Is a scratch protector really needed?

[BuzWeaver]

I bought the Hard Shell and Covers while I was at Verizon. The first day I had my old phone I dropped it on the drive way and scuffed the frame along with scratching the display face. So with the Droid I don't have any issues with taking precautions.

[jsprings]

I don't feel that it makes sense to use film/plastic to protect glass. If its something that could actually hurt the glass screen, then its probably going to railroad the plastic.

It reminds me of a story. When I was at the eyeglass store with one of my kids, the sales guy tried talking me into a $150 pair of sunglasses. I told him that I go through 2 or 3 pairs a year because I always lose or destroy my sunglasses and I would never spend more than $20 on a pair. He told me, that I wouldn't hurt or lose them BECAUSE they were expensive and because I would enjoy them more. I laughed.. but that was almost five years ago and I still have those $150 sunglasses and they are still in pristine condition.

Moral of the story is: Don't put things of value in harms way.. ie with Diamond rings, sand paper etc or get a full case to protect it.

I buy moderately expensive sunglasses for the same reason.

Over the course of a year I will lose or break 10-15 pairs of $10-$15 glasses.

My Ray-Bans stay on a rope around my neck and I always know where they are.

[Liderc]

The thing most people are forgetting that don't use a screen protector is if you ever go to wipe your screen clean of smudges with your cloth and there happens to be a microscopic piece of sand that you can't see, you're going to scratch your screen, there is no doubt.

I bought 2 packs of the verizon ones and they fit and look perfect, it took me 2 tries to figure out how to not get any bubbles and mine looks perfect. I already see a few hair line scratches on the screen protector and had I not had the protector on, those would almost certainly be scratches in my screen. Now whenever I get enough minuscule scratches on the screen protector, I take it off and put on a new one.

I take care of my things, but this screen needs a protector if you will ever come in contact with sand, which we all will.

[flavious27]

The droid has a new type of glass screen that is a heck of alot more durable than normal cell phone screens.

[BuzWeaver]

I don't feel that it makes sense to use film/plastic to protect glass. If its something that could actually hurt the glass screen, then its probably going to railroad the plastic.

It reminds me of a story. When I was at the eyeglass store with one of my kids, the sales guy tried talking me into a $150 pair of sunglasses. I told him that I go through 2 or 3 pairs a year because I always lose or destroy my sunglasses and I would never spend more than $20 on a pair. He told me, that I wouldn't hurt or lose them BECAUSE they were expensive and because I would enjoy them more. I laughed.. but that was almost five years ago and I still have those $150 sunglasses and they are still in pristine condition.

Moral of the story is: Don't put things of value in harms way.. ie with Diamond rings, sand paper etc or get a full case to protect it.

Its personal preference. Prescription Glasses to Display Cover(s) is a bit of Apples to Oranges stretch comparison as I don't plan on paying big dollars for a plastic film cover so this isn't a Consumer Alert price point conspiracy to me.

Obviously we're all excellent drivers in great health and we perhaps don't live in Tsunami prone areas, but we have insurance because its the 'other people' and the propensity of nature to do things that are unpredictable, 'not me'. As far as a Hard Shell cover, I absolutely bought one. Even as the YouTube video illustrated the sides can get easily scratched/dented.

Moral of the story: I have no particular psychological or ideological issues paying a few dollars to protect my investment.