What options do I have with a cracked iPod touch screen? - Hardware & Software

Title says all. Here's pictures of the damage. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/SorrowSpear/iPodScreen1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/SorrowSpear/iPodScreen2.jpg[/IMG] The digitizer works great. The only difference in normal use is that you can see a huge crack going down the center. Apple wants $120 to fix. I don't have the skill to install my own screen and I can't find a cheap screen. Can anyone help me out here?

Do you have contents insurance?

[QUOTE=Catdaemon;17576245]Do you have contents insurance?[/QUOTE] What? If you mean a warranty, yes, all iPods come with a one year warranty, mine has 73 days left. Apple still considers this physical damage (what else could it be) and wants to bill me $120 to fix.

[QUOTE=Protocol7;17576263]What? If you mean a warranty, yes, all iPods come with a one year warranty, mine has 73 days left. Apple still considers this physical damage (what else could it be) and wants to bill me $120 to fix.[/QUOTE] No I mean contents insurance. It's a subset of home insurance and covers possessions up to a certain value which are temporarily removed from the property covered by the policy. A good thing to have.

Since I don't even know what it is, I assume not. I meant options as in like should I buy a kit to repair it, get something to patch the glass together...

You can't patch glass together unless you want to melt it down. You'd have to buy a new pane of glass and install it which means removing the capacitive layer and others and putting them back on again. The fee apple wants is probably easier.

Hmm. Like I said, it's my iPod though, and I don't have enough money. Parents don't want to (and aren't in a financial stance to) back me up. I can probably get a cheap, shitty $20 screen with digitizer. It's cheaper.

I was just looking through digg and someone posted this [url]http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/guides/2009/09/three-ways-to-save-some-cash-and-repair-or-upgrade-your-ipod.ars[/url]

Sell it on eBay and get yourself a new one

[QUOTE=Prism1029;17579244]I was just looking through digg and someone posted this [url]http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/guides/2009/09/three-ways-to-save-some-cash-and-repair-or-upgrade-your-ipod.ars[/url][/QUOTE] Hmm. Well, I am taking electronics courses as I do plan to be an electronic engineer in the future, so I should at least try...

Replacing it is only 50$, you can have a 3rd Party do it for a little more. But for about 60$ you can get the tools, and the shipping of a new screen. Just google a good video on replacing the screen. It's easy if you take your time and are slow about it.

[QUOTE=Bredirish123;17593150]Replacing it is only 50$, you can have a 3rd Party do it for a little more. But for about 60$ you can get the tools, and the shipping of a new screen. Just google a good video on replacing the screen. It's easy if you take your time and are slow about it.[/QUOTE] $50 from where? Apple said $120 over the phone.

[url]http://www.ifixit.com/iPod-Parts/iPod-Touch-Gen-1-Front-Panel/IF132-001[/url]

[QUOTE=Bredirish123;17593363][url]http://www.ifixit.com/iPod-Parts/iPod-Touch-Gen-1-Front-Panel/IF132-001[/url][/QUOTE] That's a touch 1 gen, this is a 2 gen

[QUOTE=Protocol7;17594143]That's a touch 1 gen, this is a 2 gen[/QUOTE] Does it matter? the front is the same on both..

[QUOTE=firestorm0;17594743]Does it matter? the front is the same on both..[/QUOTE] I'd like to be sure. It would suck to spend $50 then find out it won't fit

I'll take it off your hands and give it a nice home. I'm not prejudiced, I'll take her just as she is.

[QUOTE=Nonamesleft;17595285]I'll take it off your hands and give it a nice home. I'm not prejudiced, I'll take her just as she is.[/QUOTE] I want to fix the screen, not sell it. In case you didn't pick that up (not) reading the entire thread.

I wasn't asking you to sell it. You can just give it to me. I had to get an 80 gig ipod video headphone jack replaced, and I went through some online place that fixes ipods. I'm sure they have one for itouches, I'm just not sure on the price. As far as the headphone jack, it was a lot cheaper through the generic site, I had my iPod back within 2 weeks, and it worked great, that is till someone stole it. [editline]11:53PM[/editline] [url]http://www.rapidrepair.com/shop/4421-digitizer-glass-ipod-touch-2g.html[/url] That's the site I used, and they have it listed as $90 [editline]11:54PM[/editline] Oh nevermind, that's self-install.

God damn, digitizers are cheap, how much can a piece of glass be...

I believe the screens on both Touch 2G's and 1G's are the same. The only difference may be the internals.