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I was looking for a simple dock that could let me set my phone on my bedside table to act as an alarm and charge, and I came across this guy that might do the trick...
-- I can't post links, apparently, but a google search for "ezestand" will bring it up --
Have any of you tried it? It looks like it could be great, but I also have a feeling that the usb port on the phone will be blocked by the support portion of the stand. In the websites FAQ, they mention that another phone (the HTC droid incredible) could not be supported without shifting it off to the side, due to the location of the usb port. I have no experience with that phone, but I get the impression that the mytouch 4g would have the same issue. Does anybody here have experience with the incredible, and could you compare its usb port location to that of the mytouch?
beelbeel said:
I was looking for a simple dock that could let me set my phone on my bedside table to act as an alarm and charge, and I came across this guy that might do the trick...
-- I can't post links, apparently, but a google search for "ezestand" will bring it up --
Have any of you tried it? It looks like it could be great, but I also have a feeling that the usb port on the phone will be blocked by the support portion of the stand. In the websites FAQ, they mention that another phone (the HTC droid incredible) could not be supported without shifting it off to the side, due to the location of the usb port. I have no experience with that phone, but I get the impression that the mytouch 4g would have the same issue. Does anybody here have experience with the incredible, and could you compare its usb port location to that of the mytouch?
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Why not pay a little extra and get the official MT4G stand at a T-Mo store?
CBConsultation said:
Why not pay a little extra and get the official MT4G stand at a T-Mo store?
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I would consider it, but it's roughly four times the price. It's a nice looking stand, but I don't think it's features justify it's price.
CBConsultation said:
Why not pay a little extra and get the official MT4G stand at a T-Mo store?
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Lol i dont think $35 is just a "little extra"
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I would consider it, but it's roughly four times the price. It's a nice looking stand, but I don't think it's features justify it's price.
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I do agree with you there. It is pricey.
The ezestand is universal so it should fit a wide variety of phones. For roughly $13 I would say give it a try and report back here with a review and your thoughts.
I have a really strong feeling that it won't work, but that is not going to stop us from getting the info. There is a member of the t-mobile forums who bit the bullet and bought one. Their "shipping department" (probably the same one person that runs every other department) is closed until January second, so they are not going to get the dock for a while. If I find anything out from that member, I will post it here too.
Great. Will keep a look out for it.
You could place the phone in the dock with the USB port facing up (buttons to the left).
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You could place the phone in the dock with the USB port facing up (buttons to the left).
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Unfortunately, the display would then be upside down.
Oh? I didn't try the desk dock app but the clock app will rotate all four ways.
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chrisjs81 said:
Oh? I didn't try the desk dock app but the clock app will rotate all four ways.
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I had not noticed that. The clock app does indeed seem to rotate when you put it into its simpler modes (that only show the time), but it does not rotate in the normal position. That is not really a big deal, though, so this is definitely a possible solution. Thanks!
Hi I'm thinking of getting this phone, so I was wondering if anyone can give me some insight into the good and bad points about it, and if you think this is a good choice for a phone.
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Hi I'm thinking of getting this phone, so I was wondering if anyone can give me some insight into the good and bad points about it, and if you think this is a good choice for a phone.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914049
those are some good thought about it
my only downfall to the phone is the whole China made screen deal.
1) Get it at Best Buy- $100 with renewal/add a line/upgrade/new contract.
2) Test the screen right in front of them. They'll let you do it. Run dmesg and check line 13-14 for panel type. =2 means you're good. =1 means exchange.
3) Vigorously test the data connection. I feel like some of them have baseband problems switching from 4G to Edge and back to 4G.
4) Check the left side of the phone above the triple charging prods for a gap between the front plate and the side. The first two I opened had a slight gap and coincidentally, antenna problems.
5) As soon as you get home, check the bottom left and bottom right corner for LCD bleeding. (Brighter and coming out of the glass on bottom corners)
This phone is powerful, spectacular, strong and fast. The hardware on it is what the Nexus S should've been but the Quality Control on it is atrociously bad. I'm on my second and I'm exchanging it today because of LCD bleeding. It's getting rather tiresome.
I'm a stone's throw away from going Verizon iPhone on February 10th.
