Is this the end of my Sony Reader?

frozenpeas43 · 09-20-2007, 01:11 AM

I'm in Korea so I can't really send this back.

I'm a bit wary of buying a new one - I wasn't rough with it!

Anyone else had this problem?

JSWolf · 09-20-2007, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frozenpeas43

I'm in Korea so I can't really send this back.

I'm a bit wary of buying a new one - I wasn't rough with it!

Anyone else had this problem?

have you plugged it into the USB port and made sure Connect sees it? Have you tried fully charging it using the AC adapter?

delphidb96 · 09-20-2007, 01:41 AM

I *think* it's a bit beyond the any CONNECT issues.

Derek

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

have you plugged it into the USB port and made sure Connect sees it? Have you tried fully charging it using the AC adapter?

HarryT · 09-20-2007, 02:24 AM

That is a broken screen, for sure. What did you do to it? That's "mechanical" damage, beyond a doubt.

jlc · 09-20-2007, 05:02 AM

Definitely looks like a broken screen. Smashed, perhaps?

frozenpeas43 · 09-20-2007, 08:20 AM

I don't know, I opened my bag the day after I saw my students f***ing around behind my desk and it was like that.

I can't pin the blame on any one of them though...they weren't to know it was in the bag, even if they did break it.

gutted.

Now...whether to pick up a new on on e-bay or wait for the revision...

JSWolf · 09-20-2007, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frozenpeas43

I don't know, I opened my bag the day after I saw my students fucking around behind my desk and it was like that.

I can't pin the blame on any one of them though...they weren't to know it was in the bag, even if they did break it.

gutted.

Now...whether to pick up a new on on e-bay or wait for the revision...

It doesn't matter that they knew the Reader was in your bag or not. They had no right to screw around with the contents of your bag and break your Reader. So yes, you can blame them and you should blame them. Make their parents or them pay for the replacement.

HarryT · 09-20-2007, 09:20 AM

It looks as though it's been banged against something pretty hard, or trodden on. The screen is pretty tough - it takes a lot to physically break it, as has happened here.

LaughingVulcan · 09-20-2007, 06:55 PM

Well, for normal carry and use it takes a lot. But the impact that took out my screen really wasn't all that forceful. But it was a corner impact directly on the screen surface from a 2-3 foot drop. With other user's screen breakage stories, I'd say that the unit isn't fragile, but direct screen impacts are.

NatCh · 09-20-2007, 07:01 PM

I'd call it not fragile, but certainly not ruggedized either.

The metal case does seem to lend it a good deal more robustness than I expected out of it, though.

Except, of course, for the exceptions.

RWood · 09-20-2007, 07:44 PM

It sounds like extra homework and lots of pop quizes until the matter is resolved. My teachers always seemed to make the whole class pay when one misbehaved.

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09-20-2007, 02:24 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	That is a broken screen, for sure. What did you do to it? That's "mechanical" damage, beyond a doubt.

09-20-2007, 05:02 AM	#5
jlc Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: PRS-650	Definitely looks like a broken screen. Smashed, perhaps?

09-20-2007, 08:20 AM	#6
frozenpeas43 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2007 Device: Sony Reader	I don't know, I opened my bag the day after I saw my students f***ing around behind my desk and it was like that. I can't pin the blame on any one of them though...they weren't to know it was in the bag, even if they did break it. gutted. Now...whether to pick up a new on on e-bay or wait for the revision...

09-20-2007, 09:20 AM	#8
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	It looks as though it's been banged against something pretty hard, or trodden on. The screen is pretty tough - it takes a lot to physically break it, as has happened here.

09-20-2007, 06:55 PM	#9
LaughingVulcan Technophile Posts: 204 Karma: 617 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of Lincoln Device: PRS-650 Sony, Nook Simpletouch, more legacy gear than I can remember	Well, for normal carry and use it takes a lot. But the impact that took out my screen really wasn't all that forceful. But it was a corner impact directly on the screen surface from a 2-3 foot drop. With other user's screen breakage stories, I'd say that the unit isn't fragile, but direct screen impacts are.

09-20-2007, 07:01 PM	#10
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I'd call it not fragile, but certainly not ruggedized either. The metal case does seem to lend it a good deal more robustness than I expected out of it, though. Except, of course, for the exceptions.

09-20-2007, 07:44 PM	#11
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	It sounds like extra homework and lots of pop quizes until the matter is resolved. My teachers always seemed to make the whole class pay when one misbehaved.