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Xoom Blemish on screen

noticed a blemish on the right hand side of the screen you can see a blurring and meshing of colors when you look at it - and now it's been noticed its staring at me all the time....
Think i should take it back to pcw?

Lothaen said:
noticed a blemish on the right hand side of the screen you can see a blurring and meshing of colors when you look at it - and now it's been noticed its staring at me all the time....
Think i should take it back to pcw?
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Try it, worst that can happen is they say no. Best case you have a shiny new (blemish free) screen.
Just check it's not dirt/crud on the screen surface before you take it back

looks like oil under the screen - or like when you press hard on a tft screen and you see the ripple effect sort of thing.. it's fairly obvious when you look at it from an angle.
I called and they said i should be able to take it back to a store - the hardest part will be convincing a pcw bod to actually see it too...
i stuck angry birds rio shortcut on top of it so i can find it easily though

Seems impossible to find a number to an actual store that someone will answer... there's a pcw up the road but I only have the tablet. Not the box it came in... just wanted to know if they would swap it out or I would need to take the box et all back... sigh
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Happily changed it at Derby but they tried to say it was out of warranty because it was ordered over 21 days ago... even though delivery was 2 days ago. Jerks
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Lothaen said:
noticed a blemish on the right hand side of the screen you can see a blurring and meshing of colors when you look at it - and now it's been noticed its staring at me all the time....
Think i should take it back to pcw?
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Don't take it back until the 4G version are out, that's what I am doing with my screen blemish. Even spoke with my VZW rep and he said hell yea, wait for the 4g versions.

Ha! Warranty is a year not 21 days. Screw those guys.
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I wonder if manufacturers warranty is 1yr but you have 21 days to return the product to the store, i.e. PCW? I don't know but its crazy anyway.
Now my new xoom doesn't have that problem and just starting to set it up again but I have two Xoom's according to Android Market..
Code:
NICKNAME VISIBILITY MAKER MODEL
Xoom M Shown in menus Motorola MZ604
Desire M Shown in menus HTC HTC Desire
Xoom-old Hidden in menus Motorola MZ604
Apart from 'hidden in menus' there's no way to remove the device at the moment?

I don't think so, I was looking for a way to remove my old Desire the other day and couldn't find one.
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Standard reply probably but at least I vented my frustration at being told it was out of warranty before it was even delivered...
Dear Mr,
Thank you for your email dated 16th April 2011.
I was concerned to learn of your experience with our PCWorld store in Derby. A copy of your correspondence has been sent to the Store Manager. This matter will be investigated internally and steps will be taken to ensure that this type of incident does not happen again.
Please accept my apologies for this matter and my assurances that this does not reflect our usual high level of product satisfaction and service we aim to offer all our customers. I trust that you will not be deterred from shopping with us in the future.
Regards,
PCWorld.co.uk
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I have a tiny little black ( to be fair slight gray )dot on my screen in the middle. it looks as if the blemish is beneath the lcd panel. I am debating getting an exchange. I am in Canada and bought it through bhvideo. it is barely noticable and maybe a millimetre by two millimetre. I have just read with people with dead pixels etc... and would hate to exchange one small problem for another probkem. hmmmmm

Zeusus said:
I have a tiny little black ( to be fair slight gray )dot on my screen in the middle. it looks as if the blemish is beneath the lcd panel. I am debating getting an exchange. I am in Canada and bought it through bhvideo. it is barely noticable and maybe a millimetre by two millimetre. I have just read with people with dead pixels etc... and would hate to exchange one small problem for another probkem. hmmmmm
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I had a dead pixel on my status bar and I returned it,
Although it was extremely noticeable (blue pixel on the black status bar)
You paid the money for a xoom, you should return it and get a flawless tablet.

E Ink Spot after rooting... - Any fix? :(

Hello,
I just rooted my NST successfully with Touchnooter. After I used it a few minutes (about 5 mins), I found a black spot in the middle of my screen which won't go away.
It's everytime there, no matter what I do, even if it's off I can see the spot.
Powering the nook off and on again doesn't help.
Since I imported it, I can't replace it. That's what makes me really, really sad. Is there any way to fix this stucked spot?

