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Garmin 1030 Touch Screen
Bought a used 1030 and am feeling my way around the unit.
Bought unseen, I see there is a darkened oval centered on the screen. I assume this is from all of the previous swipes the previous owner did. Is there any way to clear this spot up or is it “etched” into the display? |
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any chance it's a faulty, crappy screen protector?
otherwise i got nothing...and having used my 1030 for quite some time i can't imagine swiping would etch the screen. but maybe.
on the other hand both my Garmin and my phone are always treated to tempered glass screen protectors.
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Crust Malocchio, Turbo Creo Last edited by eddief; 08-14-2020 at 06:23 PM. |
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Can you take a photo? I have an 830 and can’t imagine the screen wearing from being touched/swiped.
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Garmin 1030 Touch Screen
Best thing you can do for a Garmin is put a screen protector on it. The screen scratches much easier than a phone.
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I've had a 1030 for years. I swipe all the time; no scratches and no dark spot.
FWIW, Garmin can replace the screen for you if needs be. |
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Are you sure it isn’t a halo on the edges of the screen? It’s a common issue, they replaced mine for free.
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Pics
Too much glare outside, so taken on living room floor.
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I just searched ‘Garmin Halo’ and it looks like that’s the issue.
Now I’m rather pissed. I bought this from the store manager at a local bike shop. It was his personal unit. He deals with Garmin. He should have had this fixed on his own. When I picked the device up, he did a factory reset, then turned the unit off before handing it over to me. For me, there’s no warranty. I think we need to have a talk. At least I wrote a check to the bike shop. No one asked, but price was $250 for head unit only. With cataracts forming and just having been diagnosed with glaucoma, last thing I need to be questioning is if it’s the unit or my sight going bonkers. Last edited by Plum Hill; 08-15-2020 at 08:30 AM. Reason: Added comments. |
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That’s the halo some get. Mine has the same thing but I haven’t contacted them yet. Buddy got his replacement from garmin after emailing.
It doesn’t really bother me but drove him nuts. |
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I would check with Garmin. I bought a used 520 on the forum and it had a bad connection in the charging port. I emailed Garmin and they sent exchanged with a new one for free. All they needed was proof I bought it from the original owner and they took the PayPal receipt without a problem.
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If you go to the guy you got it from and ask him to do it, there is no issue with you not being the original owner. Last edited by djg21; 08-15-2020 at 03:43 PM. |
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Seller is out of town.
I’ll check with him upon return. Thanks to all that replied. |
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