If you ask me, I wouldn't venture separating then gluing a new touch screen to the LCD as a first time DIY because of the following reasons which hold true for small screen assemblies, and are seriously compounded by the size of the screen of the Surface:
- The touch screen and LCD are strongly fused. You could crack the LCD. This is not a big issue if you have not yet purchased the digitizer.
- During re-assembly, using improper amounts of glue will cause some parts of the screen assembly to be unresponsive; using a film-tyoe-of-glue can be a good thing to avoid this. Look it up as I am not sure in what sizes they are available;
- Bubbles between the LCD and digitizer;
- Improper or uneven curing causing many issues;
- Bubbles between LCD and touch-screen;
- After some time, touch-screen may separate from the LCD;
- A serious amount of time and mess!
As for parts, I purchased a screen assembly for a 1st generation Surface RT from a seller on eBay (who unfortunately does not carry the screen for the Pro) and that assembly was of excellent quality, and as per the client "more responsive than the original display!" But I know that on eBay it could go either..
Bottom line, if you can find a reliable source, buy the whole screen assembly. Don't attempt to replace just the touch screen.
If you ask me, I wouldn't venture separating then gluing a new touch screen to the LCD as a first time DIY because of the following reasons which hold true for small screen assemblies, and are seriously compounded by the size of the screen of the Surface:
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- You could crack the LCD. This is not a big issue if you have not yet purchased the digitizer.
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- The touch screen and LCD are strongly fused. You could crack the LCD. This is not a big issue if you have not yet purchased the digitizer.
- During re-assembly, using improper amounts of glue will cause some parts of the screen assembly to be unresponsive; using a film-tyoe-of-glue can be a good thing to avoid this. Look it up as I am not sure in what sizes they are available;
- Bubbles between the LCD and digitizer;
- Improper or uneven curing causing many issues;
- Bubbles between LCD and touch-screen;
- After some time, touch-screen may separate from the LCD;
- A serious amount of time and mess!
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As for parts, I purchased a screen assembly for a 1st generation Surface RT from a seller on eBay (who unfortunately does not carry the screen for the Pro) and that assembly was of excellent quality, and as per the client "more responsive than the original display!" But I know that on eBay it could go either..
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As for parts, I purchased a screen assembly for a 1st generation Surface RT from a seller on eBay (who unfortunately does not carry the screen for the Pro) and that assembly was of excellent quality, and as per the client "more responsive than the original display!" But I know that on eBay it could go either..
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Bottom line, if you can find a reliable source, buy the whole screen assembly. Don't attempt to replace just the touch screen.
If you ask me, I wouldn't venture separating then gluing a new touch screen to the LCD as a first time DIY because of the following reasons which hold true for small screen assemblies, and are seriously compounded by the size of the screen of the Surface:
- You could crack the LCD. This is not a big issue if you have not yet purchased the digitizer.
- During re-assembly, using improper amounts of glue will cause some parts of the screen assembly to be unresponsive; using a film-tyoe-of-glue can be a good thing to avoid this. Look it up as I am not sure in what sizes they are available;
- Bubbles between the LCD and digitizer;
- Improper or uneven curing causing many issues;
- Bubbles between LCD and touch-screen;
- After some time, touch-screen may separate from the LCD;
- A serious amount of time and mess!
-
As for parts, I purchased a screen assembly for a 1st generation Surface RT from a seller on eBay (he does not carry the screen for the Pro) and the assembly was of excellent quality, and as per the client "more responsive than the original assembly!"
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As for parts, I purchased a screen assembly for a 1st generation Surface RT from a seller on eBay (who unfortunately does not carry the screen for the Pro) and that assembly was of excellent quality, and as per the client "more responsive than the original display!" But I know that on eBay it could go either..
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Bottom line, if you can find a reliable source, buy the whole screen assembly. Don't attempt to replace just the touch screen.
Hi Walter,
If you ask me, I wouldn't venture separating then gluing a new touch screen to the LCD as a first time DIY because of the following reasons which hold true for small screen assemblies, and are seriously compounded by the size of the screen of the Surface:
- You could crack the LCD. This is not a big issue if you have not yet purchased the digitizer.
- During re-assembly, using improper amounts of glue will cause some parts of the screen assembly to be unresponsive; using a film-tyoe-of-glue can be a good thing to avoid this. Look it up as I am not sure in what sizes they are available;
- Bubbles between the LCD and digitizer;
- Improper or uneven curing causing many issues;
- Bubbles between LCD and touch-screen;
- After some time, touch-screen may separate from the LCD;
- A serious amount of time and mess!
As for parts, I purchased a screen assembly for a 1st generation Surface RT from a seller on eBay (he does not carry the screen for the Pro) and the assembly was of excellent quality, and as per the client "more responsive than the original assembly!"