Oh I also wanted to know how's the audio on this phone is. I'm coming from the Xperia X10 & that didn't have the best media audio, I listen to music off of my phone alot
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Oh I also wanted to know how's the audio on this phone is. I'm coming from the Xperia X10 & that didn't have the best media audio, I listen to music off of my phone alot
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Get Power Amp, its great if you want an outstanding music player. Also if you are going to get this phone on contract go this weekend you can get it for free on a 2 year contract.
I also think this is a great phone, but as others have stated, the quality control is bad and so finding the elusive perfect MT4G is a struggle, to say the least. I have exchanged my phone five times, four of which had good displays but other minor issues. I ended up having to compromise on the small things, such as light leaks around the buttons. All of the MT4G I've received have had some degree of light leaks around the buttons. To me, I gave up on getting one that's 100% without them, but as long as it's not where so much light leaking that it's easily noticeable, you should be okay.
Apart from that, it's a fantastic phone and I am much happier with it than I was my previous phone, the Vibrant
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Oh ok thanks for the help, and I'm already a T-Mobile customer so I don't think I can get it for free but I'm planning on buying it on Amazon wireless for $89, which is pretty good.
Well I have pretty good luck, so lets hope I get one with a good screen & without any problems *crosses fingers*
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Oh ok thanks for the help, and I'm already a T-Mobile customer so I don't think I can get it for free but I'm planning on buying it on Amazon wireless for $89, which is pretty good.
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If you are renewing your contact for another 2 years you can get the phone free as long as your not on the Even More Plus Plan.
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Essenar said:
2) Test the screen right in front of them. They'll let you do it. Run dmesg and check line 13-14 for panel type. =2 means you're good. =1 means exchange.
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Is there something special you need to do to see that? I ran dmesg on Terminal Emulator on my phone, looked at the output several times and even emailed it to myself to make sure, nowhere in the list of output is the word "panel". I'm a bit baffled.
dmesg buffers wrap. Reboot and look again.
HTC Glacier running CM7 #33
Essenar said:
1) Get it at Best Buy- $100 with renewal/add a line/upgrade/new contract.
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Same thing with T-mobile and its free today and tomorrow.
Get this phone you won't regret it. I miss mines. Screen broke on it. You won't regret it especially with cm 7 installed. As for the next phone I'm getting the lg optimus 2xx and the gslate when they are released.
Is anyone experiencing this. I have massive amounts of overscan. Also, when HDMI is connected a 20 or so pixel high black bar is added to the the top of the bottom task bar. It also noticeably scrunches everything above it on the XOOM. It is unuseable in HDMI. I thought it was the OC Kernel so I went back to a stock kernel and it still doesnt work. I tried two seperate hdmi cables, I am now at a loss. Please help.
I have not used a dock as I don't have one.
The problem is not with the Xoom, but with your TV. Plasma TV's especially like to overscan so that the picture can be panned around to prevent burn in.
On my 60in Pioneer Elite, I had to change a few settings for the signal to display 1-1. I had to change the input to 'PC mode', and then change the 'Orbiter' to a different value (Orbiter is the automatic panning I mentioned).
Good Luck with your TV's settings. Some cheaper LCD's also overscan, which doesn't make sense because LCD's do not have burn in problems like plasma's.
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The problem is not with the Xoom, but with your TV. Plasma TV's especially like to overscan so that the picture can be panned around to prevent burn in.
On my 60in Pioneer Elite, I had to change a few settings for the signal to display 1-1. I had to change the input to 'PC mode', and then change the 'Orbiter' to a different value (Orbiter is the automatic panning I mentioned).
Good Luck with your TV's settings. Some cheaper LCD's also overscan, which doesn't make sense because LCD's do not have burn in problems like plasma's.
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Panny has a menu setting where you can set 1:1 pixel mode, but it has to detect a 1080p signal.
I forgot to mention that I have never had this problem prior to the xoom with many sources. I have a vizio and can't seem to find any overscan settings. there is one setting that seems to be autoadjusting to the xoom but i cant tweak it to work, only look slightly better. As the xoom is being altered that leads me to think the xoom is to blame. since It's getting squished on the XOOM.
EDIT: It now decided to stop working altogether.. other sources, xbox 360, htpc, file server PC, blu-ray player and AVR receiver are all working. I have read about people who couldn't work HDMI over the xoom. This is the first time I have ever had this problem. On the same TV the evo works flawlessly.
mine looks perfect no overscan but sometimes if you let the orentation change it messes up.
