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Got a Problem with the screen (Very Unhappy)

Hello all, i have myself an 02 XDA Exec, but during the light of a soft reset
the screen is now working with fault
it looks like there is some sort of high contrast or the in could be bleading on the inside, but the touch feature works, will display pictures
Notice how the screen has different shades, but also patches in the corners of the screen, as ive mentioned the touch sensetivity works fine but the screen looks to be a bit pixelated and and in a different sort of contrast (i am currently reading up on the dis-assembly of it so if its something internal please say something about it)
and no i havnt banged it, smashed it, tried beating it up etc, i honestly dont know whats happened to it.
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this is my today screen after a hard reset, basic windows mobile default, look at the different tones of colouring, the sort of slashes across the screen and the shades in the corner of the screen, and im not sure why, although i dont think it really can be ink bleading as when the phone is turned off the screen is as it should be, just off.
Now i will try out the camera on both sides, from the phone and from my camera
Camera's Side
Notice how the screen is in a sort of negative/contrasted style, not one im enjoying thats for sure, but coming from the phone the results are different
Exec Camera
notice how the camera still processes the image properly
which leads me to believe something is wrong with the screen
maybe some part of the frame is being pressed against it or something like that
i will be monitoring this thread closely and please help
With Many Thanks
Exemike

Does it have this pink tint in reality too? (not only on the shots?)
If it does (and a hard reset doesn't help), then, one of the color transfer wires may be dead or have "only" developed a contact error (or, plainly, they have just been removed from their socket. This happened a lot with other models.)
That is, I'm pretty much sure it's a cheaply fixable problem. Try disassembling your casing and try to rearrange the wires.

pink/purple tint, but the screen apears in perfect shape
any guides on getting into the screen,
thanks very much.

exemike said:
pink/purple tint, but the screen apears in perfect shape
any guides on getting into the screen,
thanks very much.
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there are several; see the "smashed my Universal screen" threads; some of them link in the official HTC disassembling guides

[Q] DHD Case Advice

Hi everyone,
i am expecting my DHD to be shipped on Monday (hopefully )
so instead of waiting restlessly in front of my computer screen i decided to design my own case for the DHD since most online cases don't fit my taste.
as of now i've made the first prototype design and would like to ask you for general advice and help.
my two questions are as follows:
1. since i do not have the device at hand i don't know the exact dimensions so could anyone tell me (based on the pics) if you think the prototypes are of the right size?
2. i am not sure which design to go for, could you tell me which do you think looks best and the criteria on which you based your opinion?
thanks
note about the pics: i also included pics of a smaller card holder which i had previously made to show how the laser engraving actually looks like (i think this time the laser strength was too powerful as it cut through the material xD) and how the thread is supposed to look like (i made the android one in a hurry as i had to finish an essay before i could go out xD)
also, my favourite atm is the androids design but the wax which i tried melting on it seemed to make it look worse than i thought it would, probably cos the laser cut out too much xD, so i would also like to ask you, do you think i should make the background androids larger to increase detail or do they look ok that way?
heh another note: TEKBOI/ TEK301 is my usual nickname, that's why i engraved it
finally, the case prototypes , i hope you like them
EDIT: Thanks apprentice for letting me know about the pics :/ i think they should work now
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Your images just won't download, so can't advise.

apprentice said:
Your images just won't download, so can't advise.
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are they visible now?
tomorrow i should have time to cut out another case but i'm not sure if i should keep the same design or not, i am not sure wether to blame to intricate design of the androids or the higher laser setting, i'll trychanging both probably xD

wow. they are amazing! i prefer the simpler design, but both are very cool.

I actually remade the Android one but enlarged the background androids this time. I attached a pic I just took with the dhd cos I'm not home. Once I got the phone I made a smaller design as this one is slightly too big and I also changed the Android sizes again. I haven't had time to go cut it yet though :/
Thanks btw xD
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Screen quality???

I just got my Nexus 5 in the mail and have some questions about its screen
First, what's the material used for the screen?
Second, is anyone having some serious yeloow hue going on with their screens????
I own both the Z1 and the N5 now and will decide to sell one off in the near future. The Z1 was notorious for their yellow hue screen and comparing the N5 side to side with the Z1 the N5 is even worse when it comes to the yellow hue. Can anyone else confirm?

Want to post a side by side comparison pic but the only cameras I own are on the phones haha

tospace2006 said:
I just got my Nexus 5 in the mail and have some questions about its screen
First, what's the material used for the screen?
Second, is anyone having some serious yeloow hue going on with their screens????
I own both the Z1 and the N5 now and will decide to sell one off in the near future. The Z1 was notorious for their yellow hue screen and comparing the N5 side to side with the Z1 the N5 is even worse when it comes to the yellow hue. Can anyone else confirm?
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Do a search on the forum, there are a number of threads about the yellow tint. Some N5s have it, some don't.

wynand32 said:
Do a search on the forum, there are a number of threads about the yellow tint. Some N5s have it, some don't.
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Finally got around to taking a photo with my friend's 5S
On the left is the N5 and Z1 on the right.
The yellow hue is definately more noticable when viewing screens with slight hints of blue
The comparison of both white screens came out decent in the photo with slight yellow on the N5 but in person it's much worse. (keep in mind my Z1 already has a yellow hue problem)
Definately feel like my N5 has serious screen issues I will contact Google and see what they have to say
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Yes, it's very difficult to photograph the issue because the device used to make the photos has its own impact. I've found that you can take whatever the photo shows and multiply it by a few times to get a real indication of the difference.

wynand32 said:
Yes, it's very difficult to photograph the issue because the device used to make the photos has its own impact. I've found that you can take whatever the photo shows and multiply it by a few times to get a real indication of the difference.
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This used to be a lot easier with a SLR... haha

Camera Quality on Moto G - is it really this bad?

