PRS-T1 Crooked Display - What should I do?

unwohltaeter · 11-26-2011, 05:43 AM

After reading for about a week i discovered that the display of my new PRS-T1 is slightly crooked. It's tilted about 0.2mm to 0.5mm to the left.
I already have it got rooted.

Is it possible to fix this through software or do I have to send it back and ask for a new one?

Abtacha · 11-26-2011, 10:26 AM

If it's noticeable to you while reading I'd exchange it.

unwohltaeter · 11-26-2011, 12:14 PM

Damn, I hoped I could fix it through software. Sending it in and getting it back probably takes about a week or two.

frostschutz · 11-26-2011, 02:10 PM

Software won't fix a tilted display for you ... we are talking about a hardware problem, yes? you could open it up and see if you can fix it yourself I guess. You'd probably lose warranty though.

unwohltaeter · 11-26-2011, 02:14 PM

Hm... I think it's better if I send it back.

Solveigh · 11-28-2011, 09:27 AM

Mine ist tilted about 0,5mm, too.
At the German "Reader Club Bord", I've read about other crooked displays, too.

I'm not sure if I should change it again; this is my 3rd T1:
The first one had a damaged frame, the second one had an incredible ghosting and now, the third one has a tilted display.
Seems to me that there's no perfect T1 around!

unwohltaeter · 11-29-2011, 11:56 AM

I finally decided to not send it back. It's not really bugging me anymore - only if I focus to much on this little error. Other people didn't even notice the error. Maybe it's because of my graphics designer eyes.

Maybe I'm trying to open it and correct it myself after a few weeks.

carpetmojo · 11-29-2011, 12:26 PM

[QUOTE=FeeShion;..............Seems to me that there's no perfect T1 around![/QUOTE]

At present, and allowing for my usual non-techsavvy bumbling around, I reckon there is - the one I have

unwohltaeter · 11-29-2011, 12:40 PM

@carpetmojo Can I ask you a favor? Could you be so kind and take a frontal picture of your PRS-T1 so i could compare mine with a "perfect" version?

Solveigh · 11-29-2011, 03:02 PM

By the way, even the German Sony page shows a crooked display:

It's the original picture, I just scaled it to 200% for a better view and rotated the whole thing about 0.10 to have it parallel to the selecting tool.

unwohltaeter · 11-29-2011, 03:24 PM

Yeah, noticed that too.

unwohltaeter · 12-06-2011, 04:40 PM

Hm. Maybe it should be possible to change something in the framebuffer device to rotate the display by one degree or a pixel.

Edit: LOL, dumb idea. Even if I could rotate the display a few pixels, I also have to change the touch screen driver/thingy/whatever.

unwohltaeter · 12-10-2011, 03:53 PM

I'm sending it back now - can't live with this little error. It's really tiny but once you noticed it it's annoying.

ChrnoXIII · 12-12-2011, 01:10 AM

this happens to mine too - i used photoshop to draw a 5pixel line 5 pixels away from the edge of the screen and its ever so slightly (0.5 - 1mm) shifted to the left. no rotation tho which is good i guess.

i wonder what i should do?

Ripplinger · 12-12-2011, 11:29 AM

If it were me, I'd absolutely return it for a new one immediately. That visually would drive me crazy every single word I read. It should be straight, period. And no way to "dislodge" it to make the text crooked again by a bump.

11-26-2011, 05:43 AM	#1
unwohltaeter Member Posts: 21 Karma: 50 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	Crooked Display - What should I do? After reading for about a week i discovered that the display of my new PRS-T1 is slightly crooked. It's tilted about 0.2mm to 0.5mm to the left. I already have it got rooted. Is it possible to fix this through software or do I have to send it back and ask for a new one?

12-06-2011, 04:40 PM	#12
unwohltaeter Member Posts: 21 Karma: 50 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	Hm. Maybe it should be possible to change something in the framebuffer device to rotate the display by one degree or a pixel. Edit: LOL, dumb idea. Even if I could rotate the display a few pixels, I also have to change the touch screen driver/thingy/whatever. Last edited by unwohltaeter; 12-06-2011 at 05:27 PM.

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11-26-2011, 10:26 AM	#2
Abtacha Addict Posts: 332 Karma: 6220000 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura HD	If it's noticeable to you while reading I'd exchange it.

11-26-2011, 12:14 PM	#3
unwohltaeter Member Posts: 21 Karma: 50 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	Damn, I hoped I could fix it through software. Sending it in and getting it back probably takes about a week or two.

11-26-2011, 02:10 PM	#4
frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,279 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	Software won't fix a tilted display for you ... we are talking about a hardware problem, yes? you could open it up and see if you can fix it yourself I guess. You'd probably lose warranty though.

11-26-2011, 02:14 PM	#5
unwohltaeter Member Posts: 21 Karma: 50 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	Hm... I think it's better if I send it back.

11-28-2011, 09:27 AM	#6
Solveigh Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1 * Kindle Paperwhite 4 * Kindle Oasis 3	Mine ist tilted about 0,5mm, too. At the German "Reader Club Bord", I've read about other crooked displays, too. I'm not sure if I should change it again; this is my 3rd T1: The first one had a damaged frame, the second one had an incredible ghosting and now, the third one has a tilted display. Seems to me that there's no perfect T1 around!

11-29-2011, 11:56 AM	#7
unwohltaeter Member Posts: 21 Karma: 50 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	I finally decided to not send it back. It's not really bugging me anymore - only if I focus to much on this little error. Other people didn't even notice the error. Maybe it's because of my graphics designer eyes. Maybe I'm trying to open it and correct it myself after a few weeks.

11-29-2011, 12:26 PM	#8
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	[QUOTE=FeeShion;..............Seems to me that there's no perfect T1 around![/QUOTE] At present, and allowing for my usual non-techsavvy bumbling around, I reckon there is - the one I have

11-29-2011, 12:40 PM	#9
unwohltaeter Member Posts: 21 Karma: 50 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	@carpetmojo Can I ask you a favor? Could you be so kind and take a frontal picture of your PRS-T1 so i could compare mine with a "perfect" version?

11-29-2011, 03:02 PM	#10
Solveigh Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1 * Kindle Paperwhite 4 * Kindle Oasis 3	By the way, even the German Sony page shows a crooked display: It's the original picture, I just scaled it to 200% for a better view and rotated the whole thing about 0.10 to have it parallel to the selecting tool.

11-29-2011, 03:24 PM	#11
unwohltaeter Member Posts: 21 Karma: 50 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	Yeah, noticed that too.

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12-10-2011, 03:53 PM	#13
unwohltaeter Member Posts: 21 Karma: 50 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	I'm sending it back now - can't live with this little error. It's really tiny but once you noticed it it's annoying.

12-12-2011, 01:10 AM	#14
ChrnoXIII Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3, Sony PRS-T1, Sony PRS-T2	this happens to mine too - i used photoshop to draw a 5pixel line 5 pixels away from the edge of the screen and its ever so slightly (0.5 - 1mm) shifted to the left. no rotation tho which is good i guess. i wonder what i should do?

12-12-2011, 11:29 AM	#15
Ripplinger 350 Hoarder Posts: 3,574 Karma: 8281267 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Midwest USA Device: Sony PRS-350, Kobo Glo & Glo HD, PW2	If it were me, I'd absolutely return it for a new one immediately. That visually would drive me crazy every single word I read. It should be straight, period. And no way to "dislodge" it to make the text crooked again by a bump.