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Nexus 7 LCD display buyer beware.

There are guys on eBay selling the LCD only for the Nexus 7. Any potential buyers beware, the LCD is fused to the glass and digitizer. I don't even see how these LCD's could be useful. It would be a pain in the ass to separate the digitizer and glass. This will not help you if you have a broken glass display.
Do your research before you attempt to save money and try to repair your own Nexus 7.
Just a heads up. I've heard about people doing this for other devices.
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thankee..... get a damn case, ppl. this wont happen.

psycho2097 said:
thankee..... get a damn case, ppl. this wont happen.
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Not true. You are still likely to break it when you drop the device
Good advice is to not drop your device
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superchilpil said:
Not true. You are still likely to break it when you drop the device
Good advice is to not drop your device
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That is good advice, thanks! I was planning to drop it tomorrow, but now I won't!
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You get what you bought. I don't see what's the problem. If you want the glass get the glass. Want LCD get the LCD
Get a case or something. It's worth the money

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Not true. You are still likely to break it when you drop the device
Good advice is to not drop your device
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but it is less likely with a case .. .that's the whole point isn't it? :laugh:

I wouldn't necessarily warn people not to buy this. I broke the screen on my Skyrocket, and the replacement I bought was with the glass and LCD glued together. If the price is right, there's no issue with replacing both at all.

I dropped my Nexus 7 from about 5 feet the other day straight onto tile, and no damage at all thanks to my amazing case. I was about to mourn deeply had it been cracked at all. You just gotta make sure you get the case with padding over the corners. That's usually where the hardest impact is.
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GETCASHMONEY said:
I dropped my Nexus 7 from about 5 feet the other day straight onto tile, and no damage at all thanks to my amazing case. I was about to mourn deeply had it been cracked at all. You just gotta make sure you get the case with padding over the corners. That's usually where the hardest impact is.
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Which case do you have?
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I used to have the screen unresponsive issue and had my Nexus 7 sent back to Asus for repairing. The technician had my whole LCD module repaced, which included the LCD and the glass and the touch panel (or whatever it's called). So, I believe it's supposed to come as a whole package in the first place.
You break a part of it, you have the whole LCD module exchanged.

Op, you might wrong. They do come fused together in all new devices I have disassembled. I have changed my cracked screen several times on galaxy S2, HTC desire HD, HD2 and iPhone 4, it meant changing both the lcd and touch panel since they are fused together to avoid dust and other particles getting in between.
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I have the best case 36 dollars can buy, a squaretrade accidental handling warranty
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djjonastybe said:
You get what you bought. I don't see what's the problem. If you want the glass get the glass. Want LCD get the LCD
Get a case or something. It's worth the money
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The LCD is fused to the digitizer on the Nexus 7. Your argument is invalid, and your attitude towards the OP is unnecessary and unwarranted.

djjonastybe said:
You get what you bought. I don't see what's the problem. If you want the glass get the glass. Want LCD get the LCD
Get a case or something. It's worth the money
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I can see if you just need an LCD that being an option. I'm just trying to inform people that the LCD is fused to the glass and that buying just the LCD won't help you much unless you want to remove the broken LCD from the digitizer and glass. (Sounds like a pain in the arse)
I did not buy this LCD or get ripped off. Its just a buyer beware post. Don't want anybody to waste their money thinking they found a cheap fix.
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is there a way to easily unfuse/seperate the lcd and glass/digitizer,
my lcd broke but the digitizer works and glass is good
kkl0wn said:
I can see if you just need an LCD that being an option. I'm just trying to inform people that the LCD is fused to the glass and that buying just the LCD won't help you much unless you want to remove the broken LCD from the digitizer and glass. (Sounds like a pain in the arse)
I did not buy this LCD or get ripped off. Its just a buyer beware post. Don't want anybody to waste their money thinking they found a cheap fix.
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They fuse them together to make the combo thinner, among other reasons. Separating the two will likely be difficult, if not impossible.
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Lupercal said:
They fuse them together to make the combo thinner, among other reasons. Separating the two will likely be difficult, if not impossible.
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You use an hairdryer. Heat it up then it will come apart, If it's like the S3. My mate saw it on YouTube when he broke just the glass on his, but made an arse of it and bought both in the end.
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petedaddi said:
You use an hairdryer. Heat it up then it will come apart, If it's like the S3. My mate saw it on YouTube when he broke just the glass on his, but made an arse of it and bought both in the end.
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+1 for the hairdryer treatment. It's the poor man heat gun. You'll find most, if not all devices have a bonded digitizer/LCD combo. I've repaired a many an htc device and they were all like that although the worst ones to do are ipads. They're well made with plenty of glue and real glass. I burnt out an one hairdryer dong it. Good job I'm bald otherwise I'd have very wet hair
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Here is a link to the whole unit as one.. I did not find a just digitizer on ebay. do you have a link ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-display...ablet_eReader_Accessories&hash=item2c68886ac8

erica_renee said:
Here is a link to the whole unit as one.. I did not find a just digitizer on ebay. do you have a link ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-display...ablet_eReader_Accessories&hash=item2c68886ac8
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I have not seen the digitizer by itself or the glass.....
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Broken screen.

