11-10-2014, 06:10 AM | #1 |
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I dropped my kindle It survived, but there's a little cluster of grey pixels that won't change colour. I've reset the device to force a screen refresh, but they're still there...
I assume that this is just physical damage from the fall? Or is there anything else I can try? It's not too bad, because it's in the margin rather than the middle of the screen. But it berates me with my carelessness every time i see it... Last edited by Cath; 11-10-2014 at 06:13 AM. |
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Physical damage, I'm afraid: some of the capsules on the eInk screen (probably the point of impact) have burst. One of the reasons to always keep your Kindle in a decent protective case.
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Let's hope the damage doesn't spread.
If it does, then the substrate as well may be affected. Hopefully, the damage is contained. |
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Darn.
It hasn't spread in the last 20 hours or so, so it should be fine in that respect. Just that now every time I look at it I'll have a reminder of my clumsiness! I keep it in a sleeve when it's in my backpack, but I find it's nicer to hold without a cover. I may have to rethink that |
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Oh well, live and learn, as they say. I keep all my devices in cases precisely because I do drop them from time to time. It's easily done.
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Worth adding that if you do decide to replace the device, contact Kindle CS. They will (according to many reports here) always offer a generous discount on a replacement device, even when the damage is self-inflicted.
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I'm commenting on an issue that may be hidden due to the device falling. It's conceivable that, in addition to bursting pixels, that a crack may have resulted that will start to spread, an issue not yet noticeable but one that may develop at a later time... |
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Very true.
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I've been there, but with a Sony device... I had placed it on the bed and forget it was there. In a fit of uncommon activity one morning, I decided to make the bed, so I threw the sheets and blankets onto the floor. I never knew how aerodynamic my Sony 505 was until it sailed about 10 feet away. Fortunately, it was in a case, and the only damage done was cosmetic - very hard to notice. Some substrate damage can be like a crack in a windshield: changing weather can contribute to the crack eventually expanding.....but, as I mentioned, I hope that the only damage are those burst pixels. |
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I would cry.
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Well, I have an interesting history with damaged ereaders - my Sony broke, spontaneously, overnight. My cheapo replacment, a cool-er, lasted and lasted well past the point that I wanted to replace it with a kindle, until I dropped it (and it really was an accident, not on purpose ). My Kindle Keyboard lasted years, and is in fact still going strong, but I decided to upgrade anyway and then I go and drop the new one!
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a) I prefer the feel of the uncased kindle, b) very few cases are available to ship to my country, and the one that is i didn't really like. The plan was to wait until there were cases available locally, I just didn't expect to be so clumsy right off the bat! |
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