Send the picture. It may help understand what is happening.

I'll do a picture if I'm at home.
After I used ADW Launcher and opened the App Drawer (where I slided from left, to right, etc. to look for the app i was searching), I got a stuck pixel (the e ink display doesn't have pixels? that's why i called it ink spot or stuck spot).
It looks like a dead pixel which is black all the time, even if my nook is off.

There have been a few reports of dead pixels.
I heard that somebody got an exchange because of it.
I doubt that anything you did with rooting caused this.
There are multiple "pearls" or blobs per pixels. See this microphotograph:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pamoroso/5407255967/in/photostream/lightbox/
I don't think that you are seeing a single pearl getting stuck.
It seems to me that the problem must be electrical.
If it were me, I might try just for the heck of it to see if it could get "unstuck".
I'd try some full-page black white transitions, but I wouldn't hope too much.

I'd go for the unrooting path. If it comes back to original state, re-root again and check if the problem shows up again.
Forcing a black screen and coming back should work (sort of a screen reset), maybe a screen check program would do the trick (look for it in the market).

I already did use my backup, but that didn't help, sadly. It seems to me, that this pixel is burned in the screen now.
I also used a whole dark screen because I also hoped to reset this pixel, this was also not working.
Aww, it's driving me nuts. Is there really an app in the market that could help me? Because dead pixel at an e ink device aren't that normal. Oh well, so sad. And I paid 200€ for it + 1 cover + 1 light because of the import, now that. T_T
Thanks for your replies, apeine.

Draygon said:
I paid 200€ for it
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Yow! They were selling refurbished ones on eBay for $65.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Barnes-Noble-Nook-Simple-Touch-2GB-Wi-Fi-6in-Black-/300688948315?afsrc=1
Hmm, well they seem to be $79 now.

So, nobody knows a fix? T_T

like already said thi is a hardware issue..
it happens if you root or even if you root not..
its like you said a dead pixel.(on a TFT its not that bad because there are more pixel)
use the support(remove the root before)
thats the problem with a importet divice
its not cheap incase of an supportcase

As much as I like the Nook Simple Touch's general design, I have to say gross light diffuse!!! One day of use, extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely careful on the screen. Now I have a white spot (when Glowlight is on) and black spot (noticeable on white background). Come on B&N! I really liked Nook (still do), but going with new Nook Glowlight (2013) is not an option for me at all. Up to now, no eReader can come close to the lovely Kindle Keyboard. It's like Windows XP of Microsoft products! :laugh:
P.S. I guess the black spot occurred because of rooting, if not just because of bad design of NSTwG.

The black spot was definitely unrelated to rooting. The fragility of the light diffuser film is a very well known issue since day one. When the glowlight first came out bloggers posted pictures of their damaged bright spots. Though of course B&N never admits anyvsuch thing on their web site, so people just keep unwittingly damaging them. Get a replacement and use a case that protects the screen at least when not reading. I use a Speck case that has a formed shell that snaps onto the back and a hard book cover front. The whole thing is covered in fake leather. The inside of the screen cover is velvet-ish. I damaged mine too when I first got it. I was extremely careful too. Since then I use the case religiously and I know not to let anything touch that screen at all not even casually. Just my fingers. Since then no problems. I agree it is a bad design to be so delicate and bad policy and bad customer treatment not to warn you about it.
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KEYofR said:
The black spot was definitely unrelated to rooting. The fragility of the light diffuser film is a very well known issue since day one. When the glowlight first came out bloggers posted pictures of their damaged bright spots. Though of course B&N never admits anyvsuch thing on their web site, so people just keep unwittingly damaging them. Get a replacement and use a case that protects the screen at least when not reading. I use a Speck case that has a formed shell that snaps onto the back and a hard book cover front. The whole thing is covered in fake leather. The inside of the screen cover is velvet-ish. I damaged mine too when I first got it. I was extremely careful too. Since then I use the case religiously and I know not to let anything touch that screen at all not even casually. Just my fingers. Since then no problems. I agree it is a bad design to be so delicate and bad policy and bad customer treatment not to warn you about it.
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Thanks! yes I was aware of these issues right off the bat, but bought one as my 2nd eReader. Believe it or not, after this happening, I'm just more in love of my K3. It's just such a sturdy beast! Best of all readers, for me it even defeats Paperwhite or what not. It gets beaten around in my backbag etc. and I've had it for several years now. No wear. Handsome as first day.
My plan was to make this my main eReader, but now I can't fully trust it, so it'd still be my night time reader. Now my plan: get a case, be even more careful... and cherish K3.
Edit: Well, I have to say that the black spot is extremely small, like 1 pixel. You have to really look close to notice it. The white spot is even smaller and just noticeable in Glowlight and from one direction! From 3 other directions, it's not noticeable at all. With this, I realized: 1. The device had been like this since I got it in mail. 2. Rooting has nothing to do with these issues.
I still love my NSTwG though.

