Hi
I just bought a new Dell Streak last week (straight from Dell, came unlocked with 2.1 update 1 installed). Overal, it's excellent, but I've noticed one annothing thing. If I haven't turned the phone on for a while, the screen flickers subtely for 5-10 mins or so. It seems to happen no matter how bright I've got the screen set to.
After 5-10 mins it seems fine.
Is this a known problem? Anything I can do to fix it? Or should I return it for a replacement?
Thanks.
Same issue
I rang my dell rep and he replaced with a new Streak 5, so I have two now
I will try buying a replacement LCD to see if that does the trick for $60
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As the title suggests, my Elfins LED screen broke whilst on charge.
It was perfectly fine at about midnight. I was using it just fine.
Then i turn the screen off (power button) and place it (gently) on my shelf.
It did not fall off during the night, as it was exactly where i placed it when i woke, except the screen was slightly shattered down the right hand side and the screen colour was completely screwed up.
Im really rather angry about this.
Anyone else had any experience like this?
I have to wait for a while till i can afford a replacement screen.
Then ill have to wait 7-10 days waiting for it to be delivered
Then ill have to risk taking it apart >:C
Not happy :'(
Things do happen and I had a few customers who had no idea how their screens broke.
Screen replacement on Elf is a fairly straightforward procedure and screens are very reasonably priced on eBay. Make sure you unplug the digitizer and don't forget to plug it back in when done.
The best thing to do is to find the Service Manual, it will explain the dismantling procedure.
DON'T PANIC! Good luck
Dude, same problem.
but my screen didnt crack.
Mine problem was, the touchscreen didnt work.
If its under warrenty, its FREE!
Mine was about a week after the warrenty, so i managed to persue the HTC staff and they have replaced for me, free.
Well, Good Luck.
sadly ive had mine over a year now, and i got it second hand in the first place.
Ive already dismantled it, removed the screen & put it back together.
I havent even ordered the replacement screen yet
Order and test it out.
Remember to go for more popular companies, not ebay's.
My friend got 1 from ebay and his LCD looks very bad.
Im now very happy. I ordered a new screen on Ebay. Turned up today.
Just replaced it with no problems and now i have a working Elfin again :3
^___^
Yea, great stuff, nothing wrong with eBay! Oif course if you don't know what you are doing your screen will not look good or if you dont know what to order.
I also got a digitizer from eBay, $15.. replaced it perfect Genuine HTC Screen from Hong Kong.
Perfect!
Problem Solved!
So after almost 10 months of service, my X1 is being sent to a repair center today.
I tolerated the cracks throughout the case (didn't bother me) and my front facing camera was jacked. However, today whenever I slid the keyboard out the screen wouldn't change orientation and would freeze. I did a soft and hard reset -> samething happened so I got my RMA number and will be shipping the phone out today.
What are peoples experiences with the Bloomington, Indiana repair shop?
SE says that a repair normally takes 7 to 10 business days to have your phone fixed, but my phone was in repair for over 22 business days so I didn't have my phone for a month. Depending on your issue you might get it back quicker. My problem had to do with a messed up flex ribbon causing the screen to turn black when in landscape mode. From reading other posts from people who had cracks, they got their phones replaced and they got theirs within that 7 to 10 business days time frame. Hopefully you don't have to wait as long as I did.
Good Luck!
My phone repaired and shipped back out in about 3-4 days. Their estimation is always 7-10 though.
Was pretty fast and painless.
Just got my phone back, that was quick! I was kinda worried after all the horror stories, but they fixed all my issues (bad front facing camera, cracks, no screen rotation). Even the wobbly optical pad.
I think what they did is they took the front faceplate (metal) from my old phone and put it on a new phone. Phone feels a lot more solid. Got a brand new screen (my old screen had a light scratch on it).
All in all, I give SE Support an A+.
i might send my x1 to india next time then for repair. the uk is useless
Jasand said:
i might send my x1 to india next time then for repair. the uk is useless
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Hey guys, long time lurker, first time poster here...