I broke my screen =( and yes im going to blame it on the dog cause he did do it haha. I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with this? i saw some tutorials on youtube but i dont know where is a good place to get a screen or which one to get anyone deal with it before? thanks

Check www.gounlock.com or
www.mengtor.com
You need to make sure if only digitizer(outer glass) is broken or LCD (usually blank screen if it's broken)as well. LCD is expensive to replace but If you have to then buy reassembled LCD and digitizer combo which is like $65 on eBay.
Or sell it on eBay as "for parts not working" around $50 and find cheaper from craigslist at around 175-200.
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snorkle said:
I broke my screen =( and yes im going to blame it on the dog cause he did do it haha. I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with this? i saw some tutorials on youtube but i dont know where is a good place to get a screen or which one to get anyone deal with it before? thanks
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I've replaced the digitizer screen on the vivid three times. Repairs universe is where I ordered my screens.
HTC Vivid CM 10

Well I'm using the phone, I have insurance for it too so I'll just replace the screen then the LCD through insurance for free if that's the case but thanks you two. And was it hard for you to do sense you've done it 3 times
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snorkle said:
Well I'm using the phone, I have insurance for it too so I'll just replace the screen then the LCD through insurance for free if that's the case but thanks you two. And was it hard for you to do sense you've done it 3 times
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I wasn't too bad my advice: Take your time, follow the guide and you'll be fine. Wish I had a guide the first time I did it...

Had to replace mind..and now my bezel doesn't fit the same...=(...Oh well...do make sure to wipe that LCD clean with a micro-cloth or something JUST BEFORE putting the digitizer over it. One hair or something gets in there, it will bug you the rest of its life!

dropped my old vivid (before i bricked it) on concreate. shattered that m'fker upp.. lmao.. i ordered a replacmemnet from amazon and did it myself. its not too hard. look up a youtube tut. or i can do it for you if you want. $10+ whatever the screen costs

Thanks guys I bought a screen so hopefully I can do it without ****ing up. I called att and apparently there insurance covers it but I have to pay 120 deduct able witch is bs ...
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[Q] Dust between LCD screen and touchscreen

Does anyone have this problem? My Xperia SP, when you looked in a room with lots of light (or in an outdoor environment) it is possible to realize a lot of sand between the touch screen and the LCD panel.
Not to mention my touchscreen, which displays a little "loose" the arc of the phone.
Someone managed to solve it? I've been thinking about dropping my touchscreen without removing your phone (with all care of the world, go through a credit card around the edges to loosen the glue) and then clean the LCD screen and the touchscreen using a soft brush, removing any sand present in that place. Is this a good idea?
Thanks in advance..

I saw a teardown of the phone and the lcd is not glued to the touchscreen this device is really easy to teardown but you won't get further then removing the back cover because of the side screws
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noahvt said:
I saw a teardown of the phone and the lcd is not glued to the touchscreen this device is really easy to teardown but you won't get further then removing the back cover because of the side screws
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I can partially remove the touchscreen without disassembly the phone? Without removing any connector, just to clean the screen.. can i do this?

You have to completely disassemble the phone to separate the digitaliser and the LCD as with most phones manufacturers tend to start with the screen and build up from there is RMA an option because that's the sort of thing covered by warranty
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Captain Sweatpants said:
You have to completely disassemble the phone to separate the digitaliser and the LCD as with most phones manufacturers tend to start with the screen and build up from there is RMA an option because that's the sort of thing covered by warranty
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Is really easier? More than disassemble a Xperia Play?

