Has anyone replaced the screen/lcd on their tablet? Curious to know what your opinion on the difficulty/cost vs. just buying a new tablet. Seems whatever I can find (which isnt much) is about 90 bucks.
I look forward to the responses here. My sister got nook tablet from a friend that has a broken screen, if she can replace it that'll be great.
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I hope someone has successfully swapped screens, i"d hate to go and buy a new tablet.
It should be possible as long as the screen/digitizer is available on the market somewhere. Also, someones opened one of these before, I believe it's connected via ribbon (no solder) if that's the case the only annoying thing about it might be if it's glued to the front face or not.
I've replaced screens on a lot of things previously. Just never had to look into a nook tablet before.
I've replaced the digitizer on a Kindle Fire (and just about every cell phone and iPad) which was very simple. The LCD and digitizer are one piece on the NT, which makes replacing a screen more expensive, but also a bit easier (with no risk of getting dust or debris in between). Having said that, I've never opened a Nook Tablet, but I believe it should be a very easy task if you've ever worked on a modern cell phone. Ifixit has tear down right here, not a full how-to video, but it looks very easy.
I checked out that website and it shouldn't be too hard to replace. Mybmain concern is the price range for the LCD/digitizer of around a hundred dollars. If someone can find a better deal, id love to hear about it.
Thabks
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NVM it doesn't have the same LCD
Not sure but here is one for 70 bucks
http://www.mylcdtouchscreen.com/7-nook-tablet-ips-lcd-screen-display-repair-replacement_p802.html
Here is another one for 82 bucks.
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-bar...-and-digitizer-assembly-replacement-part.html
I new tablet from Craigslist would be much cheaper and better Just my 2 cents!
I've taken the covers off the nook color and that was pretty simple. Look it up on YouTube, not as difficult as you would think. I think (depending on how much you got it for) it could be worth repairing.
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Not having luck finding an LCD in stock.. also, some seem to be calling the screen "For Nook color tablet" Is that implying its for a nook color or just that its a color screen for a nook tablet? lol..
I've come across a few referenced that way so they can emphasis that the color is a Tablet. Avoid those,as they are meant foe the nook color and I read that they have a different screen than the nook tablet
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i agree with @balrog558. the NT screen is a premium one with very good specs. the marketing blurbs say that it is and when you look at it closely, then you gotta agree with them. probably, the screen is the most expensive part.
I found a site called portatronics dot com (I can't post links yet) that has them. I am just not sure which screen I need personally. My son dropped my tablet onto a cement floor and the outer glass cracked but the screen under it still works perfectly. In fact the everything works perfectly, no lines in the screen and anywhere I touch it, it still works as if nothing is wrong, there are just cracks on the outside. I don't know if this is the "digitizer" or the other one and from this website they have both and I'm not sure which one to buy.
The Portatronic's website will repair yours for $100 (they will not sell just the part). If you want to do it yourself, then PowerBook Medic will sell you the part for $70. I have tried to seperate the LCD and digitizer without success. I feared that the prying needed to seperate the two would wreck the LCD.
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Has anyone replaced the screen/lcd on their tablet? Curious to know what your opinion on the difficulty/cost vs. just buying a new tablet. Seems whatever I can find (which isnt much) is about 90 bucks.
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I replaced the LCD and digitizer on a nook Color it was pretty easy I found the parts for as low as 45$ I had to dig a little. And there was a tutorial on YouTube on how to take it apart and change it. It wasnt too bad. Good Luck!
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So I dropped my Eris (which has been rock solid and no issues since I got it --mostly thanks to Kaos and all the developers for their hard work) and shattered the screen. An insurance replacement is nearly $100 for a refurbished Eris, and I am not yet ready for an upgrade. Even if I was, I am not happy with most of the phones out there given all the great phones coming out soon.
Has anyone repaired their Eris or done a tear down? I found a site to get replacement parts, and I can get the needed parts for about $50.
Advice/Suggestions anyone?