So I bought a camera for my wife, and we're really unhappy with the camera - I read reviews indicating it was average but compared to loads of the sample shots seen online, appear to be way below what is acceptable
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This was taken a few minutes ago - but clearly shows the quality issues...
Is it really as bad as this? Other people seem to be getting very reasonable results!
Thanks for taking the time to read and hopefully reply.

emyllis said:
So I bought a camera for my wife, and we're really unhappy with the camera - I read reviews indicating it was average but compared to loads of the sample shots seen online, appear to be way below what is acceptable
This was taken a few minutes ago - but clearly shows the quality issues...
Is it really as bad as this? Other people seem to be getting very reasonable results!
Thanks for taking the time to read and hopefully reply.
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If you're the kind of person who knows enough to know what to look for to depict if a camera is bad or not than it's probably not what you're looking
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Looks way too soft for an outdoor shot. Make sure there isn't any sweat or oil coating on the lens. I find mine can often get stuff from my hands, which impairs the quality. I always give the lens a quick wipe with my shirt before taking important photos.

I agree with Gone Tomorrow - the biggest problem I have seems to be the lens getting mucky. It's not the best camera in the world, but for the usual shots of kids growing up, tourist photos etc its perfectly usable.
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Maybe the software post processing on stock camera is too high. Do you think it's possible to find a camera app with low post processing overall?

Someone can port the HTC one m8 camera app?
http://www.trustedreviews.com/htc-one-m8_Mobile-Phone_review_camera-app_Page-5

Well, motorola has acknowledged there's an issue.
https://forums.motorola.com/posts/e2f2722bfc?commentId=801623#801623
We’ve been exploring several options to improve the camera. Some items are already on the list – we will fix the intermittent split-flash problem that produces a picture split into light and dark halves. We are working on the intermittent red-tint issue. Other areas are more difficult because any change to improve one area will create other artifacts -- and someone will object to those.
That being said, we have a plan to improve, and much of it is based on the feedback gathered from this thread and others. Thank you. It won’t be fast because it requires changes beyond what we can do through updates to the Camera app itself. But we’re going to make changes that in addition to the items above, should improve sharpness and detail.
I cannot comment on the timing of updates, so I can only ask for patience as we work through this. And again, thanks for the feedback; the photos and observations posted and sent via email were instrumental in helping us get to this point.
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Probably that timing will be for Android L's release on our phone.
EDIT: Meanwhile, make sure the lens is always clear, and take pictures using the continuous mode. That is, tap on the screen as if you were to take a picture, but hold it. Once you see 1,2,3,etc numbers, you can release. That's the number of pictures taken.
The thing is, taking pictures that way, they turn out sharper and a bit noisier.. but much better overall. Afterwards you can delete the extra ones and keep the best.

Note 20 Ultra - Keyboard wildly inaccurate

I've had this phone since it came out. It's mostly been a miss for me. It's not the worst phone I've ever had (HTC Evo), but it is far from the best. The two things that are annoying me the most about it are the camera and its lack of macro abilities and the keyboard. I just can't type accurately on it at all. No matter how careful I am, half of the words I type are just completely wrong. This was not an issue on the Note 8 that I came from. So far, that's been my favorite phone.
Does anyone know of any way to increase the accuracy of the keyboard? I feel like if I could just calibrate it somehow, it would be better than the absolute pile of suck that it is right now.
Thanks

no idea but i find my self always hittinf the period instead of space bar

Mooatreides said:
no idea but i find my self always hittinf the period instead of space bar
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I do that. And I also hit the left shift button when trying for one of the letters close to it. This keyboard is the worst experience that I've had with a phone keyboard. It makes me want to toss the damned phone.

For a camera system smaller than a match box how much do you expect?
For macros, pan back into the focus range of the lense and even further back to get more depth of field. Brace the phone on something solid to avoid cam shake.
All lens have limitations.

blackhawk said:
For a camera system smaller than a match box how much do you expect?
For macros, pan back into the focus range of the lense and even further back to get more depth of field. Brace the phone on something solid to avoid cam shake.
All lens have limitations.
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I expected it to work as well as my Note 8 that had absolutely no problems with macro shots. Note8 is a much older phone that does a better job.

usmaak said:
I expected it to work as well as my Note 8 that had absolutely no problems with macro shots. Note8 is a much older phone that does a better job.
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Not the same lens system. You need to work within it's capabilities assuming that it's working as designed... and that Samsung didn't drop the ball. A lot of dropped Samsung balls lately.
Not sure why the keyboard in so much trouble unless they changed the spacing... which I really hate.
That phone and the N10+ were the last good Samsung phones, so far. Think I'll stick with my 10+ though; I especially loathe Android 10 and 11.
Google excels at ball dropping... guess they're too busy rigging results

Samsung is also notorious for dropping essential features for a design cycle then adding them back, like the SD card slot.
It's infuriating... like dealing with a box full of rabid gerbils.

Update: I've started using the gboard keyboard and it is a lot better. I'm a bit nervous about using it because of google being able to collect all of my keystrokes, but it is so much better and more accurate than Samsung's keyboard could ever hope to be.

update your phone to the last firmware and open camera you see 2x on the screen like that
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And second problem you have you can use keys cafe app you cab adjust your keyboard and replacement key buttons and use effects its very helpful