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I do not believe the issue to be with the Xoom. I've tried HDMI with different displays, different sizes, and the results are not always equal.
For example, on one older Insignia 19" LCD display with built-in HD tuner, I noticed that several pixels are cut off on the bottom and top. On a different LCD, a 24" Acer, the image displays perfectly. On a 40.5" Sony LCD, I had the same issue as with the Insignia, pixels cut off on the top and bottom.
I could try this on several other HD displays I've got around here, but I'll bet the image issue will be hit and miss.
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I forgot to mention that I have never had this problem prior to the xoom with many sources. I have a vizio and can't seem to find any overscan settings. there is one setting that seems to be autoadjusting to the xoom but i cant tweak it to work, only look slightly better. As the xoom is being altered that leads me to think the xoom is to blame. since It's getting squished on the XOOM.
EDIT: It now decided to stop working altogether.. other sources, xbox 360, htpc, file server PC, blu-ray player and AVR receiver are all working. I have read about people who couldn't work HDMI over the xoom. This is the first time I have ever had this problem. On the same TV the evo works flawlessly.
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Not to sound like a ****, but it's your TV. Vizio is an economy brand and they know that the vast majority of people will be happy with overscanning or never know about it. Next time buy a better TV. This problem is just a classic example of economics when it comes to TV's.
I bet if you hooked an iPad 2 to this TV - or heck a PC over HDMI - you would have the same problem. Please do not blame/bash the Xoom for this.
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I don't think its his TV, I have a panasonic plasma and it overscans. When ln the home screen the google search. Button is cut off a bit on the left. The right is also cut off too. When I plug in my macbook it doesn't do this, so I'm leaning towards a xoom issue...
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I don't think its his TV, I have a panasonic plasma and it overscans. When ln the home screen the google search. Button is cut off a bit on the left. The right is also cut off too. When I plug in my macbook it doesn't do this, so I'm leaning towards a xoom issue...
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Do you plug your MacBook in through HDMI or VGA? A lot of TV's have a PC Input over VGA that does not overscan. I have never seen a plasma that does not overscan on HDMI(by default). This is done so the image can be panned around slowly to prevent screen burn in as I mentioned previously.
Just got my HDMI cable and I'm having the same problem with overscan. I do have a cheapie LCD (max res 1024x768) but I don't have this issue with my PS3 or HTPC. I'm betting that's because I've got the HTPC setup with a 1024x768 res and the TV autodetects the PS3 at 720. I believe the Xoom is having this issue because of the 1024x800 resolution.
OK so after all that, I'm convinced this is a TV issue and I can't see any way to change this in the TV options. Is there any app/fix/hack available to get this working?
Edit: Just had a thought... has anyone tried changing the resolution on the Xoom with the LCD Density Changer app? I don't have root but if that works then the list of reasons I should root just got longer.
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Vizio makes bad a$$ T.v.'s I have a 60" Samsung and a 47"Vizio and side by side are almost of equal picture quality.
The only problem I have ever had with the Vizio is with component in - pictures went very green - and I really think it was a problem with the actual device(wii).
rquellet said:
Not to sound like a ****, but...
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Well yeah, ya do.
I've got a Samsung LED tv and it still does the overscan, has nothing to do with the quality of the tv. And I as well have a Vizio in my bedroom, love the thing, worth every penny. Maybe someone can make an app that'll scale the hdmi out correctly...heres to wishing...
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I've got a Samsung LED tv and it still does the overscan, has nothing to do with the quality of the tv. And I as well have a Vizio in my bedroom, love the thing, worth every penny. Maybe someone can make an app that'll scale the hdmi out correctly...heres to wishing...
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Are you rooted? If so can you try LCD Density Changer? I have no idea if it'll work but it's the only app I can think off that may change the Xoom's screen resolution.
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Are you rooted? If so can you try LCD Density Changer? I have no idea if it'll work but it's the only app I can think off that may change the Xoom's screen resolution.
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Tried, doesn't do anything for me... :-(
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The black menu bar on the bottom rising is not an error. It is intentional so the picture outputted is a perfect 720p mirror. All the Xooms do this. As for the stretching this does not happen for me. You can see this in action on my own display below if you wish.
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The black menu bar on the bottom rising is not an error. It is intentional so the picture outputted is a perfect 720p mirror. All the Xooms do this. As for the stretching this does not happen for me. You can see this in action on my own display below if you wish.
