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Old 09-30-2009, 04:04 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by Andybaby View Post
substrate is the screen.

think of screens like this

a Glass brick wall.

but instead of each brick being independent from the rest, the back of all the bricks have a single glass sheet. that sheet being the substrate. if that sheet breaks, then the circuitry doesn't work and you have one dead screen
But if the TFT screen itself is ok.... For all those jetbooks with broken screens.
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