Its not hard as long as you take your time. YouTube has tutorial videos.
Check out eBay spare parts. I bought a for parts/repair Eris last summer for $40.
Splitting the case open was the hardest part. Didn't have the right tool. But I think some replacement kits come with a pry bar.
After its open, watch for the tiny ribbon connectors.
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Awesome! I knew someone on here had experience with this. I really do not want to spend that much on a unknown refurbed phone, or waste my wife's early upgrade when there are no exciting phones out there and no deals to be had. The phone is shot, I am willing to "risk" $40 dollars or so to try (I am reactivating my Envy now to buy time).
I did find a website, but will check ebay out as well. I appreciate it.
That's how I felt when mine broke. Verizon wanted $170 at the time for a refurbished Eris. I figured I could buy 3or4 parts/repair units off eBay for that.
If you like to tinker, its not a bad project. It's already broken; either you fix it or break it more!
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I just broke mine for the second time and got mine off eBay. It was $35 with free shipping and comes with a pry tool but you will need a small Philips and t5 or t6 driver. Some eBay digitizers come with the tools and prytool. Like was said before you can find the tutorial online to fix it. The hardest part is scraping the double sided tape off and getting on the new screen. Also I found if you don't glue it good and leave gaps, and dust can get between the screens. Also I would test the screen first, the first time I got it in I put it all together and glued it and it did not work. Good luck don't let my post put you down, it really is easy just take your time, if you have any experience taking electronics apart this is a sinch.
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Go to youtube.com and plug in
"HTC Eris replace screen"
in the search box - at least 5 different repair videos come up.
I've watched one of them that seemed pretty good, but there's probably no harm in watching all of them; you'll probably pick up a useful pointer from each of them.
You might want to plug in the search term "HTC Eris digitizer" on amazon.com - there are a number that come up claiming to be "new" for $40.
Thanks everyone...the million dollar question is if I broke only the digitizer or the LCD as well/ The digitizer s very fractured, but under the one section you can see through (less than 1/4 of the screen), the LCD looked fine. I think I will attempt to take it apart and see if the LCD is bad as well. I found a new digitizer and tools for under $40....
Hi guys,
This happened to me
Bought a Transformer Prime, and got the glass broken. The LCD screen itself is OK, the tablet is working just fine, but the glass is cracked.
Spent 3 days searching, nothing. There are all kinds of parts for TF101, but TF201 -- not.
Went to service guys, they want 400 bucks for the replacement: they say they can replace the LCD screen AND the glass. Obviously this makes no sense since the brand new TF201 costs about $500 for 32 GB version (which I have).
Ideally, finding the glass with digitizer would solve the problem, but so far I can't find it.
Checked the asusparts.eu website, but not sure if these are the right ones (and, still, they are quite expensive since I don't need LCD screen itself, the screen itself is just fine)
If someone has and idea where to get it/search for it, it would be great.
Thanks
you bought it with broken glass? Why you just don't return it?
Send it back to ASUS, and see what they will charge you to replace the glass.
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you bought it with broken glass? Why you just don't return it?
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No, I've dropped it myself. So it's not a guarantee case.
grneyez said:
Send it back to ASUS, and see what they will charge you to replace the glass.
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Yep, I've already asked Asus.
Asus said go to the authorized service center in your city. That authotized official service center said $400 for repair
Not sure if its any help to you but i'm just waiting a reply from Asus for the cost of replacement glass hopefully have it at some point today
same here, the glass is cracked on my ATP. and its only like 1 week old. SO FRUSTRATING!!!. but im trying to look for the replacement glass as well cuz the lcd itself is not broken but haven't found anything yet, i called asus to see what they would say but all they said was to RMA it. and they would have someone "check it out" and see if it will cover under my warranty. i didn't break it intentionally, i received the unit with a bend on above the power connector so it was difficult to plug in the connector. i didnt see it as a big issue, until i plug it in and the bend on the connector bent upwards and cracked my screen (gorilla glass my ***!!!). So knowing big companies like asus they arent going to cover my ATP and if they do offer to repair it, it will be some ridiculous price. and i been looking for a replacement glass but nothing . keep this thread going and post if you do find something, im afraid that since the ATP is still backordered everywhere that companies and independent companies arent going to have the replacement parts for awhile. hopefully this isnt the case and we can get something soon.
