Re: Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen

2008-08-27 Thread AVee
On Monday 18 August 2008 14:23, John Koenig wrote: It seems possible to get it replaced and it is pretty reasonable in terms of price as well (57 USD + 20 USD for shipping) . I have been in communication with this Chinese reseller: http://www.qinyielectronics.com I am going to be

Re: Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen

2008-08-18 Thread AVee
On Wednesday 13 August 2008 23:29, John Koenig wrote: Is it possible to remove the touchscreen from its mounting on the GTA02? Visually it looks possible, but it certainly doesn't seem to want to come out easily. Did you actually manage to get a new sceen yet? I #%([EMAIL

Re: Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen

2008-08-18 Thread John Koenig
It seems possible to get it replaced and it is pretty reasonable in terms of price as well (57 USD + 20 USD for shipping) . I have been in communication with this Chinese reseller: http://www.qinyielectronics.com I am going to be completing the transaction with them today. If you want to

Re: Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen

2008-08-18 Thread AVee
On Monday 18 August 2008 14:23, John Koenig wrote: It seems possible to get it replaced and it is pretty reasonable in terms of price as well (57 USD + 20 USD for shipping) . I have been in communication with this Chinese reseller: http://www.qinyielectronics.com I am going to be

Re: Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen

2008-08-18 Thread Brad Pitcher
John Koenig wrote: Otherwise, it is possible to remove the screen and it required nothing more than the guitar pick that I used to open the case. The only tricky part was the connection to the main board. There is a small black locking mechanism that flips up and allows for the LCD panel