Good vs Bad screens (pictures + videos of both)

[ScrapMaker]

Originally Posted by pronacyk

Well in that case. I wonder if it will be worth it to buy a Verizon Touch and swap screens with the Sprint version. Could that be done?

Would that ever be economical?

[tmz]

Try this one ?

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...42&page=19#189

[pronacyk]

Originally Posted by ScrapMaker

Would that ever be economical?

Only if you resell the Verizon phone w/ the Sprint screen. A little unethical but oh well?

[mawst95]

Originally Posted by ScrapMaker

You could try and get it swapped out maybe?

I know that Sprint was MORE than happy to replace mine, up to several times, in order to find one with a good screen... and I didn't even have a good one to show him--I simply pointed out that you couldn't view the screen from any sort of angle... His manager walked over and approved it... They pulled out 8 boxes or so, and sat them down on the table, fully prepared to open them all to find me one... By the grace of God, the first box was good... and I was set...

Just saying... 99% of people don't know/care about this problem, but if you bring it to their attention, chances are, as long as they view you as valuable, they will try and fix the problem...

oh, and I can safely say that the "dark spots" on these screens are directly related to whether or not you have a good screen... Mine has remained vibrant, and spot-free... while my other screens would get spots in a matter of weeks...

Do you have to go to a service center for this? I tried taking my phone back and had to go to the San Fran service center. They were ****s about the whole thing there (actually told me that a touch screen should make waves when you press on it. The dude touched his LCD monitor on his computer to 'show me'. I was like, dude, your LCD isn't a touch screen. You aren't supposed to touch it! Ugh). Anyway, they didn't have the touch there. They had to order it for me and the one I got was WORSE than the one I had. Do you guys just go into the store? I don't want to go back to that service center. Besides having TERRIBLE viewing angles (I have about a 5 percent viewing angle vertically), there's a dot in the center of the screen. Thought it was a dead pixel until I put it under a microscope. Its actually like some sort of gunk (not dust).

[brklyn]

all of you guys that are taking your touches with bad screens to sprint stores, and getting the people to swap you a brand new one, do you have insurance or TEP or anything?

just want to know if i can do this, i don't pay for insurance, thanks

[sadthai]

Originally Posted by Formula84

Well i have taken apart my mogul and my touch and the screen connectors are in the same place although the actual connection at the end is slightly different. So thats a no go, I had to take my touch apart anyway because after 1 week of owning it (used off ebay) the screen has gone completely white and i have tried everything to fix it, its not software, some claim it to be loose connections so i took everything apart re-seated all connections and still nothing looks like i will be waiting 60 days for square trade to kick in.

thanks for the info above. i was about to swap my old mogul screen with my new touch. you saved me a lot of troubles. i ordered 3 touches and got one good one. im feeling horrible that i have to give one of the the not so good one to the g/f, but on the other hand, she should be happy because its free for her.

[superman1101]

Originally Posted by sadthai

thanks for the info above. i was about to swap my old mogul screen with my new touch. you saved me a lot of troubles. i ordered 3 touches and got one good one. im feeling horrible that i have to give one of the the not so good one to the g/f, but on the other hand, she should be happy because its free for her.

LOL!, just make sure she doesn't see that yours looks better :P

oh and about the swap... does this have to be done at a repair center, or at any sprint store?

[jlannoo]

Im pretty sure I have the "bad" screen and I really don't see the big deal. It looks and works fine. When looking at mine in portrait mode if I tip it away it starts to wash out. if I tip it toward me it gets darker and will invert if I keep going. Tipping side to side does very little. It has a very good viewing angle in that respect.

I mean I have a 22" Apple Cinema display. So I know what a good screen looks like.

[brklyn]

I usually don't have my phone tilted but i actually noticed it today, when i was taking a video of this guy getting tackled by security, i could barely see what the video was because i had to hold it up in the air

do i need insurance to swap @ a sprint store?

[odyssey3001]

Originally Posted by jlannoo

Im pretty sure I have the "bad" screen and I really don't see the big deal. It looks and works fine. When looking at mine in portrait mode if I tip it away it starts to wash out. if I tip it toward me it gets darker and will invert if I keep going. Tipping side to side does very little. It has a very good viewing angle in that respect.

I mean I have a 22" Apple Cinema display. So I know what a good screen looks like.

Have you seen the good screen? Your opinion will change once you see one, I'm certain.