I'd say a SquareTrade warranty is an excellent investment for this tablet. $70 (after 30% coupon) for 2 years of drop protection is a bargain. I've already dropped my Prime once . Luckily, all I have to show for it is a scratched corner (it was in a case).
You can get a SquareTrade warranty within 90 days, so pretty much everyone is still eligible.
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I'd say a SquareTrade warranty is an excellent investment for this tablet. $70 (after 30% coupon) for 2 years of drop protection is a bargain. I've already dropped my Prime once . Luckily, all I have to show for it is a scratched corner (it was in a case).
You can get a SquareTrade warranty within 90 days, so pretty much everyone is still eligible.
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This ^^^
I always shirk silly insurance things, but SquareTrade is awesome. I personally don't use it, I'm confident in how I treat my possessions (accidents can always happen, but...), but it is amazing to see a relatively cheap service that covers most personal faults.
And yeah, I dunno what I'd do if my screen was already broken. We won't start seeing parts or units for parts for some time...
Same problem here.
They designed TF201 such way, that the glass is 1 mm ahead of frame (not like on ipad) so during the hit, glass takes all the damage on itself.
Asus must do something about that because everyone will drop their unit someday.
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This just happened to me too. Pulled my Prime out and opened it up to discover a hair line fracture all the way across the screen. Tablet has never been dropped and always stored in a padded case folded up against the keyboard/dock like a laptop. Contacting Asus to see what my options are. The crack is so fine I didn't even notice till I went to fold it back up. I was gonna post a video, but don't have 8 posts yet. But if you search youtube for "asus transformer prime cracked screen" it'll come up.
Clearly there is a serious issue with all these cracked screens with people using docks. I think ASUS should address this... I dont think I will get a dock anymore.
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Clearly there is a serious issue with all these cracked screens with people using docks. I think ASUS should address this... I dont think I will get a dock anymore.
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I think it is definitely an issue.
It's happening because there's not enough padding on the front end of the keyboard IMO, it only has that one little rubber thing.
My Prime is in a minisuit, which actually jumps to the other extreme: it won't quite close all the way. But I think this is the only reason I have not opened it and found a cracked screen, even though I toss it around and generally try not to baby it.
They need more support opposite the docking mechanism, it's causing the top-end of the Prime to squish down especially at the corners while the bottom-end has no more room to get closer to the keyboard. These broken screens are the result.
You could use a case like me or even just put some little rubber tabs on the corners of the keyboard to prevent this happening, but it's ridiculous considering it's constantly pictured as such a netbook replacement and using it like such could damage it.
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Just a suggestion to everyone with a cracked screen--I know this isn't the most convenient option, but I think it might be the cheapest one you are going to find. From my experience, hot items like this with broken glass still sell for about 80% for their original value on ebay. I haven't checked to see what broken primes are going for right now, but it might be worth checking out. Sell for 400, but new for 500--about 100 to fix the screen.
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Just a suggestion to everyone with a cracked screen--I know this isn't the most convenient option, but I think it might be the cheapest one you are going to find. From my experience, hot items like this with broken glass still sell for about 80% for their original value on ebay. I haven't checked to see what broken primes are going for right now, but it might be worth checking out. Sell for 400, but new for 500--about 100 to fix the screen.
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Doesn't it only cost about $70 at repair centers or whatever? Guess it depends on your location and situation...
Just wondering
Did anyone with broken glass have a screen protector applied?
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Did anyone with broken glass have a screen protector applied?
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No screen protector applied on mine, Just plain jane ATP.
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Doesn't it only cost about $70 at repair centers or whatever? Guess it depends on your location and situation...
