The only downside is that it also lowers brightness of the screen somewhat,
no matter how directly you look at the screen.

/rich

PS -- there must be a PATRIOT or CALEA quip somewhere in this...


On 10/3/06, James M. Gilbert <gilbertj at cliu.org> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> In the near future we will be looking at transitioning to Flat-LCD
> monitors
> (we currently have CRTs).
>
> I've seen a number of products that advertise the ability to make a screen
> "private" by preventing it from being viewed from angles other than
> directly
> on.
>
> While I see how the big clunky plastic "hoods" work; I am interested in
> hearing about other's experiences with the films that advertise privacy.
>
> Can patrons at adjacent machines see their neighbors? Which products work?
> Which do not work? I've noted a wide array of films and prices.
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> James M. Gilbert
> Systems Librarian
> Whitehall Township Public Library
>
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