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Didn't know this thread was still going. I know what you are talking about, the display on the XOOM squeezes to attain 1280x720... but it still was overscanning on the TV so I was talking about two seperate issues.
I have the same issue when testing on two samsung LED screens and a Sony bravia lcd. I read on the moto forums that this is an issue with the device not syncing correctly to certain tvs but the last post was end of march saying we were waiting on the update from motorola.
It sort of sucks because it is a good hunk of the screen cut off
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I have the same issue when testing on two samsung LED screens and a Sony bravia lcd. I read on the moto forums that this is an issue with the device not syncing correctly to certain tvs but the last post was end of march saying we were waiting on the update from motorola.
It sort of sucks because it is a good hunk of the screen cut off
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Any chance you could provide a link to the moto thread?
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https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/351168
There is also a lot of info and testing done there
Hi, has anyone noticed the screen flicker a little when watching videos? I don't notice it on every video but I have a video that is a little bright and the video takes place in the snow and ice. I can see the screen flicker slightly during the whole video. At first I thought it might be my micro sd card so I tried youtube and some videos do it there also. Only seems noticeable on bright videos.
Also, all of the videos I watch stutter a little. Doesn't matter if its videos I have stored on micro sd or youtube. Anyone else have this?
Really want to keep the tab because around me they are hard to come by so returning it will suck. But everytime I think I might just keep it I find something else wrong:crying:
So far dust between gorrila glass and digitizer, screen creeking in left corner, burning smell from speaker and screen flicker and stuttering videos.
Anyway, hope no one else is dealing with this
Also if no one minds could you go to this link on your tab and see if this video has screen flicker for you guys too? I watched on my pc and I see no flickering.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHjpOzsQ9YI
Some refer to it as a problem due to "Didimm".
DarsVaeda said:
Some refer to it as a problem due to "Didimm".
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? What do you mean? You mean the dimmer? If so I was thinking that as well. Guess I do need to return it?
Thanks for getting back to me
Goggle "didimm" it is a feature from nvidia. Many notice it, some don't.
I for myself rarely see it. And if it doesn't matter for me.
Maybe compare it to a device in store to see if yours is defective?
Hmm, that article says that your eyes would never be able to see the difference - well, guess what - almost everyone can see it! I assumed it was a "dynamic contrast" - just like some TV's do, but whatever it is, it *is* noticeable and it *is* very annoying at times. At least give us the option to disable it when needed (like when watching videos etc). The problem is that it seems to do it in stages, and like I said, there are *many* folks that find it very annoying.
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Dynamic contrast is even worse with anime. You don't know the feels I know.
perhaps this can help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815414
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EDIT: It works!
just use the terminal emulator app (or adb shell) and do
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echo "0" > /sys/devices/tegradc.0/smartdimmer/enable
Bam! no autodim until the next reboot
rightonred said:
perhaps this can help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815414
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EDIT: It works!
just use the terminal emulator app (or adb shell) and do
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echo "0" > /sys/devices/tegradc.0/smartdimmer/enable
Bam! no autodim until the next reboot
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Great find! I too can confirm it works! Haven't noticed any degradation in screen quality/contrast either (although I guess it will effect battery life). Regardless, at least know we know we have the option to disable/enable as needed!
Thanks alot!
EDIT: What's strange (in my mind), is that if this feature is only for battery-saving, why wouldn't it be disabled while on AC power? That would be great if it would automatically disable this "feature" while on AC power, since the only goal is conserve power...
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Ok so I am not going crazy and my old eyes aren't playing tricks on me. Well not really old (32).
So it seems that even if I return it for a new one that this problem will be on that one as well?
So I wonder if some have it worse than others? Maybe I will still get a new one. I just fear that I will get a new one and it will have even more problems than the one I have now
EDIT: After going to link provided it seems things happen "after" watching a video. Where as my problem is during videos. And not all videos it seems. The link I posted to youtube does it bad on my device. Plus am unsure about rooting because I may need to return it to bestbuy and i dont want the geeksquad trolling thru the device looking to see if i did anything to it like rooting
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Ok so I am not going crazy and my old eyes aren't playing tricks on me. Well not really old (32).
So it seems that even if I return it for a new one that this problem will be on that one as well?
