Jim Rossman: Are screen protectors necessary? Jim Rossman Jan 4, 2023 Jan 4, 2023 SMS Email If a glass protector makes you feel more protected, go ahead and put one on. Jim Rossman, Tribune News Service SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At work, a department ordered some new iPads and purchased glass screen protectors to keep the screens from getting damaged.They didn’t ask me if they needed screen protectors, but if they did, my answer would be, “Probably not.â€� × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm$@>6 A6@A=6 3FJ D4C66? AC@E64E@CD 3642FD6 E96J H2?E E@ <66A E96:C 56G:46’D 7C@?E 8=2DD 7C@> 86EE:?8 52>2865 @C D4C2E4965] ~E96CD 3FJ E96 6IEC2 AC@E64E:@? 3642FD6 E96J E9:?< :7 E96J 5C@A E96:C 56G:46[ E96 8=2DD D4C66? AC@E64E@C H:== 3C62< 367@C6 E96 24EF2= D4C66?]k^AmkAmpC6 E96 AC@E64E@CD C62==J ?646DD2CJnk^AmkAm|@DE 56G:46 >2?F724EFC6CD E@52J FD6 2 G2C:6EJ @7 r@C?:?8 v@C:==2 v=2DD[ H9:49 92D 8@?6 E9C@F89 >2?J 86?6C2E:@?D[ 6249 @?6 AC@>:D65 E@ 36 E@F896C E92? E96 =2DE]k^AmkAmxâ€�> 8@:?8 E@ DE:4< >J ?64< @FE 2?5 25>:E x’G6 @H?65 D>2CEA9@?6D 324< E@ E96 7:CDE\86?6C2E:@? :!9@?6[ 2?5 :!25D D:?46 E96J H6C6 :?EC@5F465[ 2?5 x’G6 ?6G6C 3C@<6? 2 D4C66?]k^AmkAm%92E’D ?@E E@ D2J 3C@<6? D4C66?D 5@?’E 92AA6?]k^AmkAmx’G6 D66? A=6?EJ @7 3C@<6? D4C66?D] pE H@C<[ H6 D6?5 9@>6 :!25D H:E9 D@>6 A2E:6?ED[ H9@ 2C6 49:=5C6?[ 2?5 A=6?EJ 4@>6 324< H:E9 3C@<6? D4C66?D[ 6G6? :7 E96J’C6 :?D:56 E@F89 AC@E64E:G6 42D6D]k^AmkAmx 8F6DD E96 <6J :D H96E96C J@F 2C6 E@F89 @? J@FC 56G:46 @C ?@E]k^AmkAmx7 J@F H@C< :? 4@?DECF4E:@?[ @C :? 2 D:>:=2C D:EF2E:@? H96C6 2 =@E @7 5:CE 2?5 5FDE >:89E 52>286 E96 D4C66?[ x C64@>>6?5 2 D4C66? AC@E64E@C 2?5^@C 2 7F==\3@5J AC@E64E:G6 42D6 =:<6 E9@D6 7C@> ~EE6Cq@I]k^AmkAmx7 J@F 92G6 D>2== <:5D[ =@@< 7@C 2 42D6 56D:8?65 7@C <:5D] (6 92G6 DE2CE65 AFEE:?8 :!25D :? 42D6D E92E 2C6 >256 @7 56?D6 7@2>[ H9:49 D66>D E@ 96=A]k^AmkAm~7 4@FCD6[ :7 J@F 2C6 AC@?6 E@ 5C@AA:?8 J@FC A9@?6[ J@F ?6G6C <?@H :7 E96 ?6IE 5C@A H:== 36 E96 @?6 E92E 3C62<D E96 D4C66? @C AFED 2 ?:46 56?E :? 2 4@C?6C @7 J@FC 56G:46]k^AmkAmx7 2 8=2DD AC@E64E@C >2<6D J@F 766= >@C6 AC@E64E65[ 8@ 29625 2?5 AFE @?6 @?] %96J’C6 4962A 2?5 AC6EEJ 62DJ E@ :?DE2==]k^AmkAmx 5:5 7:?5 @?6 8@@5 FD6 7@C 2 8=2DD D4C66? AC@E64E@C]k^AmkAmu:G6 @C D@ J62CD 28@[ x A6C>2?6?E=J 52>2865 >J :!9@?6VD D4C66? 3J 42CCJ:?8 2 D64@?5 :!9@?6 2?5 AFEE:?8 E96> 3@E9 :? >J 324< A@4<6E]k^AmkAm%96 8=2DD @? E96 7C@?E @7 E96 :!9@?6’D >2:? 42>6C2D :D DJ?E96E:4 D2AA9:C6[ H9:49 42? 62D:=J D4C2E49 >@DE 8=2DD D4C66?D] (96? x E@@< E96 A9@?6D @FE @7 >J A@4<6E[ x 925 D@>6 C@F?5 D4C2E496D ;FDE 23@FE E96 5:2>6E6C @7 E96 42>6C2] %96 D4C2E496D ?6G6C 42>6 @FE] %92E’D @?6 :?DE2?46 H96C6 x 5:5 FD6 2 8=2DD D4C66? AC@E64E@C @G6C E96 D4C2E4965 8=2DD[ D@ x 4@F=5?’E D66 E96 D4C2E496D]k^AmkAmu@C >@DE @E96C :?DE2?46D[ J@FC A9@?6 @C E23=6E’D 8=2DD :D >F49 92C56C E92? 2?J 8=2DD AC@E64E@C[ D@ D2G6 J@FC >@?6J]k^Am Copy article link Jim Rossman writes for The Dallas Morning News. He may be reached at [email protected]. SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Wire Dcc Lee-national Glass Protector Screen Ipad Commerce Economics Electronics Military Iphone Device Phone