So, I dropped my phone and it didn't crack or anything but when the screen turns on it starts slowly turning really light with colorful lines depending on what colors are on the screen. It's still useable, but really annoying. What needs to be replaced to fix this, I'm thinking it's the LCD, but I want to be sure before I buy it and that's not what it is. Thanks ahead of time.
It sounds like an LCD issue. I work at a phone repair shop, we would test that first. Buy from gounlock.com or repairsuniverse.com or a top rated seller on eBay and you should be able to return it. Plus the part us cheap if I remember correctly. If its not the LCD it might be chip damage. Also make sure nothing got disloged and is pressing on the LCD.
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Thank you, I don't know if this helps but the brighter the screen is the faster it does it. If it's darker, it almost looks like it's fine and then very slowly spreads down the screen.
NP. The LCD has more than just the LCD. There is also circuitry. While the LCD may actually be fine if that's damaged you'll need to replace the whole thing. Sounds more like that to me. Phone LCDs are NOT forgiving unfortunately.
Remember watch a few videos and go slow when doing the repair. Its fun but you can trash any device if your not careful. Also be organised with the parts and screws they are usually all different and HTC devices are among the most complicated.
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Are you saying an LCD display screen replacement, or a whole new phone?
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Just the lcd should be fine. I was saying there is a bit of stuff on the lcd part if you damage might cause the issues you describe. I think youll be ok. Good luck and have fun.
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I Have a HTC ONE X from at&t that recently got repaired by a shop. i got a new lcd.difitizer assembly kit and after repairs my phone worked for about an hour before screen went blank. touch screen still responds but no display coming on. Can Someone tell me whats happening?
The shop i took it doesnt even know all they do is come up with a solution that may or might not work and want to charge even more.
First off they should not charge extra to fix something that they "repaired" that didn't work an hour later. It sounds like they ****ed up and the ribbon cable for the display portion of the lcd is loose or damaged.
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First off they should not charge extra to fix something that they "repaired" that didn't work an hour later. It sounds like they ****ed up and the ribbon cable for the display portion of the lcd is loose or damaged.
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thanks for the response i dont know if it could be ribbon cable because they also tried connecting my old lcd and that too would not turn on
i pretty much paid them to make my phone a very expensive paper weight
If that's the case that leaves the back light on the lcd itself. Which would still be their responsibility or the connector piece which is also.. I feel bad for you man, crooks like that suck.
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If that's the case that leaves the back light on the lcd itself. Which would still be their responsibility or the connector piece which is also.. I feel bad for you man, crooks like that suck.
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is that fixable or would i need to order another part again?
If it's the back light a new screen is needed. If it's the connector, maybe solder? Prolly a new main board though.
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exad said:
If it's the back light a new screen is needed. If it's the connector, maybe solder? Prolly a new main board though.
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i think im just going to sell this phone and buy a new one later. this phone has cost me too much money
i appreciate your insight.
I have one or two maybe even three pieces of a spec of dirt or may be a pixel. I'm leaning more towards dirt because with any screen color test the dots always remain the same color. Black. They don't change. And they aren't green or white etc. Always remain black.... Help?
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I know it would be kindof difficult but is there any way you can post pictures? But honestly it doesnt really matter which it is to be honest. I recomend just asking for an RMA from Google.
Is it possible to RMA later months from now for the same reason? I'd rather wait for quality control to get better or a newer batch. Unless I got like ten bad pixels
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the Nexus 5 comes with a 1 year warrenty so waiting a few months to RMA should not be a problem.
Yeah i figured as much. I just hope to RMA maybe sometime 2014, rather wait and see if it gets worse. Or remains the same. One or two pixels even three depending on location no big deal. But if I have 5-10 or more by then... I'd want to swap out for a revised not defective device from Google. However at this moment with them rushing these out. Playing the RMA game isn't worth it.
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Dead pixels are black. Stuck pixels are any colour but black!
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Update. So what I thought was 3-4 dead pixels turns out to be pieces of dirt under the screen. And I bet majority of people mistake these for dead pixels.... Way to tell easy is to turn some bright lights on. Make sure your screen is spotless. And turn it on and find the dead pixel on the screen. Turn it off then turn it all different ways to find the dirt under the display which you think is a dead pixel..
I'm kind of relieved to find out its only dirt. I'd rather have dirt then dead pixels. I'm weird. But whatever
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still going to eventually request an RMA or are you just living with em?
