Recent content by jon-M

Hmmm..I'm not really sure. If I knew for sure it was the display, I'd replace it. But I'm realising that it could also be the video processing on the motherboard, or a connector cable, and don't want to swap old parts for new unnecessarily. Was thinking about picking up a cheapo Fire tablet and...

In the couple of days since the last thread, the Nexus' problem has changed- the entire display has now completely changed in appearance. Colours are very washed out, and there is very low contrast. The black background is a pale grey. Icons are 'smeared'. My guess is that this is not related to...

Thanks for the support / advice. The banding on the device does not change when the device is turned etc- it always runs across the short side of the screen. The suggestion to reinstall firmware is interesting, but I;d be out of my depth understanding-wise. Would it simply be case of...

The problems with banding / flickering are evident in safe mode.

My trusty Nexus 7 has suddenly developed a sever screen flicker. It shows up as vertical bands moving laterally and very quickly / randomly across the entire screen, in a vertical form when the tablet is in landscape. In other words, the lines or bands run across the short dimension of the...