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I think that's the problem most people are having--they are getting repair quotes of like $400 instead of $70. If you find a chain with that kind of price, please post it!
Another broken screen
Just took my TF201 out of it's padded laptop bag this morning to find a crack across the corner of the screen. No dropping, no rough handling - it just appeared seemingly overnight. After weeks of frustration with random reboots and app crashes (which were only solved yesterday with the 9.4.2.15 update) I think I've had my fill of this unit.
Update - And, yes, the unit was docked when this occurred.
Final update: Contacted Asus about repairing the screen and was put in touch with a service provider in Sydney. Total cost (incl. parts, labour, and shipping): $400. When I responded that I might as well buy a new tablet the receptionist replied "That's right."
Wow I just bought a dock which I greatly debated on getting. I may have to return it after all. I don't wanna end up with a cracked screen.
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I can buy a prime at a very reasonable price, but since it is an ex-demomodel the back is severely scratched (which is of course also the reason the shop had to lower the price to a mere 400 euro's including the dock).
Now, the question is, after browsing the www, is there a replacement back available anywhere, in grey? Even ebay doesn't seem to have it, but I can't help the feeling i'm missing something, not using the right keywords or something...
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I can buy a prime at a very reasonable price, but since it is an ex-demomodel the back is severely scratched (which is of course also the reason the shop had to lower the price to a mere 400 euro's including the dock).
Now, the question is, after browsing the www, is there a replacement back available anywhere, in grey? Even ebay doesn't seem to have it, but I can't help the feeling i'm missing something, not using the right keywords or something...
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There is no replacement dock at this time. I would not count on one being released.
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I can buy a prime at a very reasonable price, but since it is an ex-demomodel the back is severely scratched (which is of course also the reason the shop had to lower the price to a mere 400 euro's including the dock).
Now, the question is, after browsing the www, is there a replacement back available anywhere, in grey? Even ebay doesn't seem to have it, but I can't help the feeling i'm missing something, not using the right keywords or something...
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you could always call Asus service center to see how much one would cost. but its not a simple swap as there are components attached to the backplate also.
or check Craigslist tl see if there's any broken or non working ones. if the price is right and back still in good condition, you could get that. but switching back panels is not a simple process. if you know how to reattach all components to new backplate, I'd say go for it. if not, then you risk damaging your prime.
They make skin protectors, if you want to go the cheap route and itll cover all the scratches on the backlpate.
I'd recommend the same -- just put a cover on it and forget about wear and tear.
Who cares about scratches !!
Go for it !
If it has good wifi reception and working GPS, no bad lightbleeds, no scratches on the glass and a serial not only on the sticker but also in the status menu this really is a bargain.
...money on a tablet that Asus clearly didn't give a crap about. For $600, you can get a fast processor, thin and light tablet, bright screen AND:
- an ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE touchscreen digitizer (seriously, my kid's Toshiba Thrive 10" (which came out a year or so before) has a gorgeous digitizer, and the TF201 has a piece of junk bottom of the barrel. Touch-Screen Tune Up can't even help it. You cannot make a straight line for your life. you can't make a nice continuous curve at all, it's pathetically low resolution. At first I was frustrated because after I noticed things were crummy, I went to BestBuy to try it on the TF101, Thrive, and Xoom, and the TF101 still had issues, Xoom was ok, and the Thrive was the best. For a product that cost half as much as the TF201, it has an infinitely better digitizer)
- an exposed MicroSD card while in its slot, so it's nice and easy to accidentally bump it and pop it out.
- Nearly Zero accessory availability (they are always out of stock on chargers, cables, whatever)
- An all metal case that does indeed kill radio signals (who was the genius that came up with that one)
Ok, so the main issue is the terrible digitizer. Even when i'm scrolling up and down on a webpage, i see the screen jump every centimeter or so as my finger reaches a new digitizer point. It is a joke. The most important piece of hardware on a TOUCH device is the TOUCHSCREEN and it is easily the worst touchscreen on any touch device i've seen and it happens to be on the most expensive touch device i've ever seen. That's what really ticks me off. If I paid 100 bucks for it I wouldn't care so much since I would expect cheap parts, but for $600 I do not expect cheap parts.
