FAQ's about Monitor Hoods:

How do you I measure my monitor for a Photodon hood?
All measurements are outside of monitor dimensions. The top outside dimension corner to corner being the most important.

How do you ship the hood(s)?
The hood is hinged at the corners so that it folds flat for shipping.
Some of our smaller hoods can ship via USPS Priority Mail. Larger hoods and multiple hoods will almost always ship FedEx Ground (USA) or USPS Global Priority Mail (Outside US). The hoods are shrink wrapped and have cardbord peices that protect the edges while in transit. Expidited shipping is avaiable for most hood orders.

Will your hood fit my Apple Cinema Monitor?
We have many pre-built hoods that fit a few different Apple Cinemas. At the time of purchase, there are a few options to customize/modify your prebuilt hood. If the options available do not meet your needs, feel free to contact us and we'll build to suite.

If you own an older style hood, (plastic frame with rounded corners) then we would customize a hood for you. We use a combination of small elastic straps and Velcro to make this design work.

What is the calibration door option?
The calibration door allows you to calibrate your monitor without removing the hood from the monitor. The opening measures 3 x 2". Look for this option at time of purchase.

Do you have a hood to fit a 3 inch LCD screen?
Not at this time.

I have a multi scan Sony G520 Trinitron 21" monitor which measures A=19.5" & B=16.5". Which hood should I order? Thanks.
You would need the medium size hood for your Sony, they are adjustable from 18 to 23 inches. You have the choice of Ivory Vinyl (item #115) or Simulated Black Leather (item #112).

I work in an office that uses dual-screen (flatscreen) workstations. The only light we have is from dim lights in the ceiling but we still have a problem with glare: we cannot turn these lights off because we obviously need them to move around and read associated documents. We have tried various solutions but we have ruled out screen filters because we work with photo imagery and need perfect contrast etc and desk lamps require more power sources than we have available. Hoods have also been considered but as we work with 2 screens a hood over one would block out the other. Have you got any suggestions as to how we might solve this? We have a hood design for side by side monitors! We call it the "Dual Monitor Hood". The design requires the monitors to pretty much be parallel as they mate in the middle. Although this is a custom hood, the turn around is very quick.

Does this company make hoods that go on a desk that has a monitor that sits under a desk and faces up, if so how much are they?
Yes. This is a custom hood.

I have a monitor with an outer dimension of 17 1/2" inches wide. Is your small standard hood adjustable to fit any size monitor between 14 and 19 inches? Yes, the standard hoods are all adjustable. Please check the Chart for complete dimension information.

I have a Dell latitude notebook and was wondering whether your monitor hood would fit on that or whether you have special solutions for notebooks. I want to be able to work outside with my laptop, will the hood provide sufficient antiglare for that?
No, at this time we do not have a hood adaptable for laptop / notebooks. Although we do have laptop hoods that come at set sizes.

How are the hoods adjustable?
There are two bords that overlay on the top and is held together with clips in the back and a custom cut support bar that you will slide over the front of the hood once it has been adjusted to the monitor.

What is durable high-density board?
This is known in the industry as chipboard, but is closer to what is commonly known as a mat-board but with a layer of plastic or vinyl on the outside surfaces for durability.

Will the monitor hood work on a flat panel display?
The Photodon monitor hood is relatively light, just over one pound, and the hook and loop mounting system will adapt to and support the hood equally well on a flat panel display. Minimum mounting edge is one inch, the width of the hook and loop.

On the simulated black leather hood, are both sides black(inside & outside)?
Yes, the hood does have the black on both sides on the outside it is glossy and the inside it is flat, non reflective.