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Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
Currently at the 4 month mark and the monitor is working 100% with the polarizer being exposed to the elements. Will upload pics later tonight.
EDIT: Yes, the vertical graining is present but barely noticeable, and only noticeable from very wide viewing angles and ONLY if you really try to...
Thought it might be of interest in light of the 4K OLED panel that was promised and never released last year. The promised 8K panel is now seemingly available for purchase over at dell.com...
I just did this on my U3011. Soaked for 5 hours and the film peeled right off. I have had this display for 4 years and was getting ready to unload it later this year anyway so I figured meh, what the hell? I had always dreamed of doing it to this monitor and since I already got my 'fair share'...