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Replacement Screen

Hi guys, I cracked my screen today, I was wondering which one will save me more money? ordering a new screen and fitting it my self or going down to a phone shop and get it done?
Where is the cheapest place to get a replacement screen from (in the uk)
Thanks.

pod8 said:
Hi guys, I cracked my screen today, I was wondering which one will save me more money? ordering a new screen and fitting it my self or going down to a phone shop and get it done?
Where is the cheapest place to get a replacement screen from (in the uk)
Thanks.
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I think it was user ygeller that reported he could only find two places in UK that would replace screen at £150. In which case cheaper/but possibly riskier to do it yourself.
these threads you may or may not have seen already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=288385&page=2&highlight=replacement
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=291793&highlight=screen+replacement
Mike

Great, so my phone is basically a door stop untill i can get it fixed, im sure not going to try and get HTC to fix it 150 is crazy, i think i will buy a screen somewhere and do it my self, after all i did manage to mod my xbox 360 up with neon lights
Any direct links to good sites that sells screens as a low price?
Cheers.

Bump bump bump

Took it to carphonewarehouse, they charged me £40 for replacment, they said if it cost more then they would pay the difference on top of the 40, good deal eh?

40 is a pretty good deal! My digitizer was going out so I bought a new one, anyone know how hard it is to replace? I already took the phone apart and the screen is off. How do I take the digitizer off?

MilanoRex said:
40 is a pretty good deal! My digitizer was going out so I bought a new one, anyone know how hard it is to replace? I already took the phone apart and the screen is off. How do I take the digitizer off?
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yup 40 is a very good deal, i was shocked when he said it cost 40!
Btw, whats a digitizer?

pod8 said:
Took it to carphonewarehouse, they charged me £40 for replacment, they said if it cost more then they would pay the difference on top of the 40, good deal eh?
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same with vodafone UK for me. £40.

pod8 said:
yup 40 is a very good deal, i was shocked when he said it cost 40!
Btw, whats a digitizer?
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This is the Digitizer
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Very simply put it converts the screen taps from the screen into an electrical signal equivalent to a "grid reference" signal based on xy axes.
Mike

i cracked mine too cost €140 @ http://www.solid-vision.com/ in the Netherlands and it took 4 days...

oostr048 said:
i cracked mine too cost €140 @ http://www.solid-vision.com/ in the Netherlands and it took 4 days...
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Be careful with the previous reply web link. I had a virus warning popup when I clicked on it. Don't let it happen to you.

Not that it helps you guys in the UK, but I got a screen/digitizer from a seller on eBay in the US for 89 USD.
My digitizer is cracked, but the LCD is fine it's a pain to use in this condition but it gets me by.
I will try to do the screen swap tommorow.

Just got done with the replacement. Wasn't that bad at all. I would've been done in about 20 minutes, but I had a dreaded white screen with no display that freaked me out. Then I remembered a connector not seeming to fit correctly.
Disassembled and reassembled and I am back in business.
For future reference, the bottom connector in this picture:
You need to make sure sits correctly.
Here is the auction for the screen I got from a seller in California.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-TyTN-Cingular-8525-JasJam-Hermes-LCD-and-Digitzer_W0QQitemZ270108645683QQihZ017QQcategoryZ41343QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
Hope this helps save someone some money!

This poor N1

Got this thing in at work today. It was an AT&T version. Scavenged the speaker for a coworker and LED board for a spare. but holy hell, this thing had a rough life. looks like it was roughly taken apart before I got to it. Makes me kind it sad. :-(
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MURDER!!!! Why would anyone do such a poor thing to such a helpless device?

How did you get it?
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the people that butcher these things can suck it imo.

imo we should have pulled the display just for S's&G's...

Is that huge piece of copper part of the flex circuit, or just a heat spreader under the battery?

Are you selling any parts? If that AMOLED/Digitizer is still apart (never been replaced/pulled apart) im willing to buy it.
I replaced mine, and the screen keeps getting dust under it. Once the digitizer is replaced, it's hard to keep dust from getting under it.

Both myself and crusher work for a used electronics reseller... its already on ebay... its broken though so you might be able to get it for cheap. The bids start @ $1
And no the diaplay/digitizer havent been separated.
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Pm me the ebay link please.

me too please, I want the housing

Wow that was a powerful hack, what rom did you flash? Did you even do a nandroid backup before flashing? What recovery did you use?

I can PM you the eBay listing once it actually goes active. Don't really think there is anything usable from it. Whoever sent it in DESTROYED it.

Crusher16 said:
I can PM you the eBay listing once it actually goes active. Don't really think there is anything usable from it. Whoever sent it in DESTROYED it.
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What exactly did they destroy. Cant cyanogen help to fix it?

elkyur said:
What exactly did they destroy. Cant cyanogen help to fix it?
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Pretty much everything. Most of the ribbon connectors were messed up, all of the mounting screws and hardware were gone, wouldn't charge or power on, and it was just generally beat to hell.

