Newtons Rings

[abdeviation]

i have this too and I hate it. Takes so much off of the eyecandy factor of the phone. It has nothing to do with Android obviously.

[wcsmith1]

First post, but mainly doing it to add flame to the fire of the consumers anger towards HTC.

I've had a TP1 since March 2009 and had to replace it (the whole device) in January 2010 and again last week (early June 2010), due to Newton's rings producing eventually a dark spot in their point of origin that causes the screen to cease functioning.

The fact that it remains a problem for you TP2 owners is outrageous. This is the last time I consider HTC for a resistive screen phone; they need to switch to capacitive like everyone else.

Luckily for me, my original 1-year warranty covered the first device replacement, and my smooth-talking covered the second device (I was outside the three-month warranty on replacement devices; Verizon was being nice to me, I guess!).

Now if the screen on this third device fails completely, I have three months to get a free replacement (at an ~$30 restocking charge). The new problem is that I JUST STARTED TO SEE NEWTON'S RINGS FORMING WITHIN A WEEK.

At least I can just keep getting cheap TP1s!

[PPCFreak]

nothing to do with Android. mine has it and had it before messing with Android.

Has to do with the layers of screen (not sure of the techincal term) becoming spearated.

Can happen due to excessive pressure on the screen (mine happend when my 3yr old son decided to punch me in the pocket....and so happened my phone was in that pocket with screen facing out).

Only way to fix that I am aware of is replacing the device.

[codybear]

Originally Posted by PPCFreak

Only way to fix that I am aware of is replacing the device.

+1 unfortunately.
Unless you want to open up the device and replace the screen/digitizer.
Not sure which one of those two is where it is happening at...But there's no guarantee that the other parts in the phone wouldn't cause it to happen again. So replacing is the safest route.

[HTCotta]

This has been discussed at length, at least in the TP1 forums where I formerly hung out. The rainbow banding is caused when the digitizer separates from the other layers of the screen, it is possible to just replace the whole screen but it will void your warranty if you go the DIY route. Your best bet is to try and get Sprint to replace it, if they won't at one store, try another.

[coolsilver]

Stuff like this makes me want to buy two of my beloved phones.

[gambit07]

haha, thanks guys. I'm aware that it has something to do with the digitizer/screen and I thought about replacing it but at this point it's not too bad and I'm not motivated enough. As I said it happened with my first TP2 right after I got it. It happened when I sat on it and it was bad enough that the screen was completely dead. I just thought this second time was interesting because there was no pressure involved. I was literally looking at my screen laying on my desk as android booted up, and a couple seconds after it finished booting the screen magically made itself into an oily rainbow

[JokeZony0u]

I bought the TP2 the day it came for Sprint and it happened within a month. Luckily, because it was such a new device at that time (october 09), Sprint reps simply saw and said they'll replace the device for me immediately.

They didn't bother bringing it to the back because it was too new and there were no tools to open the TP2 (supposedly, but don't you open these things up like every other HTC device?) and asked that I come back 2 days later to pick up the TP2 I have now.

This one's been running perfectly so far (though there's a very tiny crack between my "G" and "H" button, but I can't be sure)

[BLawicki]

According to our repair center...its a manufacturer's defect. Take'r in.

[kitts]

Got the same on my tp2.. living with it for now until I get time to flash the stock.
Had 4(four) tp1s replaced for the same issue!