Small black marks on screen

Has anyone noticed that the is a few small black lives it something when the screen is dark. I've noticed this on two different devices already.
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Yeah. I just got my galaxy s3 yesterday and I noticed the same thing. I hheard this is a common problem with super amloed screens. Mine has a lot and I'm hoping to return it tomorrow for another one with less.
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Get used to it. Is very common

dasistsparta said:
Get used to it. Is very common
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Or exchange it...it is very common on GS2's and Galaxy Nexus...I've seen people post, they bought a Nexus from Google and they have gone through like 5 getting one that doesn't have the dark blotch problem. Some GS3's have it too, mainly international versions. If you got a bad one, take it back...run LCD Test and show it to them, they have to exchange it.
It's something with the glue not drying inside the digitizer/glass assembly

one of the reason why I have not bought a galaxy s3. I don't want to play the exchange game.

ayeitschris said:
Yeah. I just got my galaxy s3 yesterday and I noticed the same thing. I hheard this is a common problem with super amloed screens. Mine has a lot and I'm hoping to return it tomorrow for another one with less.
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well if you exchange or return..chances are you will still have the spots, maybe even worse....

accordex said:
Or exchange it...it is very common on GS2's and Galaxy Nexus...I've seen people post, they bought a Nexus from Google and they have gone through like 5 getting one that doesn't have the dark blotch problem. Some GS3's have it too, mainly international versions. If you got a bad one, take it back...run LCD Test and show it to them, they have to exchange it.
It's something with the glue not drying inside the digitizer/glass assembly
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Just ran the app and I didn't see any on my unit. I have an ATT white SIII.
Thanks for the app!

Ive got them too and im the guy who exchanges if there is the smallest of defects but im ignoring it I got over it u will too

twayneo said:
Ive got them too and im the guy who exchanges if there is the smallest of defects but im ignoring it I got over it u will too
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im like that too.... but this defect doesn't bother me as much since it is on ALL phones..regardless if people say they don't have it...they are lying or not testing it properly
it's almost like a guy who says he never masturbates....yea right! :laugh:

Oh crap.. i was thinking of exchanging my unit because it came from factory with a small hairline nick/scratch on the area above the line sensor. Everything else is mint except this part and it annoys the hell out of me. However, I don't have any small black marks nor blotches on my screen. I just tested with LCD Test and it is perfect. Now I don't know if I should exchange it now for risk of getting a bad lcd :/
Would you guys exchange it if you were in my position?

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Oh crap.. i was thinking of exchanging my unit because it came from factory with a small hairline nick/scratch on the area above the line sensor. Everything else is mint except this part and it annoys the hell out of me. However, I don't have any small black marks nor blotches on my screen. I just tested with LCD Test and it is perfect. Now I don't know if I should exchange it now for risk of getting a bad lcd :/
Would you guys exchange it if you were in my position?
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You have to use lcd test on black with maximum brightness, you have to be in nearly complete dark, and you have to let your eyes adjust to darkness. Otherwise, you won't see them. Even the capacitive key lights are bright enough to wipe them out.
It's really a nonissue, unless your phone is defective. Some people's phones are really defective, and they are even able to take photographs of those.
Normally, there's no way to see them in any real world use.

