I dropped my Nook........

dkperez · 07-12-2012, 08:37 PM

I have a Nook Color that's been turned into a Nook Tablet with the microSD.
It's worked PERFECTLY since I got it.

This afternoon I DROPPED IT... About 3 feet. It was in the carrier, but the front was open, so it hit the case. There's no PHYSICAL damage, but I now have a narrow band of garbage pixels that extend from the bottom right, all the way up the right side of the screen. So much for the claims of ruggedness...

Is there a way to do some kind of total reset or something to see if this thing will return to normal? Or, though there's no apparent damage, is the thing toast... I've rebooted it. I've powered it off and back on. I've removed the SD card and rebooted it. What else can I try?

Red Alert · 07-16-2012, 01:19 AM

The LCD screen actually does contain some liquid in sealed micro capsules. Its possible that the impact ruptured some of the cells or their electrical connections. Just a possibility.

dkperez · 07-23-2012, 09:42 PM

Well, whatever's in there, I now have a 1/4" of the right side of the screen that's no longer working correctly...

tarzanphan60 · 08-13-2012, 10:11 PM

Ouch. I don't think the factory reset would help on something like that.

JSWolf · 08-13-2012, 10:32 PM

It's busted.

07-12-2012, 08:37 PM	#1
dkperez Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 1047931 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: nine	I dropped my Nook........ I have a Nook Color that's been turned into a Nook Tablet with the microSD. It's worked PERFECTLY since I got it. This afternoon I DROPPED IT... About 3 feet. It was in the carrier, but the front was open, so it hit the case. There's no PHYSICAL damage, but I now have a narrow band of garbage pixels that extend from the bottom right, all the way up the right side of the screen. So much for the claims of ruggedness... Is there a way to do some kind of total reset or something to see if this thing will return to normal? Or, though there's no apparent damage, is the thing toast... I've rebooted it. I've powered it off and back on. I've removed the SD card and rebooted it. What else can I try?

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07-16-2012, 01:19 AM	#2
Red Alert Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 1020754 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Silverdale, Washington Device: NookColor & Nook Tablet. Sony PRS-505 loaned to brother.	The LCD screen actually does contain some liquid in sealed micro capsules. Its possible that the impact ruptured some of the cells or their electrical connections. Just a possibility.

07-23-2012, 09:42 PM	#3
dkperez Groupie Posts: 184 Karma: 1047931 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: nine	Well, whatever's in there, I now have a 1/4" of the right side of the screen that's no longer working correctly...

08-13-2012, 10:11 PM	#4
tarzanphan60 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 131538 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Nook Color, Tablet, HD, HD+	Ouch. I don't think the factory reset would help on something like that.

08-13-2012, 10:32 PM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,033 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It's busted.

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