Fellowes 48129 Standard 16/17 IN Glare Filter Traditional Tint

by Fellowes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 16 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00003CYNH
• Item model number: 48129
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,770 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Multiple layer optical coating eliminate over 99% of glare to help relieve headaches, eye strain and fatigue. Hanging flat frame features universal clip design for customized fit. FEL48129 FEL-48129 077511481291 7751148129

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Traditional tint is a bit too dark - my mistake, August 15, 2011

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Glenn E. Thomas (Biglerville PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes 48129 Standard 16/17 IN Glare Filter Traditional Tint (Office Product)

This is OK if you do not mind it darking your screen.
It was my mistake as it was described as traditional tint.
Fortunately at $10. shipped it was not a great loss.

I reordered from anther Amazon vendor that had the Light View that is perfect.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fellowes 17-19 anti-glare filter, part #856274, July 12, 2006

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J2040 (USA) - See all my reviews

I really like this product (beige 17"-19" anti-glare/anti-radiation filter, Fellowes part-number #856274) especially at the discount prices, and I now own 2 of them (exact same model), for dual monitors. I like the anti-radiation feature (although you have to remember to attach the ground-wire to an actual ground for it to work; also see "NOTE" about CRT's below). The first one of these Fellowes filters I bought on sale at a local Staples before they discontinued them in spring 2006, the second one I bought here at Amazon (Dealz4Real).

The filter's glass is not too dark (unlike a different brand that I'd owned previously), and it doesn't interfere with image quality or colors at all, but it cuts any glare and prevents eyestrain even when using the computer for hours on end each day.

I also like that this particular model of Fellowes anti-glare filter is available with a beige frame, instead of the all-pervasive black frames that are everywhere nowadays.

I'm very happy with this product.

NOTE: The anti-radiation-filter thing is useful for CRT monitors, while the anti-glare could be useful for both CRT and LCD monitors (I don't think LCD monitors have any radiation concerns in the first place, other than the flourescent backlight which some people might be sensitive to). But you might be asking, "Why would anyone want to use a CRT monitor these days, thus needing a radiation filter? Aren't CRT's obsolete?" Well, no they're not quite obsolete yet, because - at the present time (summer 2006) dollar-for-dollar you get better image quality compared to LCD's, although that will probably change eventually as LCD technology improves, but now it's especially noticeable in the ultra-low-cost range ($200 and below) which applies to people on a tight budget. For instance, I just bought two nice new white NEC FE992 19" CRT monitors ($200 ea) which have a very good picture quality and I'm very pleased with - nice sharp image even on the edges/corners (unlike my old blurry decrepit Apple 15" multi-scan monitors which finally conked out, thankfully), the new NEC's shadow-mask is not even discernable (no graininess or annoyingly-visible "dots") at my current 1152x870 in millions of colors on an antique Mac, *front* of the screen is flat so there's no distortion, and the geometry and moire/color controls work quite effectively. I didn't really have to adjust much of anything; just took it out of the box and plugged it in, and the NEC factory settings were almost perfect. Some of the *other* CRT brands I looked at, though, didn't look anywhere near as good (some were downright awful), and none of the LCD's in that price-range could even begin to compare. Yeah the CRT's are big and bulky if you have to move them around or if you have limited desk space, but for people on a budget, CRT monitors can still be a good buy. If you have a CRT, you might want the anti-radiation thing like the Fellowes filter has (in my case, it keeps me from getting headaches).

Even people using LCD's might find the Fellowes filter anti-glare feature useful, although I'm not very well-acquainted with LCD size-measurements which I've heard are measured differently, somehow, than CRT's. I can personally attest that this Fellowes anti-glare filters fit perfectly on my new 19" CRT monitors - they nicely cover the screen but they don't hang out over the edges. I went ahead and snapped up the second one before they become unavailable, since it seems that most of the anti-radiation filters that are currently being manufactured are larger (19"-21") and much more expensive. I am very pleased with this Fellowes product.

A side-note, on both of these identical Fellowes anti-glare screens that I've purchased (one from Staples, one from Amazon, as mentioned above), both of them were factory-packaged in such a way that the interior shrink-wrap was a little torn, inside the factory-sealed box (probably occuring during the transit from where they're manufactured in Asia to the U.S.) because of the placement of the little plastic hanger-gizmos inside the box - both of mine were - but, the good news is that in both instances, I examined the glass literally with a magnifying glass to make sure that the glass itself hadn't been scratched or marked in any way, but it was fine - not a mark on it anywhere, so I didn't have to worry about that, after all.

One other note - do NOT use any type of chemicals on the screen, to wash it. I haven't tested this exact model of filter with Windex or screen cleaners because I don't want to risk damaging it, but a previous (different) brand that I used to own, got sort of messed up from trying to use solvents to clean it, and I'm not interested in taking any chances with these new Fellowes filters, just in case. Just use water - it shouldn't need anything else than that, anyway.

To sum up, my experience with this product has been very positive.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fellowes Glare Filter, June 18, 2011

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Beezow - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fellowes 48129 Standard 16/17 IN Glare Filter Traditional Tint (Office Product)

I ordered this filter for an IBM P76 CRT monitor I was lucky enough to find unused at a thrift store for $10. I mainly got the filter for the tint, if there's direct light on the screen, even a little it makes the black levels look gray, it gets VERY gray with typical lighting. Lowering the brightness of the monitor doesn't help for that. Although the filter does make whites appear dimmer(there's more tint than the pictures suggest) they still look good, it does a great job of filtering direct light making the black level look much better. The anti-glare works very well, you can tell if you look at the side that doesn't have the anti-glare coating and flip it over. Of course, at $10 it's an absolute steal.

The main reason I'm writing this review is because when I got mine, it had what appeared to be fiber glass debris all over both sides, or something hair-like with finer looking debris. The best way to take care of that is to just rinse it off with water and dry it with a non-abrasive cloth, it came off just fine, but DO NOT use something to wipe it off, it might leave scratches, but it rinses off very easily so it's not a big deal. At this price I'm still very happy with it.