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Originally Posted by lucario07
what is exactly the screen being seperated.
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when i say the screen has become separated i am refering to the "oil slick" look that appears on the screen. it can be seen best when the screen is turned off and you look at the screen at a slight angle with a light source reflecting off of the screen.
exactly what it is - this is just my best guess, because i dont build these things, but the resistive touch screen is comprised of multiple layers that detect where there is a change in current when you push on the screen. by design i think these layers are separated. the naming convention that has been used on this site and multiple other sites where the screen exhibits an "oil slick" type look is being called "screen separation". what exactly is happing? i don't really know.
what i do know is that it does in fact affect how efficiently you can use the device. some programs and settings screens have a scroll bar on the right margin of the screen. even using the stylus you have to press in exaclty the right spot to get it to scroll. if you push in the wrong spot then it brings up the submenu. example - in outlook email when you have many emails there is a scroll bar present on the right. before my "screen separated" i could swipe to scroll through the emails. now with the screen separated it does not detect that motion as well and often just selects an email and opens it up. if i go to use the scroll bar on the side with the stylus it does not detect that narrow region very well and often brings up the submenu for the email. calibrating the screen helps a little but it is a little annoying to calibrate the screen everyday. i only mention this because i have had multiple sprint reps try to tell me that it does not affect the device.