Crusher16 said:
Pretty much everything. Most of the ribbon connectors were messed up, all of the mounting screws and hardware were gone, wouldn't charge or power on, and it was just generally beat to hell.
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how? Is that your or some one?
Why dont you just use nandroid back up to get kt back on work.

Poor little ole nexus one... never stood a chance

flappjaxxx said:
Poor little ole nexus one... never stood a chance
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Nexus one is not poor it costed 530$, and I thing gingerbread update will fix this.

elkyur said:
Nexus one is not poor it costed 530$, and I thing gingerbread update will fix this.
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Your retarded, quit trolling.
The lens is scratched but the display should work, no way to test it though so idk. The housing is beat to crap and you deff dont want it.
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elkyur said:
What exactly did they destroy. Cant cyanogen help to fix it?
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Are you retarded? Why do you praise cyanogen as a god who can do all, and does all.
This is the second thread you've posted in that makes you look stupid.

Rayman0625 said:
Are you retarded? Why do you praise cyanogen as a god who can do all, and does all.
This is the second thread you've posted in that makes you look stupid.
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Yes i am stupid, youre right but sti susessed @ porting latest cm 6 nightly with awesome fm radio.
Cynanogen is my favorite hacker ))
But anywayz what did you flash to get following result.

Dodgy Dealings

Hi Guys
Just wanted to alert you to a person on XDA that sold me a dud deal and to let people know not to purchase from this bloke.
Please Click Here to read the PDF that was created to try and claim funds back via paypal. (Includes Pm's, Emails & photos)
The XDA username is eosrider he is still active in the HD2 forums but ignores my contact.
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Phone held together with bluetack because all screws missing, fingerprints under the smashed screen, digitizer ribbon missing...
Becareful Guys
Take care!!

wow, that's messed up

Thanks for the head's up.

Wow must have been dropped from a building or something!!

Yeah they're is some decent damage, have been able to repair for $150US but still big PITA
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Ha. He (eosrider) writes this
eosrider said:
keeping an eye on the bay area. violators will be dealt with. laptops used to install linux/android on an HD2 (*FOR PROFIT*) will be subject to getting smashed and rendered useless. people on here may think im kidding but im not.
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and then does that to you? Maybe someone should smash his head and render his already non-functioning brain useless*
*note: In no way, shape or form am I actually telling you to do such a thing. It's illegal

yeah that is pretty average mate... i would be chasing it myself... but then i know quite a few shonky people in the states thru my gym history....
Wonder how he can live with himself, ripping off someone in the android community like that and still show his face around here!

cmon now, you were getting 2 new HD2s for $480...if its too good too be true, well ill let you finish the rest.

I also inquired about buying an hd2 from eosrider. We had a few pm's back and forth but I never bought from him. He asked 225 for one hd2.
In one PM eosrider writes:
"I am located in Santa Rosa, California. I purchased these phones from a wholesale distributer in California. These phones do not include the fancy box that you would get from T-mobile. What you get is the phone shipped to you in a standard shipping box. It includes the device minus the micro sd card, and USB charging cable.
At this point I am trying to start a cell phone sales company. I am going about it the cheapest way possible. I realize that people may have lots of questions with a sales situation like this. However, I will also say that the paypal that I use to accept payments for this 'business' is also the same that I use for a server rental company, ebay, Magic the Gathering Online, and other misc business. I have no intention of making a quick buck on vapor ware or anything less than legitimate."
He also included a phone number in one PM. I could give you the # via PM if it helps you contact him to resolve your issue.

polo735 said:
I also inquired about buying an hd2 from eosrider. We had a few pm's back and forth but I never bought from him. He asked 225 for one hd2.
He also included a phone number in one PM. I could give you the # via PM if it helps you contact him to resolve your issue.
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PM sent, thanks mate.

Just bumping this up for people that might have missed this.
Sent from my HTC HD2 T8585 using XDA App

so u bought 2 hd2s ? for 480 ? or only 1 ?

what a shame...
thanks for posting this here.
DN41

Chassis Separation above charging port

Anyone ever heard of their chassis coming away from the glass above the port? Woke up this morning to find this.
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My GTab does not have this problem and I plug it in to charge every evening. Have had the unit since late-July of last year.
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Unfortunately, I can't say that I have heard of this happening before. My 10.1 isn't experiencing that, and neither are any of the 10.1's owned by friends and family. At the same time, our tablets are the earlier versions (purchased at launch) that are lacking the Samsung branding under the glass above the charging port. I have a question for you though, has your device been in to Samsung for service? If not, have you contacted Samsung about this? This is definitely something that is covered under the Manufacturer's warranty.

