Thread: Dead line on my Glo HD's screen
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Old 10-22-2018, 02:19 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by jlemonde View Post
Yes indeed, it might be a "loose cable", no joke. But there are so many lines and pixels that these are not actually implemented as cables, everything is micrometer size hard soldered on a board, so you can't do anything yourself. Maybe it could be possible to replace the whole screen, but I don't know if you'll find a Glo HD screen out there, and I think it is not user friendly to implement in. Others might know better.
Except that there is a ribbon cable connecting the screen to the PCB. That could be loose. Pulling the back off and checking the cable is fairly easy.

For replacing the screen, there are frequent questions about finding. And occasional posts of people who have found a screen and done the work.
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