And within a couple months of it's release they already announced the replacement 700 tablet, with the main changes being a higher res screen and a plastic port for radios to communicate. Nice going Asus. Your other products might be solid. You blew it on the TF201. I'd like to see how the 200$ Nexus 7 is with respect to the digitizer. for 1/3 of the price of the TF201, did asus use a crappy digitizer with it too??
My kid's first gen tablet has a top of the line digitizer and the one that cost over half a grand has one that looks like it came off a palm pilot.
/end rant/
ugh... i hate getting ripped of, and i hate incompetence.
Yea there are positive things about the tablet, there is a whole thread about that. But this really upsets me. When you buy flagship and literally state-of-the-art stuff, that's what you expect. Maybe I shouldn't have bought my son's $250 dollar tablet, then i wouldn't have known how badly Asus ripped of their customers on their $600 tablet.
i feel your pain bro. ASUS' "persistent perfection" motto kinda fail big time. maybe they were planning on using sub standard parts (e.g digitizer) and persistently trying to perfect it. Lost faith in ASUS, the tablet has no 2nd hand value, nobody wants a product filled with bugs, I can't even discard this device without feeling like asus conned my $600. is it even possible to ask for a refund?
Yea, I don't know. Just frustrating. The digitizer should be perfect. And on the cheap-a Thrive, it IS perfect. just not on the top of the line Transformer Prime.
Isn't there an Asus Rep on this forum? I'd like to ask him some things about it, maybe it can be replaced and fixed?? i don't know.
Please use one of the existing complaint threads. No need to make another one.
Closed.
Got my prime, got it rooted, NVFlashed and all that good stuff, and was enjoying it until the digitizer and LCD broke. Can't seem to find a decent priced LCD/digitizer combo anywhere.
Should I hold onto it, or sell it? Anyone know where to find a cheapy combo for LCD and digitizer?
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Got my prime, got it rooted, NVFlashed and all that good stuff, and was enjoying it until the digitizer and LCD broke. Can't seem to find a decent priced LCD/digitizer combo anywhere.
Should I hold onto it, or sell it? Anyone know where to find a cheapy combo for LCD and digitizer?
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Well, we seem to have what's necessary to make 1 functional TF201.
You'll see this is only my second post. My other post here is regarding swapping a new LCD into my TF201 due to it getting cracked by a rack on a ship (digitizer survived oddly). Well, I got a new LCD, but now the damn thing won't turn on. It's been an 8 month project trying to source a new LCD and to meet this sort of obstacle at the final moment is utterly depressing, and I'm pretty much done with this tablet.
So, I have a TF201 64GB with (as far as I know) functional LCD and digitizer. I have no idea what's wrong the rest of the hardware though. It's completely non-responsive. I'm very angry as I just spent 8 months (as I said) and $125 on this new LCD and the damn thing still doesn't work.
If you want it we can work something out. Or, alternatively, if you want to sell yours, let me know. I'll PM you my email (provided I can PM here with 2 posts, lol).
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Got my prime, got it rooted, NVFlashed and all that good stuff, and was enjoying it until the digitizer and LCD broke. Can't seem to find a decent priced LCD/digitizer combo anywhere.
Should I hold onto it, or sell it? Anyone know where to find a cheapy combo for LCD and digitizer?
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id suggest that the best thing to do is sell it for parts... ive not seen anyone get a good price and do well with replacing the digitizer..
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id suggest that the best thing to do is sell it for parts... ive not seen anyone get a good price and do well with replacing the digitizer..
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While it's true that the digitizer and LCD are held together by double-sided foam, it's not terribly difficult to separate the two. I have heard of a lot of people having trouble with it, but using a xacto blade to cut the foam worked perfectly for me. Once the two were separated, I was able to test that they both worked, despite the LCD screen being cracked (meh...).
