Micro Solution Pro Guard AF (Anti-Fingerprint) Clear and Glossy, HD Professional Protection Film for

• This product is for Apple iPad 3rd generation and iPad 2.
• Micro Solution's AF (Anti-Fingerprint) protective film is the highest-quality glossy film for Apple iPad 2 from Japan. It repels fingerprints effectively, and keeps the beautiful images on iPad's high resolution screen. The size of the film is slightly smaller than iPad's screen, to make it easier to apply.
• Our film is not thick, but it is hard enough to guard against most casual scratches. Our film has anti-static treatment, which repels dirt and dust in addition to fingerprints. Our film is not glue-based, so even when you remove it, you will find no residue on the LCD surface.
• This product comes with a protective film, a microfiber cloth and 2 sheets of lint/dust remover. Our protective films are made of excellent quality in Japan by Micro Solution. More information on this and other Micro Solution products can be found at microsolutionusa.com.
• Instructions are in Japanese. If you have any problem applying this product to iPad, please go to our Website for instructions in English. We use eco-friendly simple packaging for all our products.

I've been using the iPhone 4 version of the Pro Guard Clear and Glossy for a while now and I am totaly happy with it! What I ended up doing when I got my iPad 2 was searching through reviews here on Amazon to find the best rated screen protector I could find. What I initially found, and chose, was the iVisor. The iVisor had the highest customer rating AND the product description indicated the "clarity" that I wanted. The iVisor is MATTE type finish, which was not stated in the description. I DO NOT LIKE MATTE FINISHES on my HD screens. The ivisor made the iPad screen fuzzy and even caused me a little eye strain trying to focus out the pixelation effect. I sent the iVisor back 10 minutes after I received it and ordered the Pro Guard Clear and Glossy like I should have done in the first place. WAY WAY WAY clearer and NO fuzzy screen anymore. I am absolutely happy with this product and will certainly get another if this one wears down. RECOMMENDED if you don't want to lose the sharpness of the iPad display.

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I found this to be inherently difficult and unforgiving to apply to my ipad screen. It was probably just me, but it just did not work for me.

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Background:

I've used a variety of screen protectors from the cheap-and-common "Made in China" ones to the premium ZAGG ones; and as with everything it boils down to what you want from the screen protector. My review is based primarily on -

1) Protection of the screen

2) Cost

3) Ease of installation (alignment, dirt/debris minimization...etc.)

4) Support

5) Product quality

Pros:

-Pre-cut for iPad2 & iPad (3rd gen.) camera, buttons...etc

-Finger smudge reduction by approx 40-50%

-Full 8.5"x11" microfiber cleaning cloth

Cons:

-Cost approximately $20

-Difficult to install without getting debris under the film/screen-protector

-You only get one (1) change to put it on the iPad properly no mulligans

-Material quality only nominally better than the "Made in China" ones

-All installation instructions in Japanese

Unknowns:

-I didn't interface with the support staff, especially seeing as every single piece of text in the package was in Japanese, I couldn't without translating.

Conclusion:

I think this product is merely "okay." It does primarily what it was pitched to do, reduct finger smudges; but that's a very hard thing to quantify (my estimate above is merely my ballpark guess from about a month's use). It lacks severely in the ease of installation arena, especially compared to ZAGG products which give you multiple attempts (unlimited with fluid/water?) for re-application. The extremely large microfiber cloth is nice, but why would I need a grossly oversized screen cleaner cloth if my screen protector prevents or severely reduces finger smudges? Seems suspect to me. I'm by no means a klutz when it comes tech peripheries, and application of this screen protector truly disappointed me with the amount of debris I had to live with stuck underneath the film; let alone I had to guess considering all instructions were in Japanese.

Verdict:

-If all you want is something to prevent scratches ==> buy a "Made in China" pack for dirt cheap

-If you want a nice screen protector for your expensive gadget ==> consider using ZAGG products

-If you want to "reduce" the amount of finger smudges on your screen ==> buy this product

Post-Purchase Perceived Value:

I feel that this product should be in the $7-10 ballpark, not $21.

Disclaimer:

I am in no way affiliated or sponsored by ZAGG or anyone else mentioned in this review. I am an individual who purchased this product and felt compelled to share my own personal opinions and interpretations of this product for the betterment and knowledge of the Amazon consumer base.

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This my second purchase. The first one is for my iPhone 4, which is amazingly easy to install, bubble free~ so when I got my iPhone 4s I placed this order right away, alone with 2 iPad protector for our iPads. Impressive, good quality. I was worried at first because the iPad screen is much bigger which means much more difficult to install. But I was wrong. :) it is a little more work, but not big deal.

One hint: if you find any dust under protecort while you already put it on, just put the cleaning sheet(the addhesive one, not the cloth) on your protector and lift, the protector will be lifted up, and then use another cleaning sheet (as they provided 2 which is awsome!) to clean the iPad screen, or even the protector itself, and then just put the protector down, it will be all set. :D