Thread: Kobo H2O replacement screen.
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Old 08-01-2016, 08:24 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by cfgr View Post

Hi, as so many Kobo owners apparently 'drop' their eReader, causing the screen to break (as stated by the Kobo Help Team) i found a replacement screen for the DIY among us. Beware however: on opening your device the warranty is voided AND waterproofing is no longer guaranteed !!! But at the price it is far cheaper than a new eReader. And the "drop" story from the help team (?) doesn't hold: mine just broke due to the high temperatures on the beach where the eReader in his (original BLACK Kobo) magnetic cover got VERY hot indeed. A glass specialist said this could very well be the cause of the broken screen glass. Either thru tension or due to bad design. Whatever: my H²O is as new now. Why the Rakuten Corp doesn't provide the replacement as a (paid) service is either a mystery or a well defined business model to sell more eReaders. Kind of 'build-in planned obsolescence'. :-(
The link to the replacement screen: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/LCD-D...08.4.15.NPRaHK
Sorry, but it is not apparently so many Kobo owners dropping their Readers and breaking the screen. Please don't make it sound like there are many Kobo users who are clumsy.

Also, the screen breaking is NOT tension due to a bad design. It's because you used it in conditions that were unsuitable for the device.
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