Hardware why the top screen on a 3ds needs a protector too :)

[porko]

it's flexible, not a lot of force is needed to bend it to touch the border of the bottom screen. eventually a bit of dirt or whatever happens to be there and you end up with a tiny mark, with time the marks increase, the bottom edge usually gets the worst of it!

 

[Pedeadstrian]

Every 3DS screen protector pack I've bought included one for both top and bottom screens... was this not common knowledge/sense?

 

[porko]

it's more for the people who assume they're safe if careful, not applying any protectors at all.

 

[driverdis]

I use these to prevent scratches.
http://www.amazon.com/Cylindrical-Self-Adhesive-Protective-Non-Skid-Rubber/dp/B008UFKO58

 

[Ryccardo]

Every 3DS screen protector pack I've bought included one for both top and bottom screens... was this not common knowledge/sense?

Mine didn't, and they were officially licensed ones!

That package included bottom screen protectors, one each for DSi/XL/3DS/XL!

3DS was the one I needed...
3DS XL, gifted to a friend that had one...
DSi, fits nicely a Game Boy Pocket...
DSi XL, after some cutting fits the top screen of a small O3DS

 

[Xenon Hacks]

This happens when you close the lid to fast with force or toss the 3DS

 

[Ryccardo]

The small N3DS is not immune either!

 

[driverdis]

If you use polyurathane bumpers on the top left and right of the top half, you do not need a screen protector to prevent marks on the top screen.

 

[jaksy]

Is it just me or does the plastic of the 2DS screenlayer seem more scratch resistant than the base O3DS?
Comparing those models I own I would have thought the 2DS would be the more scratched up being exposed, but maybe they took that and the intended age range in consideration when choosing a material?

My O3DS has sunscratches from using a microfiber cloth to remove dust, but my 2DS has none and I clean that with whatever I have on hand.