On reassembly, using 3mm double-sided foam (found it on amazon) worked pretty well too.
I've read about the inverted X-axis issues people are having with replacement digitizers, and that's terrible. I had a lot of trouble finding the correct LCD as well, as the HSD101PWW2 comes in at least 2 different versions. The common one found on ebay isn't compatible due to a different connector, and I was only able to find a new LCD from a broken TF201.
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While it's true that the digitizer and LCD are held together by double-sided foam, it's not terribly difficult to separate the two. I have heard of a lot of people having trouble with it, but using a xacto blade to cut the foam worked perfectly for me. Once the two were separated, I was able to test that they both worked, despite the LCD screen being cracked (meh...).
On reassembly, using 3mm double-sided foam (found it on amazon) worked pretty well too.
I've read about the inverted X-axis issues people are having with replacement digitizers, and that's terrible. I had a lot of trouble finding the correct LCD as well, as the HSD101PWW2 comes in at least 2 different versions. The common one found on ebay isn't compatible due to a different connector, and I was only able to find a new LCD from a broken TF201.
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What's the rev of your LCD? Rev 0-A01? It's on the sticker that you got the HSD part number from.
I replaced my LCD with one (Rev 0-A01) that I bought from an eBay seller in the U.S. (seems like almost ALL of them are in China). It did not come with double-sided foam tape (thought that it *may* have come pre-attached with removable waxed strips covering the side that sticks to the digitizer). I went ahead and mounted the LCD using just the 4 philips screws. I thought that I might have light bleed doing this, but I didn't want to have to find tape. No light bleed. *BONUS* this LCD can now be easily removed if I need to in the future.
Do you have a Rev 0-A01?
I found a working replacement digitizer, it's when I looked closer when I was going to replace it I noticed that the LCD was cracked. Soon as I touched the back of it it went apesh*t.
So I'm returning the digitizer, and going to get rid of the Prime. Going to buy a laptop. Since the Prime has seen probably 30 hours of usage, it's still pretty new except for the screen. Even have the GPS dongle (never had many wifi issues like most people).
Since most of the busted ones sell on eBay for $250ish (that I've found when the bids end, that includes shipping) I'll probably ask for a bit lower than that, with shipping included.
Mine is the 32gig model, GPS dongle and cable, etc included. I'll burn off the NVFlash blob as well, in case you flash another android version on it and need recovery.
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What's the rev of your LCD? Rev 0-A01? It's on the sticker that you got the HSD part number from.
I replaced my LCD with one (Rev 0-A01) that I bought from an eBay seller in the U.S. (seems like almost ALL of them are in China). It did not come with double-sided foam tape (thought that it *may* have come pre-attached with removable waxed strips covering the side that sticks to the digitizer). I went ahead and mounted the LCD using just the 4 philips screws. I thought that I might have light bleed doing this, but I didn't want to have to find tape. No light bleed. *BONUS* this LCD can now be easily removed if I need to in the future.
Do you have a Rev 0-A01?
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Yes, Rev 0-A01. I found mine through a reputable LCD vendor's website. They initially sent me a screen compatible with the other version (I can't remember the model number) but it wasn't compatible with the TF201. So I sent it back, and 4 months later they seem to have found a cache of screens, which I received one of.
I would also like to point out that they still have some available, but I won't post the link as I don't want to infringe on any rules here. But if you need a screen they are out there, you've just got to look a little.
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Yes, Rev 0-A01. I found mine through a reputable LCD vendor's website. They initially sent me a screen compatible with the other version (I can't remember the model number) but it wasn't compatible with the TF201. So I sent it back, and 4 months later they seem to have found a cache of screens, which I received one of.
I would also like to point out that they still have some available, but I won't post the link as I don't want to infringe on any rules here. But if you need a screen they are out there, you've just got to look a little.
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Thanks, USNGoat. I'm good. Mine's repaired and functioning. I just had a tough time finding compatible parts from US sources. I had misunderstood your post, thinking that you still needed one.
