Replaceable Protective Layer on Flat Screen Display

A method of refurbishing a display panel, comprising:

• providing a display panel having a front surface, where the front surface comprises a surface of the display panel that is displayed when in use, and where the display panel has an edge around a periphery of the display panel;
• uninstalling a protective film from the display panel by breaking a seal at or near the periphery of the display panel and removing the protective film from the display panel;
• placing a sheet of replacement protective film adjacent the front surface of the display panel;
• drawing the replacement protective film into full contact with the front surface of the display panel;
• and
• sealing the protective film to the front surface of the display panel at a location at or near the edge of the display panel around the periphery thereof to produce a peripheral sealed edge.

A method, comprising:

• installing a protective film on a display panel by:
• placing a sheet of protective film adjacent a front surface of an array of display panels, where the front surface comprises a surface of the display panels that are displayed when in use, and where each display panel in the array has an edge around a periphery of the display panel;
• drawing the protective film into full contact with the front surface of the array of display panels;
• cutting the array of display panels into a plurality of individual display panels;
• and
• sealing the protective film to the front surface of each of the plurality of display panels at a location at or near the edge of the display panel around the periphery thereof to produce a peripheral sealed edge of each display panel.

A display panel assembly, comprising:

• a flat display panel having a front surface configured to display images and a peripheral edge surrounding the front surface;
• a protective film disposed upon and in full contact with the front surface of the flat display panel;
• and
• a sealant sealing the protective film to the flat display panel about the peripheral edge of the flat display panel.