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DHR · 01-20-2012, 02:14 AM

Often my Vox touchscreen behaves just as I would expect.

Sometimes it does not.

Sometimes I can keep pressing the "buttons" (menu, back) and nothing happens.

Sometimes a couple of missed button presses are delayed and happen together (eg. two backs when I meant one).

Sometimes when I'm browsing a web page, a swipe meant to scroll the page causes a link click instead.

Sometimes holding a link (waiting for a menu to appear) instead causes the link to be clicked.

My intuitive explanation is that the capacitive sensor(s) are uneven in their sensitivity.

Note: I don't experience this problem with other tablets I use (HP TouchPad, iPad1, Asus Transformer).

I wondered if dry winter air might be the cause, so I dampened my hands slightly but that didn't help.

Does anyone else have experience like this? Is it a known problem?

How would you deal with this? Should I just ask for a replacement/repair?

01-20-2012, 02:14 AM	#1
DHR Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo original, Kobo Vox, iPad1, HP TouchPad, BB PlayBook	touchscreen gesture failures Often my Vox touchscreen behaves just as I would expect. Sometimes it does not. Sometimes I can keep pressing the "buttons" (menu, back) and nothing happens. Sometimes a couple of missed button presses are delayed and happen together (eg. two backs when I meant one). Sometimes when I'm browsing a web page, a swipe meant to scroll the page causes a link click instead. Sometimes holding a link (waiting for a menu to appear) instead causes the link to be clicked. My intuitive explanation is that the capacitive sensor(s) are uneven in their sensitivity. Note: I don't experience this problem with other tablets I use (HP TouchPad, iPad1, Asus Transformer). I wondered if dry winter air might be the cause, so I dampened my hands slightly but that didn't help. Does anyone else have experience like this? Is it a known problem? How would you deal with this? Should I just ask for a replacement/repair? Last edited by DHR; 01-21-2012 at 02:00 PM.