My Star Rating: 3 stars = It’s Okay
Summary Statement: Makes Font More Fuzzy for Reading and Darkens Screen Color
I was interested in this product so it would have less glare when reading ebooks, especially when reading outdoors or when I am a passenger in a car with sun shining around me through the windshield and side windows. I also hoped it would help prevent scratches.
This was easy to apply and took less than five minutes. I had an easier time using a credit card to smooth out the bubbles than with the enclosed piece of cardboard.
I find that this makes reading just a bit harder for me, as it seems to make the text look more pixelated and less crisp. I double checked this side by side with another Kindle Fire we own (with the same book and same font size and screen color) as well as peeling back the shield and seeing a side by side comparison on that one unit.
Worse though for me, is that this plastic film cover changes the color of the screen. I like the off-white color as the background for reading and this turns it more yellow, too dark for me. I have the brightness turned all the way up and it is just too yellow, yet the white background is too glaring for me.
Bottom line: I prefer the more crisp reading with no shield on, but then I'm back to a shiny surface that has a problem with sun glare.
I rate this product 3 stars = It's Okay because it has both pros and cons for me. I am undecided as to whether I'll keep using this screen protector or whether I'll ditch it.
Disclosure: I received this product for the purpose of reviewing it on the Amazon.com website. I was under no obligation to rate it favorably nor to blog it. I was not paid to write this review.