Well, Ive been to my local phone service station (not Nokia Care though) recently (they sell n900s and other Nokia's high-end devices). They told me that there are no third-party screens for n900 and the only way now to fix it is directly in Nokia (Nokia Care I suppose). I should either wait until some screens that fit the n900 appear on the market or fix it at Nokia.

It leads to the conclusion that a DIY screen replacement process is impossible as for today due to lack of suitable screens for n900 to purchase.

It is getting worse and worse.... State of LCD leakage for 20.03.10:

Hey everyone, I have just found this thread and I had to create an acount in this excellent forum.!
I bought my N900 in january 4th, it was really well planned and I was travelling in Miami. In january 5th, I was very happy with the new "toy" and when I tryed to put it inside my jeans pocket and unfortunately I let it fall. Instantly I saw a black spot. The problem is that I was returning to Brazil in the january 10th (I live in Brazil) and I was sure that I couldn't fix it inside the US =/.
Here in Brazil we don't have the N900 and we are probably not going to have. I contacted Nokia assistance here and they said - obviously - that they don't have the display but they could fix it to me at the cost of about $30 if I find the LCD.
From january 10th until now, this link http://www.mobile-phone-lcd.com/n900...deu-p-331.html has almost became my homepage as the replacement part is out of stock.
Here is a pic that I have just taken:

Here is a pic that a took january 13th

as you can see it didn't advanced a lot but it's frustating having a mobile phone(?) like N900 not really working.
Sorry if I made any errors, English is not my mother language. Please feel free to correct me if you want.
If you have any suggestion of a site that is selling this LCD please contact me I really want to have my N900 completely usefull again
RafaLL92, good luck to us!
thanks everybody.
cheers,
Lucas Kok

Hi Lucas!
Sorry to hear that a similar thing happened to you, that is sad... You are right, it is frustrating.

Good news though! On the webpage you have provided, (http://www.mobile-phone-lcd.com/n900...deu-p-331.html) the LCD for n900 become available since yesterday! It said that 50 were in stock then. Today there are 48. Im thinking of buying it with shipment to Poland, which according to the info on mobile-phone-lcd.com is possible. I would not be surprised if you have already placed the order If you get to know anything worth knowing, just let us know here in this thread.

Here, as to show you the condition of my broken LCD, here is the picture for 25.03.10:

The wide black line near the top is actually the leakage. It covers my entire status bar (the clock, battery level, wifi status etc. However, I can see what is 'under' any leaked area when Im in a direct sunlight or below any source of light. Strange, but annoying though.

Cheers,
Ralph

ouch .. seeing that makes me want to armor my n900 with steel ..

Hey Ralph!,
I saw the update yesterday also! They had already sent an e-mail to me saying that they have the display on stock again.
I'm a little bit afraid of buying it from internet. They only shipment way is with "Standard Registered Airmail" to Brazil and our customs are an huge mess! It can take more than a month to arrive at my home.
At Least Nokia anounced this week that they will bring the N900 in about 60 days! Which means that brazilians will have replacement parts!
Just an information: Sometimes when I twist the N900 my "crack" seems to have became worst. I think it's not a nice signal. Now, my huge black spot has just became white for example.

Keep us informed, Ralph.
cheers,
Lucas Kok

This reminds me of a somewhat funny story, when I had my N80, I babied that thng. I made sure it had a screen protector 100% of the time. I never went without one. well, days turned to months turned to years, and 4 years later the case had it's small dings here and there, but the screen was flawless.


one day I was rototilling the backyard (it's similar to a lawnmower for those of you who dont know) and I felt the handle tap my leg. when I finished rototilling, I puilled out my phone and I had a huge star crack. the LCD leaked everywhere inside. made for a nice 'fireworks' screen. so many colors. the plastic screen on top was still flawless, but the glass screen behind it was gone.

anyways, it was then that I realized that all those years of caring for and worrying about the front pretty much went to waste. I started to wonder why I cared so mch about the front, I mean it's not like there wasn't spare front panels for it online.

anyways my next phone was the N900, and I realize now that I don't need a protector. the screen was made for what it does, because if it wasn't, it would come with a screen protector itself. Also, in a few months (if not already available) there is going to be replacement front panels, so I could just buy a fresh one if mine gets so bad.


I'm not knocking peple who have screen protectors, I'm just sharing my epiphany when my previous phone met a similar fate.

i would like to throw this out there. what damages have you done to your precious n900 already?

Only a hard case will protect against cracks. The screen protector is simply there to prevent scratches, especially those hairline scratches caused by a speck of dust caught under the stylus, or those larger scratches caused by keys or coins in your pocket.

I've never seen an N80 up close, but from reviews it has a single layer, glass LCD. The N900 has a two layer, plastic touch screen on top with a glass LCD underneath. It is much easier to scratch the top plastic layer, and it's just as easy to crack the bottom glass layer. On top of that, replacing either one will be much more difficult and expensive. So not investing in a $10 screen protector is a bit silly in my opinion.

And I may be an odd case, but I can live with a scratched screen protector, nicked housing corners, shiny keypad but a scratched screen would just drive me nuts.

harsh dude! but damn funny!


man thats the most painful image i've seen since

So has anyone DIY-replaced the LCD screen on their N900? Mine is currently broken, so I'm considering doing exactly this.

Heh, that Veyron crash was really close to where I used to live in the UK.