HELP! Broken iPod screen!

Paul Tergat

Need help, so pissed off!

Im absolutely raging after just dropping my new(ish) iPod video on the floor. The screen is ****ed and i would like to know if anyone knows where i could go to get it fixed (if it can be done at all). not bothered about prices or nethin

Cheers

Heyes

p_larkin99 wrote:

Need help, so pissed off!

Im absolutely raging after just dropping my new(ish) iPod video on the floor. The screen is ****ed and i would like to know if anyone knows where i could go to get it fixed (if it can be done at all). not bothered about prices or nethin

Cheers

Gut instinct it will have to be sent back to Apple, who if under guarantee which im sure it is by the fact that its "new (ish) " will probable replace it

Paul Tergat

cheers for the reply

i got it from ebay so not sure if it is....thats y im so annoyed

tman

apple won't cover that kind of damage i'm afraid
http://www.ukipodrepairs.co.uk/ were recommended to me by mactivate, it might be worth giving them a shot.

i couldn't be arsed paying £50 + p&p to get my water damaged screen fixed though, so can't vouch for them.

Paul Tergat

I had a feeling they wouldn't!

But can it be fixed anywhere though do ya know?

tman

^ updated the post

Paul Tergat

Thanx tman, but **** me sideways, 115 pounds for a screen repair!!! They only cost 200 pounds! they really do try to **** u over dont they

oh, and thank you heyes too

cynos

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ipod-Video-5G-Replacement-LCD-Screen-Part-30Gb-60Gb-New_W0QQitemZ9701177576QQcategoryZ90964QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

cynos

http://search.ebay.com/ipod-video-screen-replacement_W0QQbsZSearchQQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfposZQ5AIPQ2fPostalQQfromZR10QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsacatZQ2d1QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ2QQsbrftogZ1QQsofocusZbs

Heyes

p_larkin99 wrote:

Thanx tman, but **** me sideways, 115 pounds for a screen repair!!! They only cost 200 pounds! they really do try to **** u over dont they

oh, and thank you heyes too

Anytime

Paul Tergat

seems decent enuff.

only problem is how does one physically replace it?

Wertz

Just lookin' on ebay and replacement screens are about $100, so by the time you fit it etc, that £115 seems like a reasonable price.

[edit] Beaten to it by cynos

Paul Tergat

Thanx again for all help but looks like im shellin out a loada money.

For **** Sake!

cynos

p_larkin99 wrote:

seems decent enuff.

only problem is how does one physically replace it?

Couldnt be too hard
I've done loads of nokias before and there simple enough
and a dell laptop
so if you need a hard just give me a bell

Paul Tergat

Cheers cynos...nice of you to offer!

Im still just ****in ragin that i ****ed it up in the first place (idiot)!

u fink the best thing to do is to buy the screen and replace it meself then? without takin it to a shop like?

Esel

Wertz wrote:

Just lookin' on ebay and replacement screens are about $100, so by the time you fit it etc, that £115 seems like a reasonable price.

[edit] Beaten to it by cynos

$100 = €85 approx.

£115 = $165 approx.

Aporia

You could always say that, when you bought it you noticed a tiny crack on the side of the screen. As it was so small you decided to ignore it. But as time went on the crack just got bigger and bigger until finally you decided that's enough! I have to complain and get a replacement for free. Damn those clumsy producers you should even ask for an apology at this stage.

blu_sonic

say it arrived like that, i wouldn't go into too much detail like aporia, bring it to a shop say it was a gift and it was broke from the box see what they say

Wertz

esel wrote:

$100 = €85 approx.

£115 = $165 approx.

Thanks for clearing that up...


My point is for the non-technically capable, 115 stg isn't too bad a price...you're paying a 65% premium to pay someone to fit it and assure you it's working.
Add to that that none of those eBay sellers even post outside the US

Personally I'd just buy a new one for £190 and use the old one as a portable HDD.

OP: if you bought this on a credit card you might be covered under some form of purchase insurance depending on when it was bought and what your card T&Cs are...

The OP

esel wrote:

$100 = €85 approx.

£115 = $165 approx.

No:

$100 = €85 approx.

£115 = €165 approx.

Esel

The OP wrote:

No:

$100 = €85 approx.

£115 = €165 approx.

Touche! My bad!

The OP

esel wrote:

Touche! My bad!

Meh - I was just being anal.