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Aria Screen/ Digitizer

It's a new record for me... I had my new Aria/Liberty/Intruder all set up and inside of three days dropped and T-boned the screen
Anyone have ideas on where to find parts for a Aria? I understand HTC is notoriously slow about releasing aftermarket parts. The repair guy I took my phone to encouraged me to help him find the part.
Many thanks-
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Preferido said:
It's a new record for me... I had my new Aria/Liberty/Intruder all set up and inside of three days dropped and T-boned the screen
Anyone have ideas on where to find parts for a Aria? I understand HTC is notoriously slow about releasing aftermarket parts. The repair guy I took my phone to encouraged me to help him find the part.
Many thanks-
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I used to order all my blackberry parts from here. Very good reveiws. There across the seas but shipping is usually quick and even faster if you bump it up.http://cnn.cn/shop/htc-aria-c-277_1068.html

Thanks Kudvu002! You saved the day!
I found one on ebay, but the shipping's not as quick.

Have you tried taking it apart yet? I'm trying to get a little insight on the disassembly. It seems like you can pop off the top yellow cover but I wasn't able to get it off and didn't want to force it.

anyone knows where to buy the digitizer for the Aria? cnn.cn shows the digitizer in stock,, but when you go to checkout it says it is not....

Ordered mine about a week ago but it says it was shipped, now I just gotta get it apart!
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digitizer replaced
So I followed the tutorial found on android forums, it was relatively easy, i forgot to take pictures of the steps but i can write a tutorial if anyone wants it, because the tutorial on A.F. is a little vague. But I have found a solution to the cracked screen problem, I went to Best Buy to see if they had the Zagg shield (which they do, it's for the Intruder/Aria/Liberty) but they also had a new case which looks a little more resilient against dropping. The case is made by Superior Communications (BB item number 35307BBR) and is pretty rugged looking, anyways let me know if you want a tutorial written up, i will try to get some pics to do it with.

so I'm about to replace mine.. any tutorial with pics available?

for those of you that have ordered and recieved their replacement digitizers, are they AT&T branded still?

msgnyc said:
for those of you that have ordered and recieved their replacement digitizers, are they AT&T branded still?
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Yes they are.. and they are not original part... there are some differences... and after the installation you will have the light that turns on the -home- menu-back-search buttons to filter into the screen. I finished up adding the insurance and getting a brand new for $50.00 and sold the old one for 200

eortizr said:
so I'm about to replace mine.. any tutorial with pics available?
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I can have a tutorial up by tomorrow, unfortunately with pics of the full install but close enough to get you there. The screen I bought was an HTC oem screen and ATT branded, there aren't any that aren't branded so far. Lemme get the tutorial together and ill post it tomorrow.
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eortizr said:
Yes they are.. and they are not original part... there are some differences... and after the installation you will have the light that turns on the -home- menu-back-search buttons to filter into the screen. I finished up adding the insurance and getting a brand new for $50.00 and sold the old one for 200
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I've seen this phone shown off a few times withut the AT&T branding and with just the HTC logo at the top/middle and would prefer that digitizer.
(and no I wasn't mistaking the HD Mini for the Aria lol) Wonder how long before those are available. Probably will have to wait until another carrier gets the phone IF anyone else decides to even pick it up.
The button light issue is quite a drag tho. Sucks. You could try to add some sort of tiny strip above the capacitive buttons area to shield the light from leaking into the viewable screen area.

here is a good video showing a Disassembly of the phone, it might help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMI7sNY5YZg

doing this now...it is a HUGE pain in the ass

ok, to anyone who tries this BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU PULL THE RIBBON OUT
I pulled too hard and like an asshole I broke the "plug" piece off of the ribbon and it's stuck in the "socket"
looks like it's time to try and scam AT&T again

[Q] Screen Replacement Questions.