Just received the return shipping label. They asked what I'd want if it couldn't be fixed? I said a 32 instead of a 16 if it had to be replaced. LOL I doubt they show me that kind of love.

petcojunkie said:
Just received the return shipping label. They asked what I'd want if it couldn't be fixed? I said a 32 instead of a 16 if it had to be replaced. LOL I doubt they show me that kind of love.
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You never know until you ask.

petcojunkie said:
Just received the return shipping label. They asked what I'd want if it couldn't be fixed? I said a 32 instead of a 16 if it had to be replaced. LOL I doubt they show me that kind of love.
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ha! Good luck with that....

I know its just a dream

So they said my screen is warped/ bent, on top of that they say the chassis is now cracked, when my pics clearly show that is not the case. I call bull****, what are my options?
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petcojunkie said:
So they said my screen is warped/ bent, on top of that they say the chassis is now cracked, when my pics clearly show that is not the case. I call bull****, what are my options?
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keep complaining... that's the ONLY way with this bozos....you'll eventually get to a "manager" who will take you to another "manager", then they will either replace it or fix it.....i did that for 18 times with my hp laptop...what a piece of junk.

Just pissed never so much trouble with them. I have several TVs from them and a phone never no problems.
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Are they saying since it's "cracked" it's not covered under warranty? Just wondering cause that's definitely bullsh!t.
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I'm telling you...get high enough where they give you an email address...email them the photo...they have to fix it...if not...complain...go higher and higher till you get what you want.

So they sent it back despite the pics and everything, wanted me to pay 199.99? Totally dissatisfied with this. I own several nice pieces of Sammy equipment and never any issues....

Hmm, look at that, I kind of see a sliiiight little bump on mine too. I can press on it and see that it does deform a tad. Now you got me all paranoid. Its definitely no where near as bad as yours though.

I really hate to revive such an old thread but the bezel near my charging port has cracked exactly as described as well. Has this happened to anyone else and has anyone gotten a resolution. It seems this is definitely a manufacturers defect

Longshot -->Spare parts source for a Yoga Tablet 2 830F - 8"?

Does anyone have any ideas where I can find replacement parts for this thing? Specifically I'm seeking the little flex board that houses the micro USB connector. It's my wife's tablet and she's hard on connectors. I've repaired several of her phones but this tablet is more obscure it seems.
I've been searching based on printing on the part and I can find a pic of it from google image using "lenovo Blade2_8" but the link to a russian website doesn't go to the part shown.
It looks like this:
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this one or this search and i think you can find more
hardware manual

Thank You! I searched everywhere I could think of; not sure how I missed the eBay one, that's my goto source for most things like this.
I'm hoping that it is the bum part as the device still recognizes that a USB is plugged in momentarily. It's a $50 guess.

delawaredrew said:
Thank You! I searched everywhere I could think of; not sure how I missed the eBay one, that's my goto source for most things like this.
I'm hoping that it is the bum part as the device still recognizes that a USB is plugged in momentarily. It's a $50 guess.
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wow... that ebay seller sure has a good margin considering the import statement found here it costs 1.5 us dollars per unit (not even 2), yet the seller is the one who makes the price, if you have someone who can buy from and send it to you from china... or some friend in russia for this one i am sure is way cheaper ... or just go to a near lenovo support service that does hw repairs and beg for it or tell them that you will pay double the price (3 usd)
you can also search for the part yourself, i just linked the fast found search results

delawaredrew said:
Does anyone have any ideas where I can find replacement parts for this thing? Specifically I'm seeking the little flex board that houses the micro USB connector. It's my wife's tablet and she's hard on connectors. I've repaired several of her phones but this tablet is more obscure it seems.
I've been searching based on printing on the part and I can find a pic of it from google image using "lenovo Blade2_8" but the link to a russian website doesn't go to the part shown.
It looks like this:
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Drew
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If I were you, I would order a new USB connector and then solder it to the ribbon in place of the old one. It is tricky, but doable. Just need a fine tip soldering iron and some helping hands and a pair of tweezers. You do not want to let the ribbon cable heat up and melt. That would be the end. But, like I said, it can be done.
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Success!
I bought and replaced the whole part and it works, charging as normal.
The $50 price tag was steep for a part that probably cost $0.10 in China but, whatever; that's why I work . And my wife is happy now. So I'll consider it a worthy investment.
Jaytronics - I usually do OK fixing my own stuff but I've never been any good at soldering. I'm shaky on a good day and I don't get much practice. I can get it done on larger things but on something that size I'd probably bridge 2 pins or something. I thought about trying it when I failed to find the whole piece but doubt won.
Thanks for the input guys. XDA saves the day again.
Now if I can just find a root and ROM for it.... it doesn't play with Hulu well on stock ROM.
Drew