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Cracked screen fixed for $55.

After reading around on the forums and seeing people getting theirs fixed for around $120, I was more than willing to pay. HTC said the same price, but they just quoted me $55! It was a smallish crack and the touch sensor still worked.
Just wanted to let y'all know that it could be less as well as more! Cheers

Considering the shortage of amoled screens. Maybe you got an slcd screen instead?

It does sound like it. Super tft screen should be a lot cheaper to buy from sony since the technology has matured.
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I recently did a swap because I dropped my phone and the screen cracked. Yesterday, I got my quote of $115. You were lucky to only have to pay that much

mrbkkt1 said:
Considering the shortage of amoled screens. Maybe you got an slcd screen instead?
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He probably had a cracked glass, not the display or digitizer.

Just to throw my two cents in....
I too had a cracked screen and the actual repair cost was $55. However, during my original phone conversation with HTC they quoted me $115.

How long did the turn around take for HTC to fix your phone?
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I mailed it to them on July 26th and received it back yesterday, August 5.

not too bad of a turn around time. Just hope Ill keep this phone long enough and not damage it. Very tempting to sell it and buy the latest toy, not being under contract is nice. Almost went for the iphone 4 already, and still am tempted to do so. Most likely just going to unlock the 3gs I currently have sitting around.

I wish they'd put a new digitizer with the SLCD screens. I'd consider dropping my n1 heavily and pay to get the new screen lol.
I wonder if it's possible to jury-rig an Incredible's digitizer into the n1...

Just got it back today. They did say it would take longer as usual because the service center was backed up...in total it took 9 days for them to look at it, fix it, and send it back.
The screen looks quite similar. When looking closely it has the same AMOLED pattern my original phone had, do the SLCD screens also have that pixel pattern?
They ended up swapping the phone for the $55...and yes, I now have a locked bootloader which I can do a sneaky unlock on. Awesome!

[Q] Just dropped my Nexus - can it be saved?

So...I just died a little inside...
What I've foolishly done is dropped my Nexus 7 screen side down onto floorboards and as you can see in the attached picture...something has gone awry. I'm assuming that it's the digitiser that's broken??? - is there anything I can (relatively) easily do with limited knowledge of this kind of stuff (via tutorials?)? Or would I be best replacing the device? When the screen is on, the individual bars change colour, cycling through purple, black, but mostly white. The tablet makes the unlocking sound and I can VERY faintly see some aspects of my home screen.
Any help would be appreciated. Rotten start to the new year.
Located in Melbourne, Australia, if that's of any use...

you could check out Tablet repair shops on Craiglist . They usually fix cell phones and tablets for 10 to 40 bucks. Its worth it.

if you are good with tools you could pop it open your self and see if any cables are messed up, give you a better idea on what you need to replace

soloman56 said:
So...I just died a little inside...
What I've foolishly done is dropped my Nexus 7 screen side down onto floorboards and as you can see in the attached picture...something has gone awry. I'm assuming that it's the digitiser that's broken??? - is there anything I can (relatively) easily do with limited knowledge of this kind of stuff (via tutorials?)? Or would I be best replacing the device? When the screen is on, the individual bars change colour, cycling through purple, black, but mostly white. The tablet makes the unlocking sound and I can VERY faintly see some aspects of my home screen.
Any help would be appreciated. Rotten start to the new year.
Located in Melbourne, Australia, if that's of any use...
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I try to repair anything I can, Its usually cheaper and also a good chance to gain experience with this stuff. I cant tell you how many screens ive had to replace on my wifes Iphone haha. As far as tutorials go youtube has a whole bunch of them some are more thorough then others Heres a good one to get ya started. Nexus 7 Tear Down
Here is a written tutorial for removing the screen assembly. Between these two you should have no problems! Nexus 7 screen repair

If it still has warranty, you can copy everything you need off the SD card and get it replaced. You can try sending it to a repair shop, but it might be cheaper to buy a new one.

