[Q] Replacement screen?

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Hi,

The LCD on my Archos 101 Gen8 is cracked. Is there a place I can get a replacement? I've searched the internet and the two places I found cost more than half the price of the tablet itself.

Thanks in advance.

Well, here's the unfortunate news. Replacing the screen might not be the only thing you have to do. The digitizer (the thing that lets the tablet know which part of the screen is being touched) could also be broken. My Archos 70it was dropped from a 2 story ledge and in no way was that covered under warranty. It cost me $187 to get Archos to fix the screen+digitizer. Although they didn't actually fix it, they just sent me a brand new completely sealed unit. Which I think was pretty nice of them.

The unfortunate truth with most technology like tablets is that individual parts are so ridiculously expensive. It's a supply and demand thing I'm sure.

I hope you can get this all worked out.

EDIT: Also, when they talked to me about replacement they said they could either fix it for $187, or give me 20% off anything (Gen 8 and below) in the Archos store. So that's another option if you maybe want to downgrade to a smaller/cheaper unit.

Originally Posted by PotentChili

Well, here's the unfortunate news. Replacing the screen might not be the only thing you have to do. The digitizer (the thing that lets the tablet know which part of the screen is being touched) could also be broken. My Archos 70it was dropped from a 2 story ledge and in no way was that covered under warranty. It cost me $187 to get Archos to fix the screen+digitizer. Although they didn't actually fix it, they just sent me a brand new completely sealed unit. Which I think was pretty nice of them.

The unfortunate truth with most technology like tablets is that individual parts are so ridiculously expensive. It's a supply and demand thing I'm sure.

I hope you can get this all worked out.

EDIT: Also, when they talked to me about replacement they said they could either fix it for $187, or give me 20% off anything (Gen 8 and below) in the Archos store. So that's another option if you maybe want to downgrade to a smaller/cheaper unit.

Thanks for the info. The digitizer is intact, it's the actual LCD that's cracked. I only use the tablet for web browsing, so I could downgrade in terms of specs, but not screen size.

Again, thanks.

Originally Posted by flamingspaz

Hi,

The LCD on my Archos 101 Gen8 is cracked. Is there a place I can get a replacement? I've searched the internet and the two places I found cost more than half the price of the tablet itself.

Thanks in advance.

Just found this for sale in the UK for under £52

http://www.laptop-lcd-screen.co.uk/l...dProduct=14341

With Archos, it is ridiculously hard to find replacement items. If you find a solution, possibly post it here? Not for me, but I'm sure many people would like to know how to solve it.

hi there i have a brand new sceen for the archos 101 for sale if you wont it dose not came with the digitizer


£37 inc P&P

Originally Posted by Set_The_Tone

Just found this for sale in the UK for under £52

http://www.laptop-lcd-screen.co.uk/l...dProduct=14341

They have 30-pin and 40-pin variants and I'm not sure which one fits the Gen8. Emailing them was useless as the only model no. of the back of the screen they have no idea about.

Originally Posted by dav007

hi there i have a brand new sceen for the archos 101 for sale if you wont it dose not came with the digitizer


£37 inc P&P

PM'ed I'd be interested in this.

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help

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Originally Posted by dav007

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i have an archos 70 internet tablet and the wire that connects the two wires comes out of the screen and the main board was broken is there anyone that have a replacement part to buy .please help thanks...