how did i fix my mp4 player screen
After the famous MP4 Digital Player review I had an accident with it. The glass screen broke on my pocket, probably due to pressure from the earphone themselves just on the right spot. Due to that, I used it with a beautiful grass-like set of lines crossing the display. I kept using it because A) it's easier than to do something about it, and B) there was a big risk of making things even worse. Well, that until the day one of the glass pieces that until then kept glued in place due to the sticker behind decided to be free. There was no turning back. I guess I could gave it to a repair shop or sth, probably a clock repairer, that are used to deal with thin glass of an exact measure, but I'm lazy to carry it there, I'm a cheap bastard, and I, above all, am a DIY person.
So let's take a look. After getting the screw off and sliding the metal cover, I took apart the plastic dark cover from the hardware itself. You can see the damaged glass still in position, from the front and from behind.
Notice the frame is in fact a black sticker with those funky letters, that is the glue between the glass and the plastic cover. Here's the player itself. You can see the actual size of the lcd screen is a big bigger than the window it had, and it's dark. That's good.
Now starts the tricky part. My solution was to use the plastic fake cds that came on top and below bulks of CD-R's, to avoid the real disc to get scratched. It happens the size of the missing protective glass screen fitted perfectly on the radius of the disc. Check it out:
There you can see the plastic disc and the finished result. I cut the disc with a common paper cutter. It marks the limits of the soon-to-be screen and then you have to do the final step by pressure, bending the sides until they crack, amazing thing they usually crack as they should, after the deep lines have been done with the cutter. Then you'll probably want to polish the edges and corners so they fit exactly on your player's cover. I made it right on the second try. The hardes part was to make it stay in place, since the original black sticker was too damaged from the previous use. My first try was with super glue and some stuff like that. Bad idea, on the fake CD plastic it turns white, and looked horrible. I got to clean it afterwards with nail polish remover. My next (succesful) try was with dual side thin transparent tape. I cut the proper pieces and sticked on the plastic cover, took the sheet off, and pressed the new screen on its place. Here's the finished result:
One obvious bad thing to note is that plastic scratches much more than glass. One good thing is that it doesn't have the funky colors MP4/WMA/WAV PLAYBACK text anymore, and the screen seems bigger (specially when turned off). Above all, now the lcd below is protected again.
So let's take a look. After getting the screw off and sliding the metal cover, I took apart the plastic dark cover from the hardware itself. You can see the damaged glass still in position, from the front and from behind.
Notice the frame is in fact a black sticker with those funky letters, that is the glue between the glass and the plastic cover. Here's the player itself. You can see the actual size of the lcd screen is a big bigger than the window it had, and it's dark. That's good.
Now starts the tricky part. My solution was to use the plastic fake cds that came on top and below bulks of CD-R's, to avoid the real disc to get scratched. It happens the size of the missing protective glass screen fitted perfectly on the radius of the disc. Check it out:
There you can see the plastic disc and the finished result. I cut the disc with a common paper cutter. It marks the limits of the soon-to-be screen and then you have to do the final step by pressure, bending the sides until they crack, amazing thing they usually crack as they should, after the deep lines have been done with the cutter. Then you'll probably want to polish the edges and corners so they fit exactly on your player's cover. I made it right on the second try. The hardes part was to make it stay in place, since the original black sticker was too damaged from the previous use. My first try was with super glue and some stuff like that. Bad idea, on the fake CD plastic it turns white, and looked horrible. I got to clean it afterwards with nail polish remover. My next (succesful) try was with dual side thin transparent tape. I cut the proper pieces and sticked on the plastic cover, took the sheet off, and pressed the new screen on its place. Here's the finished result:
One obvious bad thing to note is that plastic scratches much more than glass. One good thing is that it doesn't have the funky colors MP4/WMA/WAV PLAYBACK text anymore, and the screen seems bigger (specially when turned off). Above all, now the lcd below is protected again.
Great job!!
Help
Preciso do Firmware deste aparelho voce sabe onde posso encontrar?
please me mande por email
tank you
Wow thanks alot!!! I just got a great deal on this mp4 player, on eBay for my son, and sure enough he cracked it, in his pocket. I am also a DIY kind of person, and cheap!! I cant wait to try this. Thank You, Mom
HELP
My mp4 player's lcd screen is not displaying anything just a blue color all over the area. I cant see anything and i am playing music by guessing the sequence of buttons.
please tell me how can i fix this problem.
