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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Backlight Bug

« on: February 07, 2008, 09:21:20 pm »

It seems to be a common bug, but is there a patch or something?

The Symptoms:
When the ON button is pushed to wake it up, the screens goes on for maybe a second, then goes black. It has happend on other occasions, but it seems to be the same bug.
- I'm sure now that the screen is actually on only the backlight is not. Pressing FN+4 and FN+3 seems to help after a while but I'm waiting for the bug to happen again in order to test it more "consciously".
- it might depend on the OS, I've only experienced it with Cacko 1.23 and after some time of using it but that might just be coincidence

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / C1000 With Broken Screen

« on: January 07, 2008, 07:18:54 am »

@Marc Stefan:
Vielen Dank für diese sehr wertvolle Information!

(thank you very much for this extremly valuable information!)

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / C1000 With Broken Screen

« on: January 07, 2008, 05:07:06 am »

Might be interesting for some people:
Prices of the japanese Sharp Repair Service

Screen replacement: 31'500 yen (about 287$)
Screen + black cover replacement: 41'000 (about 375$)

New c1000 at cheapest Internet-Shop in Japan: 35'000 (about 320$)

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / C1000 With Broken Screen

« on: January 06, 2008, 12:26:27 am »

Conics claims the LCD is "for ALL SL-C700 / C750 / C760 / C860and ALL SL-C1000 / C3000 / C3100 / C3200," so I'd guess they're exactly the same or so close that they're interchangeable.

Sorry, I put it a little unclearly. I've seen Fotos of SL-Cxxo's where at least one of the small symbols on the screen (the ones for "home, mail, etc." was different than the ones on my c1000. So I wondered aside from size and interchangeability, whether they are the same in terms of color quality, brightness, etc.
You seem to have both, a C3100 and a C750, so what do you think? Do you see any difference? (well, actually I'm sure you would have told me already if you did  )

I could buy a broken c860 for about 80$, so I might give it a try... the only thing that worries me is my inexistent experience in repairing something like a zaurus... so I'm trying to find some how to's or pics...

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / C1000 With Broken Screen

« on: January 05, 2008, 07:30:35 pm »

Yes, the screens are the same on all models (see the conics page above for confirmation of that).

Wow...are the screens of the SL-C7/8xx-Series exaxtly the same? Or just "very similar" in size?
I'm asking, cause it seems to be easier to find used/dead models from these series!

@speculatrix: thanks for your help! A "broken" 3x00 would be perfect...^^"

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / C1000 With Broken Screen

« on: January 04, 2008, 07:47:26 pm »

@cycle_55: I sent u a message.

Conics will do it for a little over $200 (depending on shipping), or something like $185 if you want to DIY.

http://conics.net/catalog/product_info.php...;products_id=70

Thank you very much for the info! Unfortunately that's more expensive than I've expected... gonna see how much it would cost @ Sharp first.

Any infos about the inside of a C1000's screen is highly appreciated.
Offers welcome.

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / C1000 With Broken Screen

« on: January 04, 2008, 11:33:46 am »

I dropped a mug on my closed C1000...  
it was heavy enough to break the screen glass from outside... now I have a fully working Z (yes, even the touchscreen works as before) that just looks pretty weird:

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Since I'm staying in Japan I thought about bringing it to one of the Sharp Service Centers here. I just bought it 3 months ago but then I don't think they'll replace the screen for free... but maybe for about 150 $ or so? Somebody knowing how much it costs?

How about replacing the Screen with one from a broken C1000 or C3200? Is it possible and if yes, more or less easy to do?

Or maybe somebody is willing to buy it? As I said before...it works just as before since it was closed when something fell on it, so the "Body" is perfectly working. How much could I get for it?