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Keeping the keypad on dangerous???

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Posted by: anthonyjcrocks

I was just wondering because I have heard about all the incidents about the keypad damaging the screen. I know for a fact that the pins on the keypad (if accidentally pressed really hard) do create a pressure point on the screen which will cause the screen to crack more easily. And do you know if putting on a screen protector would help? What is your advice on this issue?



Posted by: SC-SE

putting on the screen protector did not help....

My screen still got damaged by the keypad even after i put the screen protector on.



Posted by: digitalic

that sux, what kinda screen protector you got?



Posted by: vwvwvw

I'm curious now just how many ppl are experiencing P800 screen damage. (are we talking scratches or LCD failure)

Is this a real issue in that the LCD is that fragile or are we talking abuse (such as undue pressure- like from sitting on the thing!).
Could those who have a damaged screen please elaborate as to what happened?



Posted by: anthonyjcrocks

did you mean that the keypad cracked your screen? if not then can you say what happened?



Posted by: SC-SE

i am using the normal screen protector for PDA.

The damage is caused by the banding of the keypad when under force,



Posted by: bfg

as posted in an earlier thread:

Quote:
depends...

if you dont use the keypad, the chances are low - get a screen protector to protect from scratches and you should be fine.

if you use the keypad, the chance is very high :

My screen broke when I was sitting down at my desk, and had rolled into the edge of the desk (and not hard either). What happened was that the keypad bent (but didnt break) inwards, and crushed the screen. Because the pins in the keypad obviously extend as this crushing action happened - the pins concentrated all that force on two or three points of the screen - giving the screen no chance. Had the keypad been off - the force would have been spent on the edges of the phone (as the screen is recessed into the body) or uniformly across the screen, and I strongly believe the force in question would not have been strong enough to break the screen if spread out in this manner.

if you read earlier threads, my experience doesn't seem unique either - the keypad just isnt safe in this manner.

With my new one I now use it without keypad, and with a screen protector - and I feel much more confident about it. Ive dropped it into the desk once or twice, that sort of thing, and it is very very solid...


summary:
- keypad bad
- screen need scratch protection
- its a big touchscreen dummy, it ain't like your old t68 - so be careful

/bfg





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