Nintendo DS Lite Protective Filter

by Hori

Product Features

• Officially licensed by Nintendo
• Protective Filters for the Nintendo DS Lite
• 1 filter for top screen / 1 filter for touch screen
• Re-usable if not ripped, damaged

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FVVSZA
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Media: Accessory
• Release Date: May 6, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,495 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #77 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Hardware > Cases & Protectors
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Officially licensed by Nintendo. Protective filters for top and bottom screens. Re-usable filters

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Filter--If You Follow Directions, August 1, 2008

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wingless - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Nintendo DS Lite Protective Filter (Accessory)

This product was far better than I had dared expect.

If you have read the other reviews carefully, there are a number of skeptical reviews for this product. Because of this, I debated long and hard whether to get it. In the end, I decided that $7 was worth the risk.

Here are a few important advices:

-For this product to work perfectly, you MUST read the short 2 page manual that comes with it. Read and follow it carefully.
-You only get 1 try. Once you put the filler on, its there to stay. Even if there are air bubbles or any problems with it, DO NOT TRY AGAIN. It will definitely not make it better. Wait a while to see if it improves, if not, then you should probably just get a new filler.
-Since you only get 1 try, be sure to remove all dust particles. From my experience, I don't even notice the dust particles during game play. However, I can imagine it being annoying if there are too much.

There were 3 issues I was originally worried about:

1. The air bubbles.

When I first placed the filter on, there were immediately a lot of air bubbles (notably in the lower screen). At first I was rather disappointed because bubbles are obviously annoying. HOWEVER, after about 3 hours of game play, the air bubbles quite miraculously DISAPPEARED. ALL OF THEM. The filter will 'learn' to fit your screen. Don't even bother to push them out (which is what the manual suggests) because they will go away on their own. But you MUST wipe the screens completely. Don't reapply the filters. It will not make them better.

2. I read in one of the reviews that the lower screen gets scratched (/get marked) anyway even if the filter is on.

This is not true. I already had a few scratches on my ds before I applied the filters, and the filters actually canceled out all those scratches (they disappeared). Eventually (about a month), there will be some scratch marks on the filter but I consider the quality of the filter extremely high regardless and none of this distract game play. There will never be any scratch marks on the ds screen itself once the filter is on (I removed my filter once to reuse it on another ds and noticed no new scratch marks on the screen).

3. "the green logo sticker they glue in the center of each protector" (from another review) that damages the screen.

If you read the manual, you will notice that this sticker isn't even on the filter itself. Both filters have 2 filters (one on each side) that originally protect it and the logo is on one of the disposable filter protectors.

This product is perfect. But for it to work, the manual must be read because if you even try to remove the filters, they will in effect be ruined.

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product..., February 12, 2007

By 

C. De Jesus "Godsend" (San Bruno, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Nintendo DS Lite Protective Filter (Accessory)

If you were ever thinking about purchasing a set of protective filters for your ds lite screens, then look no further because the nintendo ds lite filters by Hori are absolutely amazing. Two come in the package: one top filter, to reduce glare, and one bottom filter, to protect the touch screen from scratches. The question, though, is: how do they work? I admit that I haven't tried putting on the top filter, as I don't see a need to. Yes I realize that it's supposed to reduce glare, however the ds lite manual, in the first few pages, recommends that no filters be placed over the top screen, and as of now, I haven't had any real problems with glare as I mainly play at night... Perhaps later if I ever do put it on, I'll edit my review... As for the bottom filter... the essential one, all I can say is PERFECT!!! It goes on well with very small and few air bubbles, which can be pushed out, and improves the feel of the touchscreen. That's not to say that the filters feel sticky or anything, I just feel that they slightly improve the touchscreen feel, by making it less slick, however that could just be my mind playing tricks on me. The filters do leave about a 1mm margin on all sides, where they do not protect the touchscreen, however it's highly unlikely that there will ever be a game that you need to tap that close to the side... The space is so small that you hardly notice, plus it makes taking the filter off easier, and allows room for the air bubbles to escape; so believe me, it's a very good thing. As for the filter, once it's on you can take it off with some tape as you feel necessary, however there will likely be no need to (note that when you do take off the filter to clean or whatever, no sticky residue is left behind as the filter uses static to stay on). The filter protects well and feels like one with the ds lite; therefore if you were ever considering a filter for your ds lite, this is the one. Go get it now and protect your precious ds lite...

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Nintendo DS Lite Screen Protection, January 27, 2007

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W. Tyler (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nintendo DS Lite Protective Filter (Accessory)

I did my research before buying a screen protector for my DS Lite because Nintendo's website said only to use licensed Nintendo products to avoid damaging your system. I couldn't find any screen protectors licensed by Nintendo anywhere, until I found these! Anyways, I got them in the mail and I have loved them ever since. Make sure you read the directions so that you know which screen protector goes on which screen (one's got a red tab, the other has a white tab). After applying the screen protectors I have played my DS Lite everyday for the past month and a half. Using the cleaning cloth (included with the screen protectors) it's a breeze to clean your screens. I didn't think it would work that well on fingerprints and stuff because fingerprints are greasy. I was shocked to find out the cloth cleans the screens unbelievably well! My screens don't have a single scratch, and are as clean as they were the day I took my DS Lite out of the box. Highly recommended product!