Moisture under LCD? could it be?

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Iv got a weird problem with my Kaiser and i cant quite pin point it, so i was hoping someone might be able to. Every now and then i get a sort of ''pattern'' under the LCD. When i push on it i can 'slide' it accross but when i take my finger off it moves back to the middle/original position.

The 'pattern' is always in the very middle of the screen and it varies in rectangular size. 90% of the time this rectangle is visiable, the screen more or less doesnt work.

This pattern can only be seen when the screen is off, and even then it needs to be tilted slightly.

The pattern ONLY seems to appear when the temperature chnages, ie if its been sitting on my desk all day i wont see anythign & it will work fine. But, if i put it in my pocket and walka roudn for 30+mins and take it out of my pocket the pattern will be there 7 the screen wont work. Once again, i have to put it on the side and leave it for 30+mins and the pattern eventually disappears and the screen works again.


Asking a few mates, they recon it could be a moisture under the screen, and its only aroudn whent he temperature chnages due to it condensing etc. Once the temperature has stablised it evaporates off. Do you think this could be correct?

And as for fixing it, would a hair dryer on it work 2 try and evaporate the water for good, or is it a LCD replacement job?


Many thanks all

Originally Posted by Andehh

it could be a moisture under the screen, and its only aroudn whent he temperature chnages due to it condensing etc. Once the temperature has stablised it evaporates off. Do you think this could be correct?

Have a look at your moisture indicator sticker(s) on the back of the device to see if they've turned pink. Have you used it in heavy rain or dropped it into water ever? I've done none of those things but often put my TyTN II in my shirt pocket and have never experienced that screen problem. If your moisture stickers aren't pink and it's still under warranty, it may be worth looking at a warranty repair for this intermittant fault (making sure you fully explain to them under what circumstances it happens). Personally I wouldn't use extreme heat like a hairdryer but mild heat like a hot water cupboard with some silica gel packs wrapped around it may help to make sure all water is removed.

Thank you for your reply mate!

iv checked the sticker on the back and it is still totally white, so obviously fine in that respect. Iv used it in rain before, and enough drops have got onto the screen for me to wipe it away but i wouldnt call it soaked!

Ill look into the HTC repair route, im guessing the instructions etc are all on their web site?



edit: iv sent off an HTC repair ticket, but are they reliable in responding? iv never really trusted these built it in web forms.