The Belkin iPod Touch Screen Overlay can be difficult to install, but it does offer great protection for the iPod once you install it. The Belkin iPod Touch Screen Overlay is a thick piece of plastic which adheres to the screen of the iPod without needing the use of liquids. There are cutouts in the overlay for the button at the bottom of the iPod and for the camera.
The application of the Belkin overlay is straightforward. First you clean the screen of the iPod with a microfiber cloth (there is one provided, but it is a bit rough). I also used a dust blower like the one that you would use to clean a camera lens such as the Giottos AA1900 Rocket Air Blaster Large (Black) to ensure that all of the lint on the screen was removed. The use of a dust blower seems to be a critical step during the application to ensure that you don't get air bubbles under the underlay. The overlay is shipped with plastic film on each side which is removed by pulling on a tab to expose the overlay. About 1/2 inch of the plastic film on one side of the overlay is removed and you line up the overlay with the screen of the iPod. The rest of the plastic film is then removed as you push the overlay onto the screen. Next, air bubbles are pressed out from under the overlay and finally the plastic film on the other side of the overlay is removed.
In practice, the removal of all of the air bubbles can take time and a single piece of lint under the overlay can cause problems, so it is important to make certain that the screen is clean by using a dust blower. I was able to remove all of the air bubbles with the exception of the area around the camera. The overlay is pulling up from the screen in a small area around the camera which is unfortunate since it does not look great, but at least the screen is protected.
I started the application at the bottom of the iPod screen to ensure that I lined up the overlay with the button at the bottom of the iPod, but still had to start over to ensure that the cutouts fit the button and camera correctly. Unfortunately, the Belkin overlay is very unforgiving if you make a mistake. Because I had to pull the overlay back up to refit it to the screen, I touched a corner of the underside of the overlay with my fingers. What I should have done was to use the supplied plastic film to grasp the corner of the overlay because now the corner of the overlay that I touched will not adhere to the iPod screen. Fortunately, there are three overlays in the package and I can try to apply a new overlay.
One downside to the Belkin cover is that it feels like plastic when you are sliding your finger over the iPod screen. This is not as nice as the feel of the glass screen, but it is a small price to pay for protecting the iPod screen. Another downside is that the Belkin cover attracts smudges. Again, this is a small price to pay for protecting the screen, but it is unfortunate.
In order to protect the corners and back of the iPod, I used a iPod Touch 4 4th Gen TPU skin case MiniSuit case for iPod Touch 4th Generation, 4th Gen + MiniSuit Microfiber Key Chain - Smoke which I highly recommend. The MimiSuit case fit snugly over the Belkin overlay and will prevent it from lifting up from the edges of the iPod screen.
In summary, the Belkin iPod Touch Screen Overlay offers great protection for the iPod. With the exception of the area around the camera, the overlay looks great on the iPod. Most importantly, the Belkin overlay does not interfere with the clarity or crispness of the images on the iPod screen. I recommend the Belkin iPod Touch Screen Overlay to protect the iPod screen. Belkin Screen Overlay 3-pack for iPod touch 4G (Clear)
After attempting to apply the Zagg invisibleSHIELD and Incipio screen overlay / protectors I ended up with Belkins' and couldn't be happier. The Zagg invisibleSHIELD required liquids and turned out to be a mess and quite frankly was not safe for electronics considering all the open inputs on the iPod Touch. If that wasn't enough, the holes for the home button and camera are not fully cut out so you have to poke them out, and with such a tedious job, I would rather not have to do that with risk of messing up the overlay. Incipio, ended up with quite a few bubbles and did not line up properly. As for Belkin, at first attempt applied perfectly. No bubbles , clear screen, you get 3 of them which is great, an added screen cloth, and a cheap price! Thank you Belkin for a great product. 5 stars!
These screen protectors are easy to apply and nearly unnoticeable once on! Definitely needed to keep the iPod screen free from scratches. A simple and inexpensive solution to protecting from scratches.
Firstly, it's easy to apply. The bubbles take a bit to get out, but you can get them all out. However, the card they send to help get rid of the bubbles leave little marks on the screen protector. They aren't noticeable unless you look for them, but it bugs me. Then, there are the sticker tabs. The first one came off easily. The second was more difficult and left a sticky residue on the screen protector! I had to use goo gone on the screen protector to get it off. That was a bit irritating.
Now that I have it on, it is doing it's job fine. It fits great and it doesn't distort the picture at all and the touch screen works fine with it on as well.
If it wasn't for the first two flaws, it would be an excellent product!
This product actually works pretty well compared to some other screen protectors I have tried. I have noticed though, if the protector is not placed completely perfect when you put a case on it tends to bubble in one corner but I can live with that!
Takes some care to apply properly. Once applied properly, You won't realize it's there. Doesn't use any adhesives, which is good. It is moderately resistant to scratches. If it does get scratched up, there are two more overlays to replace it with. Works great for me. Recommended. - Ipod Touch Clearscreen - Ipod Touch 4th Generation'
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