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jkelol111 · 11-07-2019, 08:19 AM

The screen has arrived, and everything is working great! (maybe except the touchscreen but still better than nothing).

I (luckily) got a screen that was similar to the original one that came with my device, with slightly higher VCON at -2.65 compared to the original at -2.32. That said, the plastic layer on the front seems much more glossy compared to the original; however, that can be easily remedied by using a matte screen protector (which I will get soon). Also the frontlight is 'yellower', but I don't mind that, since I prefer my display to look more 'paperlike'.

For those who also want to replace their own Kobo Aura screen, I'll leave the links below to a teardown video and the screen I bought off AliExpress.

Thanks to all who has chimed in, I'm now really happy after nearly one month without reading

. Now off to change my device flair...

Kobo Aura teardown (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDfli2lrxQE
The replacement screen with frame (AliExpress): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32947510795.html

P.S I used ePacket shipping method instead of AliExpress Standard Shipping, and item arrived in 12 days. Pretty fast I think.

11-07-2019, 08:19 AM	#10
jkelol111 Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: AU Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite 10th	The screen has arrived, and everything is working great! (maybe except the touchscreen but still better than nothing). I (luckily) got a screen that was similar to the original one that came with my device, with slightly higher VCON at -2.65 compared to the original at -2.32. That said, the plastic layer on the front seems much more glossy compared to the original; however, that can be easily remedied by using a matte screen protector (which I will get soon). Also the frontlight is 'yellower', but I don't mind that, since I prefer my display to look more 'paperlike'. For those who also want to replace their own Kobo Aura screen, I'll leave the links below to a teardown video and the screen I bought off AliExpress. Thanks to all who has chimed in, I'm now really happy after nearly one month without reading . Now off to change my device flair... Kobo Aura teardown (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDfli2lrxQE The replacement screen with frame (AliExpress): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32947510795.html P.S I used ePacket shipping method instead of AliExpress Standard Shipping, and item arrived in 12 days. Pretty fast I think.