I wouldn't say I cracked it.

Got mine yesterday, followed instructions from the forums here and within an hour of getting everything back together, touchscreen was unresponsive. Took it all apart and it was CRACKED! My guess is it cracked when I closed it after regular use.

I'm wondering how FidoDido installs these thing on the 900s he's selling with the screen preinstalled and if any of those have cracked yet.

Last edited by fredzed (2008-08-17 2:46:33 pm)

mine is coming this monday, hopefully i don't join the vote. LOL

BB80MA wrote:

installed it..after 2 days it showed a crack

i think this thing is too fragile

how about we go into more detail. which EEE did you it into when it cracked?  900/901

nope, if it's indeed that size, then for sure there would be a bulge

the replacement TS just arrived (super fast shipping from fido, less than a week!) but I'm not planning on installing it just yet as the cracked one is still holding up and stayed calibrated for a week now.

ulfjr wrote:

I ordered the UK-hitek touchscreen kit, which says it's 1.4 mm.  I guess we'll see how it works out.

any update? is thicker more durable?

i plan to mount it in a car so the touchscreen must be able to take the vibration

Last edited by wai (2008-08-22 11:46:44 pm)

Damn it! my touchscreens just cracked.
Ive had a week of no problems at all and now, leaving it to go pick of my father from work it has cracked in the mean time!
Fortunetly it still responds around the crack, because ist located at the buttom right cornerand extends around 6mm into the screen area, just over the start menu.
I just hope its doesnt stop responding or the crack worsens.

If it stops working then  i am getting a 1.4mm panel instead of Fido's 1mm "cracker"

Last edited by coninsan (2008-08-23 11:54:41 am)

I think someone needs to create a modified bezel that has more space.  I'd buy it.

konidair wrote:

please cancel my "not yet" vote.
I have found a crack on mine.panel still works exactly as before(calibration issues with every possible driver) but i took it off and i'm happy without it now.
I have been extremelly careful and i didn't like the feeling of having an almost indestructible UMPC with a very fragile touchscreen.
Personal opinion:the 1mm touchscreen WILL crack sooner or later.
The only solution is to create a protective bezel around it so the lid doesn't touch it at all

Or to shave enough of the inside of the screen bezel so that it doesnt press on the toouchscreen, another suggestion would be to mount thin washers on the screws inside the bezel, so to press the bezel outwards, or completely lose the buttom screws, removing the preassure they cause, since almost all the cracks happen in the buttom edge of the panel.

Thanks for the mentality Heartbeat, and i agree with you that thin mod is deffinetly getting annoying,  and doesnt look worth doing if it cracks no matter what.

Only real solution, in my mind, would be that someone finds a plasic 8.9" panel that has same transparency as glas, or the 1.4mm panels just dont crack under any surcomstances.

I envy the 700 folks, only having to worry about cosmetical bulging.

Last edited by coninsan (2008-08-24 3:13:28 pm)

Eee 901 got TS yesterday and within four hours of tinkering had it cracked. Found when putting the faceplate back on it does not fully clip into place right around. I had to, with hesitance, put a little pressure on the edges to clip back into place and by doing so this is what cracked my screen, not the screws. *Sigh* Oh well, at least I got a thorough look of my Eee's internals for future mods.. Hmmmm...

Last edited by coreyd (2008-08-24 10:55:08 pm)