So I wonder if some have it worse than others? Maybe I will still get a new one. I just fear that I will get a new one and it will have even more problems than the one I have now
EDIT: After going to link provided it seems things happen "after" watching a video. Where as my problem is during videos. And not all videos it seems. The link I posted to youtube does it bad on my device. Plus am unsure about rooting because I may need to return it to bestbuy and i dont want the geeksquad trolling thru the device looking to see if i did anything to it like rooting
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I would return to be safe. One issue for me would be questionable but if I had two I wold return it. Hopefully your next one will be good.
Where in STL are you?
lardo5150 said:
I would return to be safe. One issue for me would be questionable but if I had two I wold return it. Hopefully your next one will be good.
Where in STL are you?
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Hey lardo. Thanks. Im thinking the same thing. Just sucks because bestbuy that close to me said it could be months before they get one in even if they order it for me.
Im in South County
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Ok so I am not going crazy and my old eyes aren't playing tricks on me. Well not really old (32).
So it seems that even if I return it for a new one that this problem will be on that one as well?
So I wonder if some have it worse than others? Maybe I will still get a new one. I just fear that I will get a new one and it will have even more problems than the one I have now
EDIT: After going to link provided it seems things happen "after" watching a video. Where as my problem is during videos. And not all videos it seems. The link I posted to youtube does it bad on my device. Plus am unsure about rooting because I may need to return it to bestbuy and i dont want the geeksquad trolling thru the device looking to see if i did anything to it like rooting
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I would *not* return it for this! It happens on all TF700's (the original link is for the Nexus 7, which behaves differently, I believe).
Again, it's not a flaw - it's by design. This setting will allow you to disable/enable it though (I would hope that Asus also adds a toggle for this in future firmwares).
But returning it for another is not going to help and you may end up with a unit that has a real problem...
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The flickering: I would not return it for that. I'm sure all the tf700s flicker just the same.
The stinky speaker: I would wait for it to fail first, then RMA it.
The dust trapped under the screen: Exchange it even if its just one spec. I exchanged my tf300 for the same reason, and my tf700 screen is flawless. The screen is the most expensive and prominant part, it should be flawless.
A couple months seems long. my exchange took around four days. I would reccomend taking it in for exchange and seeing what their estimate for the date would be. If its too long, you can always back out of exchanging it. You could also give RMAing it a shot, that will take weeks (which is better than months)
Rest assured the fix I linked to does work. I even used Script mananger, and the scripts provided on that page to make a desktop widget to turn it on and off. Dont worry about rooting. Flashing the firmware from asus's website will unroot it without a trace, then do a factory reset and you're good to go.:good:
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I would *not* return it for this! It happens on all TF700's (the original link is for the Nexus 7, which behaves differently, I believe).
Again, it's not a flaw - it's by design. This setting will allow you to disable/enable it though (I would hope that Asus also adds a toggle for this in future firmwares).
But returning it for another is not going to help and you may end up with a unit that has a real problem...
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Hey jtrosky. I agree exchanging just for that reason may be silly, but I have other issues as well ( like video stutter, dirt under screen , creeking screen which I see others talking about so probably happens to them all, and burning smell from speaker. I do thank you for your respnse though. Oh and the screen problem I am talking about in this thread I did not notice on my Transformer Tf300 which I returned for the Tf700
For the Tapatalk users out there (with Tapatalk, the Sticky posts don't show unless you specifically look for them) - we've come up with a solution to the "Dynamic Contrast"/"SmartDimmer" problem.
Please check this great Sticky thread for details - lot's of good stuff in here - don't want Tapatalk users to miss it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28427614
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Well returned my tab today. Getting my new one on thursday. Hopefully all will be ok. We will see.
Also gonna root the new one when I get it and do the mentioned tweak from those in this thread. Thanks guys for checking into this for me:laugh:
Ok! WTF! I just got my new Tab and so far , It had white and red crust on the back of it. The power button is really raised up. And Mother [email protected]#$ it also has the burning speaker smell . I mean I have to put my nose to it but come on. Gonna check it out some more and see how it goes. I really hope this one is a keeper but not looking that way.
Also thanks again for those that posted a link about the dimmer issue
Hmm. All electronics smell like they're burning when they're new. Sure it's not just that new tablet smell? Anyway hope this one works out for you.
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Hmm. All electronics smell like they're burning when they're new. Sure it's not just that new tablet smell? Anyway hope this one works out for you.
