Anti-Glare vs. Ultra Clear
I’m not really a big fan of screen protectors and they used to seem rather pointless to me. Since I got my PSP, my stance has changed. I really don’t want any scratches on that beautiful screen and these screen protectors seemed like a great idea. The installation kind of scared me at first considering my last mishap with my afterburner, but the JavoEdge screen protectors are removable, washable and reusable, so I definitely couldn’t go wrong.

JavoEdge makes two kinds of PSP screen protectors. They have their Anti-Glare and the Ultra Clear protectors. The names should pretty much describe the differences between the two, but that might not have made up your mind yet on which of these JavoEdge screens you want to buy.

Installation
The first thing I’d like to talk about is the installation on both screen protectors. I have tried installations of these screen protectors before when I bit the bullet and installed my own afterburner, but that left me with a few unwanted air bubbles. Don’t worry though; these screens are a lot safer than the ones for the afterburner. You can remove these, realign them, or even wash them in water and try again. Installation of the screens really isn’t that difficult. You just align the screen protector and press it down with the little applicator that comes with it. However, it may take a few tries to really get it on the screen without air bubbles. The outside edges of the protector are another story though. They like to come up and leave a nice little bubble that you have to push down until the next time it happens. It’s pretty annoying having to keep fixing it.

Anti-Glare: 6
The Anti-Glare screen is supposed to block some of those annoying glares that you get from the sun or lights bouncing off the screen. The anti-glare screen essentially absorbs these rays and leaves the screen visible. I’ve found through the use of it that it does help a bit, but when you tilt the screen away from you, the angle at which it’s visible at is far smaller. You pretty much have to be looking straight at the screen in light to be able to make out a picture. The anti-glare screen also washes out a bit of the color and gives the PSP a very odd looking 3-D effect. This really only happens when the colors are very vibrant, such as the main menu.

The one thing I do like about the Anti-Glare screen was that it was pretty resistant to scratches and I had a hard time trying to give it some around the edges to test it. It’s a pretty durable screen protector and as long as your installation goes pretty smoothly, you shouldn’t have much to worry about after that.

Ultra Clear: 10
My installation on the Ultra Clear screen protector actually went perfect. But, it was more of a stroke of luck that I set it down perfectly on to my PSP. The biggest difference of this screen and the Anti-Glare is that this screen does the PSP’s screen a lot more justice. I can see everything clearly; from all angles. The box claims “99% Visual Transparency” and it “Retains Color Brilliancy.” From my perspective, I didn’t really notice any color loss.

The Ultra Clear screen protector also has a different design than the Anti-Glare. The Ultra Clear goes all the way around the d-pad, analog nub and action buttons, instead of just having a little slivered edge that goes around a little bit. For those of you who have a Noreve Tradition case, this screen protector compliments the case nicely. The tradition case has leather around the edges of the PSP, so the bubbles on the outside edges are covered and it seems perfect.