[Q]Is this Screen Tear on my Evo (nova 003)?

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dan0412

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• Aug 20, 2010

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Over the past 3 days, I have observed some colored/broken lines on my Evo (pics attached). These have grown progressively in length. I dont recall dropping the phone. Any thoughts on the cause(s)? I know I'll have to unroot (and maybe reset PRI back to 1.40) before heading to the Sprint Store for a warranty replacement. Any thoughts from anyone who's had this?

Thanks in advance.

 

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nenn

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• Aug 20, 2010

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i thought screen tear was a software thing. try stock 2.2 -rooted of course. if the problem persists then id take it into sprint.

 

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runningwarrior08

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That's the Lcd starting to go out usually. It usually happens from very hard pressure on the trouble spot or dropping of the phone.

 

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nenn

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• Aug 20, 2010

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runningwarrior08 said:

That's the Lcd starting to go out usually. It usually happens from very hard pressure on the trouble spot or dropping of the phone.

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the smaller bunch of lines looks like a finger pad print

 

SilverZero

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Screen tearing is an artifact in the display, kind of like pixelation - not a physical tear in the screen material. You, my friend, have an LCD that's going bad. LCDs are controlled by a matrix of horizontal and vertical pixels, and when the connectors get damaged, that's what you see.

 

zone23

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Looks like someone smashed it with their finger too me. Almost looks like a finger print.

 

MrDSL

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Same here..looks like someone smashed it with a finger.

 

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dan0412

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• Aug 20, 2010

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Thanks for the feedback guys. I have never dropped my phone. On the other hand, that 'imprint' is actually underneath the anti-glare strip and is visible ONLY when the phone is on.

I just did a nand restore of rooted stock 2.2, the 'damaged' pixels still visible. I guess I'll try getting a replacement for a phone that's a month old.

By the way do they offer Evos with the 2.2 Froyo updates now?

 

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keanpndx256

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This is totally unrelated but what Rom are you using in the photos dan?

Sent from my HTC EVO

 

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dan0412

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• Aug 20, 2010

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keanpndx256 said:

This is totally unrelated but what Rom are you using in the photos dan?

Sent from my HTC EVO

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It is Cyanogen RC2.

Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

 

SilverZero

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• Aug 21, 2010

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dan0412 said:

Thanks for the feedback guys. I have never dropped my phone. On the other hand, that 'imprint' is actually underneath the anti-glare strip and is visible ONLY when the phone is on.

I just did a nand restore of rooted stock 2.2, the 'damaged' pixels still visible. I guess I'll try getting a replacement for a phone that's a month old.

By the way do they offer Evos with the 2.2 Froyo updates now?

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Yes, new Evos are shipping with 2.2, but there are still 2.1 versions lurking about on some shelves.