I have a broken Screen on a Activated Evo, and another one that is fine but bricked. Am I safe to take the guts out of the broken screen and put them in the unactivated one and stay away from a screen replacement?
Seems it could work in theory. Would like some feedback before attempting.

Basically you'd be swapping the screens which would work if they both have the same kind of connectors the evos have 2 different types of screen connector ribbons, one wide and one narrow

I'm not particularly sure of the answer to your question specifically, but I just wanted to say I replaced my Evo's screen after it took a dive into a mosh pit... it's really not so bad. So if that's the route you have to go, don't be intimidated!

Thanks evil.
What about transferring a screen though? That's what I am doing. When you say not hard. I take it you mean replacing with a new screen.
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I'm not trying to spend any money on a new screen.
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RPDuece said:
Thanks evil.
What about transferring a screen though? That's what I am doing. When you say not hard. I take it you mean replacing with a new screen.
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He already told you. There are two different types of lcd connectors, and the ONLY way to know which one you have is to open the phones up. So if they are the same, then yes, you can simply swap them out.

I personally had to replace my screen recently when my fiance set it on the hood of a truck and it slid off and landed screen first into the gravel. Replacing the screen was easy, I found a step by step video on YouTube for it. Also you mention that you don't want to pay for a new screen, I found one on Ebay for 14.99 with free shipping AND it came with the tools to complete the replacement. Pretty cheap and I got the new screen in about 4 days, can't beat the IMO.

Thanks. Have a used one hopefully the same model. Lol.
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What is a RELIABLE place to order parts for my incredible?

While reassembling my phone, for want of an uncracked screen,I bent the pins on the right side which apparently control the display because everything is all pink and purple now.
Looking for that board .
Rezound on Ineffabils 1.3

I order all my parts from eBay just make sure you check USA only. If you order from China it takes like a month.
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http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-incredible-droid-replacement-screens.html
Try here.

Amazon actually has a fair selection of replacement parts for the incredible.

[Q] LCD

Just wondering if anyone has replaced their LCD screen in this phone and what kind of success you have had. My dilemma is my LCD went bad I purchased TWO new ones and after install i am stuck on the lowest brightness setting with no way to adjust(impossible to see display when outside in sunlight)it. Almost all search results return me to a specific seller, I have seen others but they go for over $120. Please leave any info of where you bought yours and how much you paid. Thanks in advance.

Paid $25 from ebay on two diffrent g2s. Both worked without a flaw. One of those phones I also needed to replace the flex cable. That may be your problem. I have also bought 2 of those from ebay. One for $30 and one for $40, the 40 one came with the whole slider which made things a bit easier
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Keyboard is dying, can it be fixed?

I think the keyboard on my Desire Z is beginning to die, it started a month ago where the spacebar would sometimes not respond. It still at times doesn't work, but now also when pressed may insert 2 spaces instead of one. The responsiveness of the rest of the keyboard is generally hit and miss, sometimes it seems to work other times it feels slow and like I have to press harder then before.
I treat the phone pretty well, no big drops, but I did buy it used. The keyboard worked perfectly when I bought it however.
Is it possible to fix this or is the phone just showing it's age?
Thanks.

Sure, a new keyboard is around 30$, but you can usually just open it up and clean it thoroughly, let it dry completely, and most often you are as good as knew
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demkantor said:
Sure, a new keyboard is around 30$, but you can usually just open it up and clean it thoroughly, let it dry completely, and most often you are as good as knew
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Is this something a layman can do? I'm not totally inexperienced, but I do not trust my ability enough to not potentially ruin my phone. Also is there a guide to disassembling the phone around? Last question, if a new keyboard is around $30, would it be more worth it to do a full case replacement while I'm at it?
Thank you.

Look up g2 dissasembly or screen replacement, terms like that, in google and on youtube. Pretty easy so long as you are even slightly handy. I think it would be another $40 or so to replace the casing. And you would need to go more in depth on what you are doing including swapping the digitizer. Its more work but not too hard. It would be up to you if its worth it
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