called asus and they told me that it'll cost $220 to replace the device as they won't repair it. I've copied everything over to my pc and I'll probably have a crack at giving it a tear down and fixing it. otherwise I think I'll upgrade to the 32gb as I've found 16gb to be too restrictive. annoying (for me) that there will be a new model in ~6 months time...

cjsspape said:
I try to repair anything I can, Its usually cheaper and also a good chance to gain experience with this stuff. I cant tell you how many screens ive had to replace on my wifes Iphone haha. As far as tutorials go youtube has a whole bunch of them some are more thorough then others Heres a good one to get ya started. Nexus 7 Tear Down
Here is a written tutorial for removing the screen assembly. Between these two you should have no problems! Nexus 7 screen repair
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just completed the tear down - my battery took ages to remove due to an insane amount of glue (yay for asus build quality?). was interesting to go through the process, but, sadly, the issue with the digitiser persists. I'm going to do some shopping around and see how much I can get the 32gb model for in store, other wise I may even buy (a grey import) one from kogan.com.

Is the screen actually cracked? I could not make it out from the picture.....If not why could you not just get it sent back as faulty? If there is no physical damage how could they tell? But then again you have opened it now............... Good luck.
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viper08 said:
Is the screen actually cracked? I could not make it out from the picture.....If not why could you not just get it sent back as faulty? If there is no physical damage how could they tell? But then again you have opened it now............... Good luck.
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No cracks and I thought of this straight after tearing off the security stickers Thing is, two out of the three security stickers I was told to remove in the tear down tutorial were already missing. Also, there were several black (ink/oil?) smudge-y finger prints on the copper shielding when I opened it...hmmm

RIP Nexus 7......
replace!
quicker and cheaper...
repair would cost around 70-80% of a new nexus 7

My screen cracked with a part of it not responding to the touch. which replacement sc

hello
my nexus 7's screen cracked after just 4 days of light use .. and now I have a triangular area in the top right of my screen that's not responding to the touch so that now I can't get to the right notification area unless rotate the screen or use a mouse . so I was thinking of replacing it.
since I live in Egypt and I had the tablet shipped to me from the US my only option is getting a screen shipped from ebay and installing it myself. so I was wondering what kind of screen should I get to get the whole touch screen working again.
i've been looking on ebay and was wondering if something like this might work?
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/view...1082526272&index=1&nav=SEARCH&nid=34354766081
I am not a very technical person so I am sure what the digitizer is.but I am guessing it's the part that broke to make the screen unresponsive.
so . should I get this one? if not what should I get?
I am looking for something cheap since the shipping cost is a lot.
thanks in advance

just upping the thread. I need the answer desperately
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With screen + shipping + labour charge (to change screen).. Isn't it better if you get a new set and sell off the broken one on eBay? At least it's a new set and problem free.

a new replacement screen costs as much as a new Nexus 7. I cracked mine in January. The only way to use it is to connect a mouse which is pretty lame. Waiting for the newer Nexus 7.

since I live in Egypt. I can't really sell stuff on eBay. and my nexus 7 is the 3G version so I can't afford getting a new one.
I am really confused about the concept of a touch screen, a digitizer and an LCD. what is the differences between them and what do I really need?
if you can help me with eBay links I would much appreciate it.
thanks in advance

There is a guide here on how to change the screen (ok it seems I can't post the link because don't have enough posts. If you go to ifixit and search for nexus 7, there is a guide there)
The touchscreen part (digitizer) is the outer glass.
The LCD is bonded to the glass.
I've only ever seen the lcd and digitizer sold together. It is a lot easier to change them as one unit instead of trying to remove the broken digitizer from the lcd.
As people have said the price of the part outweighs the cost of fixing it, but if you really wanted to do it you should find all the information above.

Lim Wee Huat said:
With screen + shipping + labour charge (to change screen).. Isn't it better if you get a new set and sell off the broken one on eBay? At least it's a new set and problem free.
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I agree a second hand one though would be a lot more economical
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Can you replace just the digitizer on the Nexus 7?