Nexus 7 defects?

How many of you are having manufacturer defects out of the box?
Had a dead pixel on mine that I picked up from GameStop
Also it seems the screen is coming up on the left like if the adhesive is giving out already.
I spoke to GameStop who referred me to play store but then play store said any warranty claims have to be done through the retailer. Obviously GameStop is out of stock but they said they were emailing corporate for me today to ask for another unit to be sent. So I should have mine replaced around Wednesday hopefully.
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*EDIT* - Poll added
Another member (Capt.PP) asked me to include a poll to ask where we got our defective Nexus 7 tablets. If your place isn't on the list please include it in your post.

LCD happens

tdrussell said:
LCD happens
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I got so used to amoled screens I forgot about dead pixels on LCD. Is it possible it being an LCD it might just be stuck?
Anyone ever have any success with one of those stuck pixel fix apps?
Either way I'm doing an exchange because of the screen not being recessed on left side properly. But hopefully no dead pixels on next one.
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So this guy's trolling was in reality not a troll?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28712748#post28712748

Outrager said:
So this guy's trolling was in reality not a troll?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28712748#post28712748
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Lol. Looks like trolling but I did read in another thread a guy had issue with his screen stating to come off his I/O device. I noticed mine while I was holding it on the left side the screen was giving in and making some creaking and such. Upon closer inspection I noticed on the left side/middle area the screen was actually sitting above the frame. Everywhere else it was sitting nicely and recessed under the frame.
Anyway the risk of defects is always going to be higher with the first runs.
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Snaaap! Got mine today but seems OK... how to notice dead pixels..?? Lol. I'll have another look at my screen !
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Picked mine up from GameStop too. So far, no problems with it! Hope you get yours fixed soon. ^.^
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I have a slight light bleed In bottom left corner. Anyone else have this?
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androidkid311 said:
Snaaap! Got mine today but seems OK... how to notice dead pixels..?? Lol. I'll have another look at my screen !
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Download a dead pixel test app on play store. Its basically solid color backgrounds you alternate so in some cases you'll be able to see the pixel in a red background etc.
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lazaro17 said:
How many of you are having manufacturer defects out of the box?
Had a dead pixel on mine that I picked up from GameStop
Also it seems the screen is coming up on the left like if the adhesive is giving out already.
I spoke to GameStop who referred me to play store but then play store said any warranty claims have to be done through the retailer. Obviously GameStop is out of stock but they said they were emailing corporate for me today to ask for another unit to be sent. So I should have mine replaced around Wednesday hopefully.
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Could you be kind enough to post a pic of your screen defect?

janedoesmith said:
Could you be kind enough to post a pic of your screen defect?
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Sure...its a bit difficult to see on a picture but its basically the screen rising above the border in one area so the edge of the screen is exposed. That same area is soft as well where pressing on makes the screen move in and out with creaking. The rest of the edges are sturdy.
Dead pixel I'm not posting photo since I'm sure everyone knows what that looks like but its located on the app drawer button in portrait mode. Shows up the most in white backgrounds.
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lazaro17 said:
How many of you are having manufacturer defects out of the box?
Had a dead pixel on mine that I picked up from GameStop
Also it seems the screen is coming up on the left like if the adhesive is giving out already.
I spoke to GameStop who referred me to play store but then play store said any warranty claims have to be done through the retailer. Obviously GameStop is out of stock but they said they were emailing corporate for me today to ask for another unit to be sent. So I should have mine replaced around Wednesday hopefully.
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Mine has a similar issue, its on the left middle section. Whatever is holding the screen down is coming loose like the adhesive. The screen works fine but you can see the screen is raised a couple a cm or so. Makes a slight creak sound.
Might contact Asus for warranty and see how they do it or just give Gamestop some time so i can exchange it.

