Is this the "oil slick"?

allwires · #1 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 03:45 PM

Hey guys. I think my TP2 has the "oil slick" problem on the screen. I never had a Touch Pro or Diamond before the TP2 so I am not really familiar with it.

Basically it only happens under fluorescent light, but when it does, it is pretty visible. It is about 1 cm by 0.25cm and has around 3 rings to it.

I tried to take a picture of it but basically the camera would over/under saturate so it was hard to really show what it looks. I had to edit the colors in the picture a bit too to make it more visible.

So is this the "oil slick" or something else?

**Unknown Zone** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 03:49 PM

wow...if it is also happening to the tp2...not good at all....it is a known issue on the TP1

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...ight=oil+slick

if you dont have a screen protector just to make sure, sometimes screen protectors will cause the rainbow/oil slick blob effect........correct you can only see it under floresentlight then that is a bad display my friend.

rafyrod · #3 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 03:54 PM

is visible to me! $hit...

i had it in my touch pro but it wasnt that bad that it didnt bother me...

but now with a bigger screen in the tp2 is gonna be terrible

**Unknown Zone** · #4 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rafyrod

....now with a bigger screen in the tp2 is gonna be terrible

yea that is sad

if it is coming over to the TP2,

"Personal TP" over a yr no rainbow/oil slick blob

"Work TP" within 3weeks...had rainbow/oil slick blob...got replaced

rafyrod · #5 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Zone

yea that is sad

if it is coming over to the TP2,

"Personal TP" over a yr no rainbow/oil slick blob

"Work TP" within 3weeks...had rainbow/oil slick blob...got replaced

haha i hope it doesnt happen to mine i just got it yesterday.

but i dont mine if it happen on mine I GOT MINE FOR 30 BUCKS if it happen i get replace

**Dragon2** · #6 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 04:21 PM

ya sure thats not a screen protector bubble?

**Unknown Zone** · #7 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragon2

ya sure thats not a screen protector bubble?

I also just wanted to make sure myself....that is why I asked to make sure if he had a protector to first take it off..and see if it is still there.

WTF · #8 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 05:17 PM

That scares me very much...I plan to switch to the Touch Pro 2 on my next pay check

...and my current Touch Pro has this problem. How do you avoid this. There has to be some way...

**themuffinman** · #9 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 06:22 PM

WTF? I can not believe this is happening again. Every touch pro I had(4) had this same problem and it was so annoying to me. With the last two pro's I had I just dealt with it until the keyboard started to die on both. This had better not happen to my lovely tp2 or I am going to be very upset.

eldersoul · #10 (**permalink**) 09-26-2009, 06:22 PM

These things are selling like hotcakes and this is the first time ive heard of it. i wouldn't worry about it being a production issue. that being said, that mark looks ugly. send it back.