The Best Plasma TV Cleaner

You may find yourself turning to a window cleaner like Windex, after all LCD and plasma TV screens look like they are made of glass. However, this is a very common misconception. You should not use window cleaners on such displays. Let me repeat that, do not use window cleaners! Commercial cleaners such as Windex will at best leave streaks on your screen, and at worse they could possibly damage it. You see, such cleaners typically contain ammonia to help cut through the bugs and grime that an exterior window encounters. It is what makes them so effective. Television screens and computer monitors are frequently made of plastic and not glass, however. The highly basic properties that make ammonia such an effective cleaning agent on glass make it dangerous and potentially reactive on plastics. Like I said, in most cases window cleaner would be fine and cause no permanent damage - just a few streaks. However, do you really want to take the risk with your expensive new TV?

Don't fret, there you still have some cleaning options which are superior to Windex as well as safe! First, you could always buy some specialized cleaning solution from almost any store that sells electronics. Such products claim to be anti-static, which means they will help prevent so much dust from clinging to your display. They are also alcohol-free and opt to use a mild soap instead to ensure the protection of your display. Such products are usually fairly inexpensive and sometimes even come with their own microfiber cloths, which are really handy. A microfiber cloth is soft enough to protect your screen, while sturdy enough to not shed lint and fibers all across your newly cleaned display. If you ever find yourself out of microfiber cloths, don't worry. They can be purchased in bulk in the automotive sections of most retailers, such as WalMart.