iPhone 3G: Display Washed Out White- Please Help

[legaleye3000]

Just a couple days ago, my iPhone 3G will become a really washed out white. You can still use it and see the icons, but barely...

I know this happens if the phone is in the sun and is really hot, but I'm at my home and it happened...

Any ideas? Thanks

 

[chargit]

try to shake it and bump it slightly and see if it corrects itself even for a short time. I had one buy bring one to me and he had the same problem. the connector for the lcd was lose from being dropped. I reconnected it and it has been fine ever since.

 

[iwillrefuse]

try to shake it and bump it slightly and see if it corrects itself even for a short time. I had one buy bring one to me and he had the same problem. the connector for the lcd was lose from being dropped. I reconnected it and it has been fine ever since.

Any idea if there's a connector for the speaker as well, or if it is hard-wired? My speaker goes in and out quite often, and this would appear to be a likely culprit...

 

[Gadgetgeezer]

Yes there is a connector for the speaker. The screen being washed out means one of the pins on connector 1 is not making contact - by experiment it is the one far right top looking at it head on.

 

[legaleye3000]

Its not always washed out white.. Its once in a while for a few minutes, then it goes back to normal. Hmmm

 

[Gadgetgeezer]

Dodgy connector or problem with de-serializer on LCD or LCD itself. If a reseat of connector 1 doesn't fix then a new LCD is required.

 

[legaleye3000]

Is there a good guide on how to reseat connector 1? Thanks

 

[Gadgetgeezer]

The ifixit guides are good and will show you how to take the phone apart. Don't know if they show specifically how to reseat a connector but the pictures they show are great. Advice is if you aren't good technically then don't attempt but if you have the technical gene then may be worth a go.

 

[legaleye3000]

Now it seems to be all white washed most of the time... Any where for a guide on how to reseat connector 1? If not, should I get just the LCD? I don't need the digitizer, right? (Besides being really white, I can use it just fine and it responds to touch fine too)

Thanks