For now living with it. Because its only dirt. Maybe RMA in the future if it really bothers me. The dirt still sucks. But I'm happy its not like dead pixels..
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My wife's tablet is acting all weird. Our daughter dropped her tablet while sitting on the couch so it did not fall far and it was in a case and now all the colors look messed up. Mainly anything that was black now turned white. Is there anything I can do to fix this or is it broken inside?
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It sounds like the LCD is damaged. Is it still under warranty?
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No unfortunately. Not sure what it would cost or if its worth fixing
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note 10.1 colors messed up
I had the same problem I went into SETTINGS then into DEVICE then into ACCESSIBILITY then NEGATIVE COLORS . try that it fixed my problem.
same problem with screen on GT-N8013 Samsung tablet
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My wife's tablet is acting all weird. Our daughter dropped her tablet while sitting on the couch so it did not fall far and it was in a case and now all the colors look messed up. Mainly anything that was black now turned white. Is there anything I can do to fix this or is it broken inside?
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I have the same problem. I was for a while, able to smack the side of the tablet with my hand to return it to normal but this doesn't work anymore. Did you find a fix? I'm sure something is just loose inside! Thanks much.
Hi, sounds like that same problem that I had.
In my case it was the Display Flex cable that slipped out of place a bit. You can find a great video on IFIXIT that explains how to get to the cable to check it.
The disassembley is really well explained in the video and it was easy to do it . My Note 10.1 works perfectly well again
Have a dead black pixel. Should I return it? Will they return it for one dead pixel? This sucks just exchanged my gunmetal for silver now I have to take this one back.
Technically yes. But depending on the associate you get, they may try to smack the restocking fee on top.
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I just had mine swapped for three backlights on the right side of the screen shining through. When compared to the display unit, you could tell that in those 3 spots, the display was adhered to the glass. I could tell because where the lights were on my screen, there were 3 black tabs where the light ever so slightly leaked around. So, mine must not have been adhered properly, hence the light shining through and slightly lighting up the right side of the display when viewing in the dark. At first, when I explained the why I wanted to swap, they began to protest. Once I explained the depth of the defect and how it effected my experience, they didn't hesitate. I think that as long as you go in with a good explanation and a way to make the pixel most visible, you shouldn't have any problems. Also, you have a defective device. Is that your fault? Why should you pay to have a brand new defective device replaced. Even if they try to raise a fuss, if you bring up the point that you didn't just pay however much you paid to get a device with defects, you'll walk out with a new, non defected device. Also, check the new one in store, right in front of them. Just a heads up, the rep I dealt with today, said they would be reselling my defected device as a like new refurbished device. According to the rep, there would be no repairs. The defects have to be a "certain amount of noticeable"... I don't want to believe this but you never know. Good luck!
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I just had mine swapped for three backlights on the right side of the screen shining through. When compared to the display unit, you could tell that in those 3 spots, the display was adhered to the glass. I could tell because where the lights were on my screen, there were 3 black tabs where the light ever so slightly leaked around. So, mine must not have been adhered properly, hence the light shining through and slightly lighting up the right side of the display when viewing in the dark. At first, when I explained the why I wanted to swap, they began to protest. Once I explained the depth of the defect and how it effected my experience, they didn't hesitate. I think that as long as you go in with a good explanation and a way to make the pixel most visible, you shouldn't have any problems. Also, you have a defective device. Is that your fault? Why should you pay to have a brand new defective device replaced. Even if they try to raise a fuss, if you bring up the point that you didn't just pay however much you paid to get a device with defects, you'll walk out with a new, non defected device. Also, check the new one in store, right in front of them. Just a heads up, the rep I dealt with today, said they would be reselling my defected device as a like new refurbished device. According to the rep, there would be no repairs. The defects have to be a "certain amount of noticeable"... I don't want to believe this but you never know. Good luck!
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Yeah, I'll try it, I was reading that when the screens are inspected they let one or two pixels slide by for European and American markets. In Asia people are very picky about dead pixels and they don't let any slide.
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Yeah, I'll try it, I was reading that when the screens are inspected they let one or two pixels slide by for European and American markets. In Asia people are very picky about dead pixels and they don't let any slide.
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Lol, they shouldn't let them slide..or I should join the Asian community. I pay $650 for a device, I'm not gonna live with a dead pixel.. I do admire those who can.