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Thanks, USNGoat. I'm good. Mine's repaired and functioning. I just had a tough time finding compatible parts from US sources. I had misunderstood your post, thinking that you still needed one.
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Oh no, yeah, I've got a good screen and digitizer. Just won't turn on now for some reason. Charges (with LED confirming charge level) but power button/power button and down volume/reset pin do nothing. Plugged it into my W7 box, and Windows throws a misconfiguration error when trying to mount it. Something happened to it, unfortunately, between the time when I took it apart and when I finally got a good LCD. There's not a whole lot of troubleshooting info either in terms of individual components because most people just send them in to Asus for repair.
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I found a working replacement digitizer, it's when I looked closer when I was going to replace it I noticed that the LCD was cracked. Soon as I touched the back of it it went apesh*t.
So I'm returning the digitizer, and going to get rid of the Prime. Going to buy a laptop. Since the Prime has seen probably 30 hours of usage, it's still pretty new except for the screen. Even have the GPS dongle (never had many wifi issues like most people).
Since most of the busted ones sell on eBay for $250ish (that I've found when the bids end, that includes shipping) I'll probably ask for a bit lower than that, with shipping included.
Mine is the 32gig model, GPS dongle and cable, etc included. I'll burn off the NVFlash blob as well, in case you flash another android version on it and need recovery.
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Alright, I'll watch the MP here assuming you're selling it here. I'm watching a few other places too, trying to find a donor.
There are some really nice ultrabooks out now days, I wish you luck.
Since it still works, and it's no hassle with bidding, already NVFlashed with blobs on disc, GPS dongle and about 30hrs use on it (if that) I think I'll ask about $200+, that includes the shipping to Canada/US.
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Since it still works, and it's no hassle with bidding, already NVFlashed with blobs on disc, GPS dongle and about 30hrs use on it (if that) I think I'll ask about $200+, that includes the shipping to Canada/US.
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But the buyer will still need to lay out around $200 for a new digitizer and LCD and then install, right? Sounds considerably high. Unless you're also including a keyboard/dock, it might be a hard sell. The less than 30 hours of use doesn't amount to much when you consider that it's substantially broken. I don't care (much) that a car has les than 15K if it's been totaled and I need to do the body work. The mileage is of substantially less conern than it would be.
'Just sayin'
Jgrimoldy said:
But the buyer will still need to lay out around $200 for a new digitizer and LCD and then install, right? Sounds considerably high. Unless you're also including a keyboard/dock, it might be a hard sell. The less than 30 hours of use doesn't amount to much when you consider that it's substantially broken. I don't care (much) that a car has les than 15K if it's been totaled and I need to do the body work. The mileage is of substantially less conern than it would be.
'Just sayin'
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If someone has a bricked prime it might be of interest. It's why I said PM me, prices aren't set in stone.
Nightpath said:
If someone has a bricked prime it might be of interest. It's why I said PM me, prices aren't set in stone.
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Selling it as is for $180, or best offer. Shipping can be negotiated. It's over on the marketplace boards.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33551933#post33551933
Nightpath said:
Selling it as is for $180, or best offer. Shipping can be negotiated. It's over on the marketplace boards.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33551933#post33551933
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Good luck!
I got that used TF201 "shell" today and it's busted too. FFS, these things are finicky.
The replacement shell you got was busted? That sucks.
Mine is still around. Waiting to hear back from a few people on it.
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Yes, Rev 0-A01. I found mine through a reputable LCD vendor's website. They initially sent me a screen compatible with the other version (I can't remember the model number) but it wasn't compatible with the TF201. So I sent it back, and 4 months later they seem to have found a cache of screens, which I received one of.
I would also like to point out that they still have some available, but I won't post the link as I don't want to infringe on any rules here. But if you need a screen they are out there, you've just got to look a little.
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So, I'm an idiot.
The replacement was a Rev 0-A00, and doesn't work with the TF201.
The "new" shell works, but I still have no display. At least I've got it narrowed down to the same old problem though.