A Singapore-based company, DOML, sent me their screen protector - the Martin Fields Overlay Plus Screen Protector - to review on my XDA II.

Application

After coaxing my WriteSHIELD off the screen, I quickly wiped the screen. Since it's never actually had a day without a screen protector, it was all too easy to ensure the screen was completely clean. For screens which are dirty, or harder to clean,  it might be advisable to wipe the screen with a wet cloth, then dry it with your dry cloth. Something Pocket PC Techs made it very easy to do with WriteSHIELD, since they included both wet and dry wipes - as well as a removal tool - in the packaging. No such luck here - but don't let that deter you.

Application was at least as easy as a WriteSHIELD, if not perhaps slightly easier. While I've fiddled for as much as 10 minutes to apply a WriteSHIELD before - finding that no matter what I did, air bubbles would creep in - the Martin Fields overlay went on second go. Not first go - still air bubbles - but second is pretty damn good. And none of them stinking bubbles either!

Clarity

With the protector on, the screen is amazingly clear. In fact, if not for the small edge at the bottom of the screen - where, like the WriteSHIELD, a gap has been left (presumably to make it easier to remove) - you would have difficulty seeing that there's an overlay applied. I'm certainly happy with that, since I found that the WriteSHIELD could look somewhat cloudy and - to my mind- dirty, and that this could sometimes impair my ability to read the screen in darker conditions.

I have two concerns - call them niggles if you like - with the clarity factor. The first is that it's all too easy to leave visible smudges, marks, and fingerprints on the screen - especially when, like me, you opt to use your fingers to operate functions like the phone application. However, I can't say that the smudges and marks are that much of a problem. They wipe off very easily, and they haven't as yet impaired my ability to read the screen or operate the device.

The second is that with the improved clarity comes greater reflectivity. The comparitive dullness of the WriteSHIELD made it easy to operate in even full sunlight. With this, you have to be careful not to catch a flash of sun. And it can be somewhat off-putting to see one's own face reflected (however, depending on your looks, your mileage may vary :-) ). However, this is the price you pay for greater clarity. In terms of which I prefer - I like the fact that it's almost like using the naked glass of the XDA II . I can live with the odd moment of blindness in exchange for the improvement in brightness and readability.