Two days ago, the touch screen and home row buttons intermittently stopped working. I am not sure what triggers it, but the frequency has increased to where the phone is no longer usable from a practical standpoint . Usually turning off the screen and unlocking the phone remedies the problems for a few minutes.
I saw several posts that this may be related to rooting and dropping the phone. I am running stock ROM (never rooted), and I haven't dropped my phone in over a month. I was wondering if anybody has found a fix for this yet other than buying a new phone. I bought my phone used off of eBay over a year ago, so I do not think that it is under warranty.
I should also mention that I did a factory reset which has not helped.
It probably has ssomething to do with the screen getting grounded or not grounded. Like a loose connection or a short circuit. For a while I was having similar problem and found that messing with the little copper connectors on the back of the top half that are exposed when the keyboard is out fixed it. Unfortunatly it was short lived, one day my touchscreen went out completly and I had to take it to Sprint who replaced the whole top half of the Shift. Of course, I had TEP so it was no charge.
Hmm, assumming its just a error with calibration, in mikshifted-G and SS, there is a option to calibrate your screen, this may fix it. You'll need to be rooted for this though.
If its a hardware issue, then, your pretty screwed without a warrenty.
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If you have TEP, it doesn't matter how long ago you bought it. Just take it in, they'll repair it no charge.
Thanks
Thanks for the ideas, but unfortunately tinkering with the copper and screen calibration did not help. I think I am just SOL.
Update: Sprint replaced the phone for $35
So I took the phone to Sprint to see what they could do. They opened the phone and tinkered around with something inside (which actually fixed the touchscreen problem but left the casing jacked up). When I asked what was actually wrong with the phone, they said that they did not know. However, they said that they needed to order a part for $35 to fix the screen. When I came back a couple days later, instead of installing a new part, they gave me a refurbished phone with a 30 day warranty.
Although it only carries a 30 day warranty, a refurbished replacement phone for $35 is a pretty solid deal (especially since I'm on contract without insurance or warranty). I hope this helps anyone with similar screen problems.
Glad to hear you got it sorted out. Especially for so cheap without Insurance. Nice
Ok I am looking for some advice / help on an issue I am having with my vibrant. A few days ago I started to get what appeared to be screen burn in. I could see details burnt into the screen from previous apps / emails / texts etc in the upper half of the screen. Over the next few days this burn in has turned into a giant brown blob / haze. It is getting bigger and bigger each day or two. I was running MIUI 2.3.7 for the vibrant and this is the 1st issue I have ever encountered with my phone.
I have read some about the AMOLED screen and burn in but I am confused as to why I would have burn in to begin with. I have always kept the screen timeout to 30s and never have the screen on for longer than 10min to 15min at a time while using it. I have turned the phone off for a whole day and still there. I have odin'd back to stock and still there. I have downloaded screen fix / burn in tester apps and still there. It appears my screen is calling it quits and I will need to get a new phone.
I got the vibrant when it 1st was released and my warranty is out. I don't have insurance on it either to boot so I'm out of 400 bucks is this is not fixable. The phone has never been dropped and I have always taken extremely good care of it. Just wondering if there is any hope in fixing this and if anyone has had the same issue. Anyone know what the deal is with this and if it is fixable or if a new phone is the solution?
Go down about five threads, worst case scenario you might have to replace screen. if thats the case I believe there are several ops on this and probly a youtube vid. Run every screen test on the market first, Im in the same boat different problem.
You can buy replacement screens off ebay...they're usually like $100 but its better than spending $400 on a new phone ya know. It shouldn't be toooo awful hard to install either. I'd try it if I were in your situation.
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I have two H918s. A while back, I broke the screen on one, which is why I bought the second. Today, I did the repair on the first using a replacement display (which came complete with a frame). Powering it on after the repair, I notice significant screen flicker that makes the device unusable. Is this something others have encountered after doing a repair? Or did I just buy a faulty screen?
Edit: A few hours later, the flickering stopped completely. Don't know what it was, but it's all good now. Thanks.
Where did you got the screen to buy?
Links?
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Where did you got the screen to buy?
Links?
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I noticed my H910 did that on the stock pie setup screen, I think it's because it's hot lol