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Lol, they shouldn't let them slide..or I should join the Asian community. I pay $650 for a device, I'm not gonna live with a dead pixel.. I do admire those who can.
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Got it replaced, this one has a little spec of dust under the screen. I can live with it I guess. Oh well it sucks. 5 phones later I guess I can live with this one.
Damn dude. That sucks. I know it's not the biggest issue...but it's there. You've been through 5? I went through 5 Nexus 5's . Took 2 months because of shipping. I'm trying to decide if I'm gonna live with the bottom of the right side of my speaker sticking out above the screen. I saw guy who works at VZW say that half the M8's he's come across have that. So I think I'll just stick with this one... Where's the dust at?
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At the top middle can't tell if it's a pixel or dust looks more like dust to me
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Just noticed a stuck pixel on mine in the upper left hand corner. Stuff like this drives me crazy so I'm going to try to exchange it today. Hopefully it goes as smoothly as yours did (without anymore defects though lol).
I picked up a used LG G2 from Ebay. The phone is in somewhat great shape and is functional except for the top portion of the digitizer. About an inch, give or take, at the top is unresponsive to touch. I just wanted some input on how common digitizer damage is on this phone. I know most phones these days are very delicate and the digitizers and LCD's can be damaged quite easily. There is a good knick at the top of the phone so I am guessing it had been dropped at one point.
I paid $150 for the phone and I can pick up the LCD, digitizer, and mid body assembly for $65 on Ebay. Just have to slap the internals in the new mid body, throw the back cover on, and done. Phone is good as new. But I don't want to make that investment IF by some chance the problem isn't the digitizer but rather something wonky with the main board. The more input the better. Thanks guys.
It's the digitizer, I sent mine in for the same thing.. Dunno how much it cost tho cause I had warranty. Hope it goes well replacing it
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Thanks MaestriFC. While I was waiting on a response for this, I noticed the phone decide to go quirky on me. I looked it up and found on XDA this is a common problem? Phantom touches, etc.? I seen a couple people say it is still the LCD and digitizer causing these issues and replacing them fixed it.
Well I dropped my phone on tile with no case so I don't think it's a common issue (unless everyone is dropping them) but from what I read the digitizer was loose so you would have to open the phone and connect it, or get it serviced, I don't remember getting Phantom touches though..
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Yeah. I read on another forum about it and found links to these problems here on XDA. Apparently, this phone going spaztic is a very common thing. Which still hasn't been traced down to any one specific thing. Most are having LG replace their phones just to get another one doing the very same things. I am going to order the new LCD and digitizer though. Hopefully it fixes the issues. Maybe LG got a batch of faulty digitizers or something....lol...here's to hoping.
Make sure you do your research on replacing haha wouldn't want anything else messed up... In my opinion you should just try to connect it properly and see if that works, that's if you're going to open it anyways of course, could save some money.. Good luck :thumbup:
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I tried that. I opened it up, and from what I could tell the phone has never been opened. The screws were tight and came out with some black stuff on the threads. That's USUALLY a sign the phone has never been opened. I reseated the top and bottom connectors for the digitizer. The one on top and the one on bottom, I didn't reseat the other one at the bottom though. But I figured that one was for the bottom portion of the digitizer anyway. Which is working. When the phone starts up, every now and again, the "LG" screen will just flicker then boot up. But most times the "LG" screen shows as normal when booting up.
I did also find out from normal calling that the microphone for speaker phone isn't working properly. Normal headset works just fine. But when I switch it to speaker phone people can barely hear me. But that microphone costs like 8 bucks to change so no big deal. I have checked out many youtube vids on fixing this phone. It can be challenging to have to remove everything but I have found just buying the LCD and digitizer already mounted to a new mid body is the easiest way to go.
So the repeating the digitizer didn't work? I would buy the two together as it would be a lot easier than separating the two.. Might just be you had a faulty one after all
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I haven't replaced it yet MaestriFC. I will report back in a couple weeks though when I do get the new screen in and get it all replaced. What didn't work was opening her up and re seating the cables. I thought maybe something could have been or come loose but that wasn't the case.
Just an update guys. I got the whole LCD and Digitizer replaced last night. It's only been a few hours but so far everything is great. No more glitching out. As a matter of fact, I had no choice but power the phone down last week. That's how bad the glitching out got. My phone was totally unusable. But now with the new screen, it's working great. If it stays working great then we can assume the problems with this phone are the cause of bad digitizers.