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Re:Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit by xeromal on Monday October 28, 2019 @05:14PM (#21381752)
Your mileage may vary. My pebbles, the OG and the round, both had screen tearing issues.
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Re:Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit by amatecha on Monday October 28, 2019 @08:13PM (#21383134)
Yeah, on the two Pebble OGs I owned, they had frequent display issues. However, it turned out it's because the display connector somehow starts wiggling loose or something.

You can actually fix the display-glitching yourself by adding a paper/cardboard shim. It actually works! There's an excellent post[0] that outlines the process. I had to redo mine because it wasn't quite thick enough, but after I did that mine was good to go for a long time. I think you might have to redo it when the shim gets worn down and doesn't put enough pressure on the display connector? Not sure...

[0] https://waynedgrant.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/pebble-watch-sc...

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Re:Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit by neumann on Monday October 28, 2019 @08:41PM (#21383301)
yes - I sadly left my kickstarter edition on a beach, and tried replacing it with a steel and both watches I ended up buying had screen tearing issues. Tried all the tricks, but ended up going back to my old analog.
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