This post has been removed by a blog administrator.
mahesh : ihave mp4 player when headphone is inserted the sound should come only in headphone but in my player the sound will come in both {loud speaker of mp4 player and as well as headphone }
CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLS
this is for Mahesh!
the problem is with your mp4 player's headphone jack.
theres a sensor inside jack which senses the headphones , so when u plug in the phones it trips off the loudspeakers.
solution is to replace the jack or
send me the pics of your mp4 player . then i can analyse the problem fully.
email me : d.mach88@yahoomail.com
Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooo much. You saved me some BIG cash! Thanks Again!
thank you very much! I also just got a mp3 player and it broke in my pocket. I looked all over for the glass and could not find any. Then I found this page, and my bad day turned to good. Thanks very much
Travis
This is for d.mach88@yahoomail.com: Hi I am from India. I have bought JXD MP4 player. It does a great job including playing music, picures, recording small family clips, except one problem, the screen went bad that may be due to some mishandling. Though I can't see the picture/movie that I am recording the output is fine when i see it on TV. So the problem is with the Screen (not the outside screen), I shall be grateful if you could give me some idea about fixing the same, thanks in advance - Ravi Kumar
hey dear fellow from india, i wouldn't really know how to fix an lcd screen, or even if the cost of doing so is worth it. i suggest you check with a local electronics repair shop because if that model of lcd screen is pretty generic you might be lucky.
This was a great help, But when e-mailed Uxcell the company that I got my player from and told them that I broke the glass, and was looking to buy a new one, they sent me a new on for free!! How cool is that. I recomend this company to anyone that wants a new mp3 player, They really helped me out.
Ya, That was good for you but when i tried that they didnt have the screen cover i needed and they wanted me to buy the new one!!!!
Hi, Anhdres
Thanks for a great and simple instructions. One thing is unclear. Did you glue the new plastic glass to the MP4 cover or you fixed it on it in some other way?
What did you use to cut the plastic accurately and nicely?
Thanks.
at first i tried to glue it but the fast glue with the cheap plastc turned white when dried and lost transparency. i had to actually cut very small pieces of double sided tape to hold the thing in place.
i didn't cut the thing very nicely. i used a simple paper cutter to 'mark' the line and then carefully bend it until it cracked by that line. it took three attempts. then i polished the edges with a nail lime to get them smooth.
Isn't it great when we use our brain and our hands instead of using our wallet?
Whoo Andrés those are a lot of discussions on this one. People probably found this page by searching online after similar problems.
Very cool stuff =D genius idea with using the fake CDs!
It's a excellent idea, thank you for the tip.
Awesome, I did the exact same thing with my headphones in my pocket and was sweating out how to fix/get it fixed and I think this one is great. Not only will it be fixed, but the plastic will deffinitely be a lot stronger. Thanks
hi i just got my mp4 and it diddnt brake but onse i charge it or turn it on a loading sign comes on and it wont go away at all and i spent a lot on it and that will just be wasting my money pleas send back quick.
thank you
hi this is me again i should of said it better ok once i bought the mp4 it all worked good untill i put the movie click. once i put that movie watched it for like a hour and a loading sign just a peared and it usually doesnt do that so i tried taking the click movie out but the file wasnt there on the computer cos it was still loading i left it on for a day and it still has the loading sign i think it may be a virous do you think it is? i spent a lot on it and i dont want to lose the money so please help me i am in need.
thanks
you put a one hour long .amv video on it? wow i wouldn't know what could happen then, sorry.
i gt a prob.... i cnt find a opening on the player it self.. wad shld i do
My mp4 was working fine until i put a certain song on it, and now everytime i want to listen to music it puts up saying "disk error!"
THANK YOU
cheers mate for that tip tip cos i just brok my screen aswell
how do i on a virus infected jxd player and it not opening or on after pressing the power button so many times help me it important
ok now dat means i need ur help if you did this urself... my screen broke, NOW i MAY have been the cause of it considerin i fell when i was dancin (it was apart of the dance so don't laugh lol) and the screen like broke apparently, but i didn't notice until i got home... then days after that, there was suddenly an orange blob slowly making it was around da whole damn screen, and i kno because one day it was in da middle of my screen then got bigger then went to the bottom left side of it then later on went to the right so i need help realli, just like you, i'm too cheap to go to a repair shop, and i'm wonderin if i can do the same thing you did since i caused the problem (i just wanna replace it is all...)
i would venture that you broke the screen itself, not the protective glass as i did. in that case, i'm sorry but i cannot help you.
what's more, considering the prices of these devices, it's probably cheaper to replace it i'm afraid.
good luck!
how can i fix my mp3 player and mine is way different from yours. i dont want to take mine apart and break it
how do i take out the cover of my mp4
Post a Comment
<< Home