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Received the screen protection foils I ordered for my .
After unpacking I've been sceptical, because all of them were slightly bent.
Tried the "matte" version and installation went smooth.
Just couldn't iron out one little error at the edge of the foil.

Here are two pictures of the witht the "Matte" display foil installed.
It is obvious that the foil reduces the glare a lot when compared side by side with the bare display of the .

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After some days using the with the matte display foil I found that in bright dayligth the screen is less readable than without the foil.

Maybe I'll have to switch to a glossy one...

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BTW: cut these pictures to size using gimp on the . Gimp is not entirely usable as it installs without modifications.
But it looks good enough for simple modifications and probably can be improved a lot if some of the plugins I'd not use anyway would be removed to save memory.

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@chrichri@librem.one Now, 13 month later, the matte protection foil on my #Librem5 had to be replaced, because it started to come off in one corner.

This time I opted for the "Matte Lite" version of the ViaScreens screen protector. Installation went as smooth as the first time.

First impression: I like the "Matte Lite" version better, because it lets the screen appear brighter while still softening reflections.

Attached some pictures to give an impression of the difference.

@me @chrichri@librem.one could you link the actual screen you bought? I'd be interested in getting one for my L5

@silmathoron@floss.social, I ordered these

Purism Librem 5 Evergreen Matte Screen Protector N2239971
Purism Librem 5 Evergreen Matte Lite Screen Protector N6239971
Purism Librem 5 Evergreen Impact Screen Protector N5239971

from viascreens.com . I tried the two printed in bold on my #Librem5 Evergreen and they fit well if you place them exactly in the middle of the screens glass to avoid the somewhat rounded borders.

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