NavySpark said:
Mine has a similar issue, its on the left middle section. Whatever is holding the screen down is coming loose like the adhesive. The screen works fine but you can see the screen is raised a couple a cm or so.
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same spot mine is at

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same spot mine is at
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Bet this is going to be a known issue all around. I was able to push it down but i figure its adhesive so its eventually going to happen again and again until the adhesive isn't sticky anymore. Sad days but other than that this tablet is solid.
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Well according to ifxit, they are small retaining clips that hold it so i hope its not a broken clip. I could easily put more adhesive down a it looks like it just pops up.

lazaro17 said:
Sure...its a bit difficult to see on a picture but its basically the screen rising above the border in one area so the edge of the screen is exposed. That same area is soft as well where pressing on makes the screen move in and out with creaking. The rest of the edges are sturdy.
Dead pixel I'm not posting photo since I'm sure everyone knows what that looks like but its located on the app drawer button in portrait mode. Shows up the most in white backgrounds.
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I really appreciate it and thank you. Now I know what to look for once my N7 arrives.

My Gamestop doesn't have any extras, calling Google to see if they can do anything. I would like to see if i can get a replacement sent out and then send this one back but we shall see.

I returned 3 transformer primes for screen defects. Asus qc isn't the greatest. It's probably why they're prices are so good for what you get.

On mine when the brightness is on the lower end the screen starts to flicker a little. I think it's software related. But once you set the brightness higher it stops doing it.
Oh and it only does that on white backgrounds like google voice search.
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Excellent device but mine isn't flush on the right side of the screen. (Portrait)
After a few hours of use it's starting to pop if you press midway on the bezel.
I'll get it swapped in due course

Is anyone else able to reproduce the screen flicker issue?
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Screen ripple fix?

Is there anyway to fix the screen ripple?
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In the words of the virgin Mary, come again?

Sorry. I was wondering if there was a fix for when you pressed down on the side of the screen and it started to ripple like an lcd

RMA it like I did yesterday.
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ncvikingx97 said:
Sorry. I was wondering if there was a fix for when you pressed down on the side of the screen and it started to ripple like an lcd
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It ripples like an lcd because it is an lcd.
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Yeah, I dont think an rma is going to fix this. Don't squeeze it so hard... fixed.
Mine does it as well, so not knockin ya but. It has yet to be an issue in actual real life use. Sure you can sit there and pinch the thing, but just stop, and you'll never notice it again.

I am very OCD about my devices. Honestly, as long as I know that nothing is wrong with it in that category, I will be fine

I noticed the ripple on two of the three N7's I tried. While I think it probably SHOULDN'T be happening (i.e., it represents an underlying design and/or manufacturing flaw), I don't think it will cause any issues. Like the screen lift, it's one of those things where it's technically a defect, but it's not likely to cause any performance or other issues.
If I hadn't had other problems with mine, I'd have put the best N7 in a case and forgotten all about those two issues.

What were your other problems

My first one had pretty good screen seperation all along the left side, and pretty bad lightbleed from the left side.
My new one has barely any lift (just a 1 inch section, about a third the way up on the left side), but has the lcd ripple.
The screen seperation isn't even noticeable unless you lay it flat and look across the glass and this one feels solid, the first one was spongy.
I can handle the ripple, because it only happens when im messing with it, trying to make it happen.

regalpimpin said:
Yeah, I dont think an rma is going to fix this. Don't squeeze it so hard... fixed.
Mine does it as well, so not knockin ya but. It has yet to be an issue in actual real life use. Sure you can sit there and pinch the thing, but just stop, and you'll never notice it again.
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Tried it on mine. I am kind of shocked at how hard it had to press to get it to ripple. I am hoping get that the op has a worse case than I do because if not this is crazy. I would never pinch that hard I every day use.
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ncvikingx97 said:
What were your other problems
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Dead pixel on one, and a putrid yellow tint on the other two.
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Just found another stuck pixel. Prob going for a return