Where can I buy a good screen protector for the X50v?

[MPSmith]

I would like to have a screen protector ready to put on it when it arrives, but since the X50v just came out, not many companies have them yet. I've always been a Boxwave fan, but I've never had a VGA screen either.

Any suggestions?

[Brad Adrian]

With so many different PDA models out there these days, it can be tough finding a screen protector that is made specifically for a particular device. I tend to think that a screen protector is the very first thing you should install on a new device, so if I had a new v50 coming, I'd focus on getting the type of protector I like and maybe trim it if need be.

I happen to like the ones at http://www.pocketpctechs.com/ws.asp. If it happens to be a little too large, you can trim it very easily with a very sharp knife. They also last nearly forever (I've kept them for a year or more), so by the time you need to replace it, there will most likely be one made specifically for the v50.

Good luck.

[G M Fude]

If you have an idea of various screen sizes, you should be able to find one to fit -- or that could be trimmed slightly -- from the list at Brando (http://shop.brando.com.hk/screenprotector.php).

I prefer their standard (or slightly matt) WorkShop protector over the glossy UltraClear one. Currently using an UltraClear after having a standard, and the dust and fingerprints and reflections are driving me mad. The Brando have a mild adhesive on them, a polyethylene glycol type wax similar to that used on Post-It Notes. Brando service is very prompt, if you're wondering.

Edt: should have said, I used the matt protector on an HVGA screen, and there was little image degradation -- noticeable, but very little. Not sure what it would do to VGA.