Confirmed: The Sensation LCD Screen is made by two manufacturers - PICS ADDED

[graffixnyc]

With the My Touch 4g I'm sure you MT4G users will remember the good screen/bad screen issue. Where one lcd panel was made by sony, and the other was made by sharp. The Sharp lcd screen would wash out more on an angle than the sony. I have read some people speculate that the sensation might have the same "issue"

It has been confirmed that the Sensation has two different LCD panels. One made by Acer (AUO) and one made by sharp. The sensation does not have a good screen bad screen issue. Some people prefer the acer screen and others prefer the sharp. I have had both and they both are really beautiful displays. You can only really tell the difference if they are side by side.


To find out which panel you have:
Use terminal emulator (free from the market) and run the command dmesg (root is not needed obviously)

it will output a bunch of stuff.. look for this line and report it: (if you can't find it you can long press on the output in terminal emulator copy all and then paste it into an email and send it to yourself)
just look for the line (the numbers might not be the same) [ 9178.895111] Panel Type = PANEL_ID_PYD_??????

Mine is sharp so my line is Panel Type = PANEL_ID_PYD_SHARP

If you have searched and can't find reboot and try again.



Pics I took of the two side by side:
AUO on left/top Sharp on right/bottom:
https://picasaweb.google.com/113479...&authkey=Gv1sRgCPTX9bjj3NDrbQ&feat=directlink

 

[martinchavez90]

I have

Panel_ID_pyd_AUD_NT
MADE IN TAIWAN

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN..IS IT SHARP OR SONY

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[graffixnyc]

I have

Panel_ID_pyd_AUD_NT
MADE IN TAIWAN

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN..IS IT SHARP OR SONY

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

Hmm I dont think it's either. So We know for sure there at are least 2 panels used. The Sharp and the AUD_NT(not sure which company that is)

Mine was also made in Taiwan

 

[gotzta]

PANEL_ID_PYD_SHARP

Made in Taiwan 6/1/2011 shipping date

 

[brian85]

Panel_id_pyd_sharp


Made in taiwan, 6/2/2011

 

[luckyduck69]

Mine is made in Taiwan.
Panel = Sharp

 

[martinchavez90]

Hmm I dont think it's either. So We know for sure there at are least 2 panels used. The Sharp and the AUD_NT(not sure which company that is)

Mine was also made in Taiwan

Well I would like to know what it is BUT COLORS ARE AWESOME .. NICE AND RICH AND BLACKS ARE PRETTY MUCH CLOSE TO MY SGS4G... great viewing angles .. no touch screen problems and no tint ..

Also date on the box is 5/31/2011



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[brian85]

Aren't "super LCD" displays only made by Sony? If so, why in the world would we have displays made by Sharp?

 

[El Daddy]

sharp for me.

EDIT: I'd like to note that I think my screen looks fantastic. Viewing angles are great. I like it just as much if not better than my N1 amoled.

 

[graffixnyc]

Aren't "super LCD" displays only made by Sony? If so, why in the world would we have displays made by Sharp?

I thought I had read that too somewhere that super lcd's are only made by sony.

 

[Shaquiel Harris]

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[Spartanjet]

Tmobile 6/1/11

Pannel Type = PYD_AUO_NT

Display is ok, has some odd banding effect with white text on black background like the text found in the settings menu.

 

[Shaquiel Harris]

Mines is sharp as well. This is interesting though. I'll definitely check for this when replacing my sensation.

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[brian85]

I thought I had read that too somewhere that super lcd's are only made by sony.

I just emailed HTC about it.

 

[gotzta]

I'm interested in seeing what their reply says...they got caught!

Just kidding, but yeah everything google says about SLCD is that it's a joint venture by Samsung and Sony, not Sharp!

 

[ituan]

I have a "sharp" panel myself

shipped date is 5/27/2011

 

[homais]

read this:

2008: Sony and Samsung announce that due to increased demand, a second 8th Generation production line will operate in the S-LCD factory in the 2nd quarter of 2009.[1] S-LCD may be headed by Samsung alone as Sony has announced a joint venture with Sharp Corporation, in order to compete effectively with Samsung, a task made difficult by their current collaboration.[3]

 

[El Daddy]

I'm interested in seeing what their reply says...they got caught!

Just kidding, but yeah everything google says about SLCD is that it's a joint venture by Samsung and Sony, not Sharp!

I checked out wiki and it seems they committed to a joint venture with sharp in 2008.

"2008: Sony and Samsung announce that due to increased demand, a second 8th Generation production line will operate in the S-LCD factory in the 2nd quarter of 2009.[1] S-LCD may be headed by Samsung alone as Sony has announced a joint venture with Sharp Corporation, in order to compete effectively with Samsung, a task made difficult by their current collaboration."

Here's the source: http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/HONSHI/20080327/149601/


EDIT: haha homais just beat me to it!

 

[gotzta]

Ah, you beat me. Just saw that only wikipedia lol

 

[brian85]

But SLCD isn't made by Samsung (which is what that paragraph says, unless I'm reading it wrong), so I wouldn't trust the rest of the article.