Odyssey Ghost touch screen (What can I do with it?)

arbes · 02-09-2024, 02:22 PM

Hi, all!

I have a Brazilian LEV E-reader from Saraiva that looks pretty much the same device as the Bookeen Odyssey (it also says on the back that the model is the CYBOY4F-SA) for years; I think I bought the device back in 2014 or 2015.

As the title says, the touchscreen only responds in certain areas and sometimes there are some ghost touches in other parts of the screen. I feel bad about throwing it in the trash given that the screen displays images pretty decently and the device responds to action with its two buttons.

Now, I was wondering if there's a fix to this ghosting issue or if there's anything I could do with the device (or screen for that matter) that doesn't rely on touch inputs.

I'm really excited about giving some life to it!

JSWolf · 02-09-2024, 06:49 PM

You could open it up and see if the ribbon cable for the screen is properly inserted. Maybe it's partially loose.

Quoth · 02-10-2024, 06:58 AM

Or if it's IR touch rather than capacitive, clean around the edge of screen/bezel. I've no idea which it uses.

paperwhite13 · 02-17-2024, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quoth

Or if it's IR touch rather than capacitive, clean around the edge of screen/bezel. I've no idea which it uses.

User guide for that model says it's capacitive.

paperwhite13 · 02-17-2024, 04:59 AM

But cleaning the (entire) screen is good advice in regard to ghost touches, same as keeping it away from all conductive objects.

02-09-2024, 02:22 PM	#1
arbes Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2024 Device: Lev (Bookeen redesigned device)	Ghost touch screen (What can I do with it?) Hi, all! I have a Brazilian LEV E-reader from Saraiva that looks pretty much the same device as the Bookeen Odyssey (it also says on the back that the model is the CYBOY4F-SA) for years; I think I bought the device back in 2014 or 2015. As the title says, the touchscreen only responds in certain areas and sometimes there are some ghost touches in other parts of the screen. I feel bad about throwing it in the trash given that the screen displays images pretty decently and the device responds to action with its two buttons. Now, I was wondering if there's a fix to this ghosting issue or if there's anything I could do with the device (or screen for that matter) that doesn't rely on touch inputs. I'm really excited about giving some life to it!

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02-09-2024, 06:49 PM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,015 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	You could open it up and see if the ribbon cable for the screen is properly inserted. Maybe it's partially loose.

02-10-2024, 06:58 AM	#3
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 11,164 Karma: 85874891 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	Or if it's IR touch rather than capacitive, clean around the edge of screen/bezel. I've no idea which it uses.

02-17-2024, 04:59 AM	#5
paperwhite13 Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 9236 Join Date: Jun 2020 Device: Kindle PW3 [KOReader]	But cleaning the (entire) screen is good advice in regard to ghost touches, same as keeping it away from all conductive objects.