Ok so i dopped my nexus 7. LCD is fine, is it possible to fix just the Digitizer? Seems im just finding videos on the whole package. Its about half the price to buy just the digitizer compared to the combo.
Any help?

don't think you can. the digitizer is glued to the LCD to minimize thickness. you have to replace the whole screen.
maybe its a good excuse to buy the new n7 instead of fixing it.

Drsnazzy said:
Ok so i dopped my nexus 7. LCD is fine, is it possible to fix just the Digitizer? Seems im just finding videos on the whole package. Its about half the price to buy just the digitizer compared to the combo.
Any help?
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Yes you can. I've done it just to find out, and someone else has. The work is reported in a dedicated thread in here somewhere. Except the task takes a long time and a lot of patience. The saving eventually might not justify the effort, unfortunately. If the dig still works, you might want to wait till the combo drops to $50.00 or something. Otherwise, check this guy out.

Possible uses for a N4 with dead digitizer

Hi all. ok, so basically i dropped my n4 a few months ago and it cracked the top of the screen a little but it took out 80% of the touchscreen. its only usable now by constantly rotating it in the hope that what i need to touch is in the area which works. I have since bought a new phone (z1) but it seems a waste to have a perfectly ok n4 sitting around doing nothing.
choices are to
a) sell it (not get much for it i'm guessing)
b) fix it (replacement screen and digitizer cost a lot more than its worth doing plus i most likely wouldnt be able to do it myself)
c) repurpose it.
so i guess the real question is, what can i use it for? i cant seem to find any decent remote control apps so that i can use a touch screen of a diff android device to control it so its all a little tricky to do stuff on.
any ideas?

You can buy replacement LCD assembly on eBay for under 130 shipped. If you're in US. The job is pretty straight forward. On YouTube there are a lot of walkthroughs
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1slow4G said:
You can buy replacement LCD assembly on eBay for under 130 shipped. If you're in US. The job is pretty straight forward. On YouTube there are a lot of walkthroughs
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yeah, i know, i'm in the uk though and they seem to be in excess of £70. given that i mess up putting a screen protector on i dont think i'd be able to put a new screen on. especially given i could probably buy a 2nd hand n4 for about £100 these days it doesnt really seem to a be a lot of point in going to all that effort.

thefunkygibbon said:
yeah, i know, i'm in the uk though and they seem to be in excess of £70. given that i mess up putting a screen protector on i dont think i'd be able to put a new screen on. especially given i could probably buy a 2nd hand n4 for about £100 these days it doesnt really seem to a be a lot of point in going to all that effort.
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i pulled apart my broken n4 to have a look inside. there's no way i'd bother attempting a repair without the correct tools and lots of skills. it only takes a slight error to mess it up.

I bought an assembly digitizer+screen and it came with all the tools. It took me 13 minutes to take it apart and put it back together. I took it apart later to do the thermal mods too. It's really not that hard. I did it with no static protection, and I was very very careless pulling it apart. I even bent the board with the usb plug on it and it still works.
Seriously just fix it yourself.

well the point of the thread really was for ideas for using it with the dodgy touchscreen. i honestly cant see a point in spending nearly the cost in getting a 2nd hand n4 to repair mine.

Home entertainment console? Combined with slimport or something else this can make your TV a smart tv
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thefunkygibbon said:
well the point of the thread really was for ideas for using it with the dodgy touchscreen. i honestly cant see a point in spending nearly the cost in getting a 2nd hand n4 to repair mine.
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Use OTG and connect mouse to the phone through USB. What say?

Repair it.

yeah i'm going to order a usb host adapter. might get a hdmi cable thing too. is there a special type of cable thats required? searching on ebay for them they seem to mention slimport and they are like £20 which is a bit more than i wanted to spend given i'm not sure what i'm using it for yet!
does anyone know if there exists a combined usb host/hdmi/charging cable?