GUIDE to replacing x51v DIGITIZER?

[MonarchX]

REVIEW:


It was not difficult to open the Axim. I had a hard time taking off the digitizer. I thought I cracked the screen when it cracked. Apparently Dell's digitizer is more or less glass and its hard. The Chinese $8 replacement I got is plastic.

There were some problems with the replacement. Its probobly not a genuine x51v digitizer.... The screen fits but the connector is off and I had a hard time placing it in the right spot because its too flexible. This digitizer also came with an odd additional plastic piece which I had to cut off.

Does it work? HELL YES it works very well. I have to push a BIT harder but the screen is perfectly aligned and there no dead spots!


Overall I invted about $35 and 2 hours of my time in this project. I think its QUITE worth it!

[bigbop]

REVIEW:


It was not difficult to open the Axim. I had a hard time taking off the digitizer. I thought I cracked the screen when it cracked. Apparently Dell's digitizer is more or less glass and its hard. The Chinese $8 replacement I got is plastic.

Yup, the OEM digitizer has a plastic (polycarbonate) top and a glass substrate.

There were some problems with the replacement. Its probobly not a genuine x51v digitizer.... The screen fits but the connector is off and I had a hard time placing it in the right spot because its too flexible. This digitizer also came with an odd additional plastic piece which I had to cut off.

Too bad you didn't take a picture of the replacement, I would have liked to see what it looks like. You'll need to be very careful if both halves of the new digitizer are plastic (the bottom should be thicker than the top surface) since you can press it against the actual LCD surface and possibly damage it.

Does it work? HELL YES it works very well. I have to push a BIT harder but the screen is perfectly aligned and there no dead spots!


Overall I invted about $35 and 2 hours of my time in this project. I think its QUITE worth it!

Good work :approve:

[MonarchX]

Yup, the OEM digitizer has a plastic (polycarbonate) top and a glass substrate.


Too bad you didn't take a picture of the replacement, I would have liked to see what it looks like. You'll need to be very careful if both halves of the new digitizer are plastic (the bottom should be thicker than the top surface) since you can press it against the actual LCD surface and possibly damage it.



Good work :approve:

The plastic is thick and its elevated enough so there will be no problem with that.

The picture... well imagine regular digitizer BUT with thinner frame sizes and when properly seated on top of the display, the connector is off by good 4mm (lower that the board). In addition that connector has a plastic part (that goes inside the Axim connector on the board) thats TOO bad. You rip it off, cut it, and work from there.

Its kind of ghetto, but it works and its on the inside so the final product looks A+!

$8 digitizer, $7 shipping
$8 tool set, $7 shipping
2 hours of work


Great deal.

I wish I could upgrade RAM though...

[jowilk]

hi, i got my x50v all wet. i tok apart the pda and cleaned and dried the unit but there was water in the display. i read this thread and was able to take off the glass. alas, there are two scratches on the digitizer. my queastion will these affect the display? thanks

[tigcat]

Monarchx, How did the purchase of the digitizer from China go? Was the quality ok?
I am in the same boat, cracked dig.. and am debating ordering the digitizer from ebay, but am a little wary.

Thanks
brad

[raniosman]

I wouldn't recommend the cheap ones from eBay...

So Feb of 08, my digitizer broke for my x51v...
Went of eBay and bought one from China... the dude sends me for the wrong unit, so I talk with him and sent of a pic of the digitizer, and he agrees to send me another unit. 3 weeks later I receive a digitizer but it's for X3... wrong version. We go through the same process again and another 3 weeks later, he again sends me for the X3 model.

I got annoyed and he agreed to refund my money.

Then a bit wait and I decide to try eBay again... I find a different seller and bought it from him... also in 3 weeks I get the digitizer, CORRECT model but it came all cracked up (bad shipping). We exchanged emails and he decides to send me another unit... 3 weeks later (now August), I get my CORRECT model digitizer and in perfect condition. Finally.

I installed the unit but it is completely unaligned. I try to use the aligning setup but it just keeps restarting to the beginning of the setup, no matter how much I try. Now if I want to tap something, I have to do it 2 millimeters to the right of the object...

So now i'm stuck with an unaligned but working digitizer... *sighs*

[Zaniax]

I had no problems whatsoever getting a replacement from China via eBay - except maybe the high posting charge :o

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