@zenug I have never tried the play but from looking at photos I would say the SP is easier. It's not a difficult phone to disassemble nothing like as hard as certain fruit based phones. Just make sure you go slow there's nothing more frustrating than waiting for a new ribbon to arrive because you damaged one. There are videos on youtube of the teardown. One last thing vv important if it is sand or dust in between the LCD and digitaliser use a can of compressed air to blow it away sand will scratch the glass and ruin the LCD. Fingerprints and smears from cloths are almost impossible to remove. Think fitting a screen protector but cleaner, much cleaner. Try and avoid touching or wiping either surface if possible.
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Well, I've cleaned the screen using my ninja technique (passing a card around the screen edges to loosen the glue, I used a brush to clean properly) and not to the problem appears again, I used a kind of "glue" to stick the edges and prevent the entry of dust on the screen. I do not think that is a definite "fix", because it is a McGyver technique that should be resolved by Sony.
sorry for my bad english

Even i have got the same prob
If i take it to service centre(phone still in warranty)
Will i be charged?

dipesh1502 said:
Even i have got the same prob
If i take it to service centre(phone still in warranty)
Will i be charged?
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No you will not be charged its a hardware failure and make sure they reseal the screen not just clean it or the dust will get back in
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dipesh1502 said:
Even i have got the same prob
If i take it to service centre(phone still in warranty)
Will i be charged?
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I had this problem and they totally changed the screen under warranty
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pec0ra said:
I had this problem and they totally changed the screen under warranty
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Wow if i am not buying the z i will do it too

[Q] Has anyone disassembled the XSP?

My friend has just bought an SP with a broken screen and he wants to replace it. It's just the digitizer we think.
Anyone tries this before?
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donk165 said:
My friend has just bought an SP with a broken screen and he wants to replace it. It's just the digitizer we think.
Anyone tries this before?
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This is the only good video I found http://youtu.be/Fso2mYUQJLM
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I bought a new Screen Digitizer to replace my cracked one.
I watched some videos on YT but I have a question about to fix this Screen onde the front frame.
I can use a 3M Adhesive or is necessary a kind of glue? Which one?
Thanks.

Hi,
First you need to be aware that this procedure is DANGEROUS because it requires precision, special screwdrivers, skill and patience. I just opened my SP today, to change the frame and among the things that went wrong and very wrong:
- lost the buttons on the frame, for volume and camera, managed to re-use those on the original frame
- lost and found the screws several times
- found out that the provided screwdriver was not good for the "cosmetic" screws
- lost a lot of time re-connecting the cables - their specific shape needs to connect in a very special way for the locks to click
- managed to transfer the digitizer without braking it - a bit proud of this one and probably the only thing that did not go fully wrong
- actually the phone was fubar from the 1st time I opened it as I broke it's microphone and now I will have to pay a ****load of money for a full brand new PCB
My advice is to get the parts on the internet and then pay a professional. Learn from my mistake. If you insist on doing it yourself, use the service manual, you can easily find it with google.

[Q] Broken but working Nexus one screen, touch screen digitizer replacement?

My Nexus One fell from my bike and has cracks all over its face now. :crying: However, the touch sensitivity seems intact and there's only a visual impairment (and a finger-hazard) due to the cracks.
Here's the phone as of now: imgur . com/a/SQJjB (please remove the spaces, can't post links yet).
I'm able to unlock and operate the phone like normal , but the broken glass poses a danger in both using and transporting the phone like normal.
If I want to get this fixed, would I have to go for the usually suggested "touch screen digitizer" replacement? Or since the touch sensitivity is intact in this case, could this end up with a cheaper/easier fix?
I ask here because the local HTC centre says they have to send it across to the next state and can't give me a cost estimate either, so I want to know whether this would be worth the fixing cost. Thanks!

Yup, whole digitizer needs to be replaced
Really isn't super complicated either so if your willing to try to fix it yourself you'll find the screen super cheap on eBay and many guides on how to
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demkantor said:
Yup, whole digitizer needs to be replaced
Really isn't super complicated either so if your willing to try to fix it yourself you'll find the screen super cheap on eBay and many guides on how to
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Thanks.
I've found the digitizer at a few different places, but there are also warnings here and there about how the actual LCD screen inside is paper thin and can be very easily damaged during this fixing. For a newbie to phone repairs (but who's worked with PCs/other electronics quite a bit), how much of a risk would that be in your estimation? Those warnings were mostly for other phone models, do those apply to N1 too?

I don't feel like the n1 is as much of an issue in this regard compared with other devices. I have had this issue with a few phones and did ruin one display once, but that's out of 100s of fixes (used to have an eBay store buying and fixing phones) and the n1 isn't what I would put on the difficult side.
Just watch some YouTube videos on this replacement and see if you think its something your comfortable with, personally I think this phone is on the easier side to disassemble
Best of luck!
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