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Thanks rightonred! Yeah I know. I'm gonna give it some time. Was really just mad about the crusty stuff on the back of it. Thought I would come to my home away from (XDA) and share my sadness. But yeah, I'm gonna give it awhile. So far the only other thing I have noticed besides the crust,wonky power button, is a little light bleed and haptic feedback is really really soft.
Hi all, my wife cracked and broke the screen on her pixel 4a. For a while it worked fine, and then one day the screen just would not turn on any more.
You can tell the phone boots up because if I connect it to a PC it did recognize it's a pixel4a, and when you touch the fingerprint sensor on the back it vibrates.
I tried a usbc hub and connected HDMI and a mouse to the hub but can't get anything to display on the TV. (Tested these on my OnePlus 9 confirmed working there) On the OnePlus I immediately see a lock screen on the TV and can use the mouse to interact but with the pixel I get nothing.
Is there any other way into the phone?
I'm really not sure it's worth the $140-$200 repair costs especially when a refurb costs similar.
I thought about the pixel6a trade up program but I don't know if it will qualify (requirements were a bit unclear )
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Hi all, my wife cracked and broke the screen on her pixel 4a. For a while it worked fine, and then one day the screen just would not turn on any more.
You can tell the phone boots up because if I connect it to a PC it did recognize it's a pixel4a, and when you touch the fingerprint sensor on the back it vibrates.
I tried a usbc hub and connected HDMI and a mouse to the hub but can't get anything to display on the TV. (Tested these on my OnePlus 9 confirmed working there) On the OnePlus I immediately see a lock screen on the TV and can use the mouse to interact but with the pixel I get nothing.
Is there any other way into the phone?
I'm really not sure it's worth the $140-$200 repair costs especially when a refurb costs similar.
I thought about the pixel6a trade up program but I don't know if it will qualify (requirements were a bit unclear )
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There is no way inside other than removing the screen and replacing it, they are a bit tricky I have done several of them , the big expense is the screen, they are not cheap, I get mine from China where they cost about 50 - 100 less then the U.S , and your right it would not qualify for the full 300 trade in though u may get something, You could try selling it on eBay hoping who ever bought it would do a factory reset once repaired, or if it is google locked even a reset won't unlock it the pin needs to be given before setup can begin.
Darn that's what I was afraid of. I wonder why the usbC to HDMI doesn't work on the pixel but does work on my OnePlus
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Darn that's what I was afraid of. I wonder why the usbC to HDMI doesn't work on the pixel but does work on my OnePlus
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I read somewhere that Google are pushing their streaming through Chromecast. By blocking all your other options, they give you no choice but to do it their way. I have also read that the hardware is physically capable, just blocked in the firmware.
Gah that's such a shame. usbc to a hub is such a cool/useful utility function to have.
found this, but looks like only specific docks work and would have had to install the app previously https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/2865484?hl=en
hammered58 said:
I get mine from China where they cost about 50 - 100 less then the U.S
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Can you please provided a link to the supplier you bought from? I broke my screen and I'm back on my Pixel 2 XL last used about 2 1/2 years ago which is working surprisingly well so I'm not in a hurry to get the new screen.
dsteinschneider said:
Can you please provided a link to the supplier you bought from? I broke my screen and I'm back on my Pixel 2 XL last used about 2 1/2 years ago which is working surprisingly well so I'm not in a hurry to get the new screen.
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Yes the company is ali express, lots of screens, I actually have purchased the blemished screens which are perfectly good enough for me,
Thanks for the info. I've bought parts on Ali Express - I'll check out the Pixel 4a 4G screens on there. Is the blemish a dead pixel? I'm good with that.
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Yes the company is ali express, lots of screens, I actually have purchased the blemished screens which are perfectly good enough for me,
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Didn't notice blemished ones for sale and this new one that appears to be "OEM" (or close enough) was $71. I also found a coupon for new Ali Express purchasers so I got another 10 percent off.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805015947644.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.62901c2ce2CayF&algo_pvid=65e4dfea-cfa8-4304-bd57-4d7804a61096&algo_exp_id=65e4dfea-cfa8-4304-bd57-4d7804a61096-0&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21CAD%21248.37%2199.35%21%21%21%21%21%40211bf04a16847644372762663d07a0%2112000032133795938%21sea%21US%212631249338&curPageLogUid=GgFKBSed0rzk