[Resolved] Temporary horizontal lines when waking up

7thson · 09:12 PM

I'm trying to diagnose a problem on an 3rd gen iPod Touch. When waking it up, from the home or sleep button, the screen has a flash of whitish horizontal lines that overlay the lock screen. The odd thing is they seem to be more bold when waking only a few seconds from sleep. There is a gradual lessening from 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 seconds. At 5 seconds they aren't actually perceptible. Resetting, restoring, erasing and restoring don't have any impact. I am thinking it's the digitizer and it's just showing it's age. There is no quality issue with the screen during active usage. Any thoughts?

aPple nErd · Jan 2, 2013, 11:00 PM

has the iPod ever been dropped in water, or is the screen shattered? my guess would be than its the lcd. if you are near an apple store, take it in and see if they can fix it. if not, get a new iPod, or maybe an iPhone?

7thson · Jan 2, 2013, 11:51 PM

Well, my wife owned(s) it from day one. It's probably been dropped, but the glass isn't cracked and the shell isn't dinged, probably because she had a soft case on it. Definitely no water damage. I don't live near an Apple store, otherwise I'd just get their opinion. That's why I'm here. There are a few "iPhone Surgeon's" around here, but I'm not ready for throw the dice and see what they say. Most likely, "I can fix it for $100." It still works fine, but I had it listed on Amazon, until I noticed the quirk and removed it. Really just curious what's the cause of the quirk.

Jan 2, 2013, 11:49 AM	#1
7thson macrumors regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Six Rivers, CA	Temporary horizontal lines when waking up I'm trying to diagnose a problem on an 3rd gen iPod Touch. When waking it up, from the home or sleep button, the screen has a flash of whitish horizontal lines that overlay the lock screen. The odd thing is they seem to be more bold when waking only a few seconds from sleep. There is a gradual lessening from 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 seconds. At 5 seconds they aren't actually perceptible. Resetting, restoring, erasing and restoring don't have any impact. I am thinking it's the digitizer and it's just showing it's age. There is no quality issue with the screen during active usage. Any thoughts? Last edited by 7thson; Jan 7, 2013 at 09:12 PM.
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Jan 2, 2013, 11:00 PM	#2
aPple nErd macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2012	has the iPod ever been dropped in water, or is the screen shattered? my guess would be than its the lcd. if you are near an apple store, take it in and see if they can fix it. if not, get a new iPod, or maybe an iPhone?
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Jan 2, 2013, 11:51 PM	#3
7thson Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Six Rivers, CA	Well, my wife owned(s) it from day one. It's probably been dropped, but the glass isn't cracked and the shell isn't dinged, probably because she had a soft case on it. Definitely no water damage. I don't live near an Apple store, otherwise I'd just get their opinion. That's why I'm here. There are a few "iPhone Surgeon's" around here, but I'm not ready for throw the dice and see what they say. Most likely, "I can fix it for $100." It still works fine, but I had it listed on Amazon, until I noticed the quirk and removed it. Really just curious what's the cause of the quirk.
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