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Old 04-24-2015, 01:29 AM   #86
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I'm afraid that's a classic picture of a fractured screen substrate. It's absolutely certain that this is what's happened, although obviously I don't know how it happened. Unfortunately a fractured substrate is not covered by warranty - it's physical damage.
It isn't inherently user-caused damage though. It's very easy for a minor assembly mistake to cause a display (of any kind) to be under continuous pressure. In that state, even a tiny impact can cause it to shatter (or, for that matter, the thermal expansion of the metal structural frame).
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