Re:May Update: PineTab Pre-Orders, PinePhone Qi Charging and...
by m463 on Saturday May 16, 2020 @04:36AM
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I think that statement is pretty much to set expectations.
The people who "require perfection" are weeded out because they might have to live with something imperfect.
I've known some people like that. The sort who will drive over somewhere and complain because their $7 thing isn't what they expected.
That said, I think the pinephone being only $199 is selling themselves short. Having an open-source phone is really a special thing and they could charge $399 because they don't have any competition.
I think they're in it for other reasons than profit. good for them.
Re:May Update: PineTab Pre-Orders, PinePhone Qi Charging and...
by rjsw on Friday May 15, 2020 @03:53PM
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Only a sample of one but my Pinebook (not Pro) doesn't have any defective pixels.
Re:May Update: PineTab Pre-Orders, PinePhone Qi Charging and...
by wahern on Friday May 15, 2020 @04:16PM
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I would assume labor, not simply the cost of returns, is a huge factor for them. Considering that, a packaged a solution that works out-of-the-box with minimal setup might be a prerequisite for adopting your suggestion. For example, you could build your suggested solution in a manner that works with the Pinebook Pro's built-in camera and create a Debian package that can be installed alongside and easily invoked from whatever burn-in pipeline they use. Then they can just point the laptop at a mirror during burn-in.
"Small numbers (1-3) of stuck or dead pixels are a characteristic of LCD screens. These are normal and should not be considered a defect."
Absolutely true, but in the last 10 years I've never met a single device with defective pixel, at least to a level I could spot directly. This discourages me a bit although I know the eventuality of defective pixels is flimsy. I deeply hate defective pixels however, so my request to Pine64 is to consider adding a level of checking for the display, then charge for it. I would happily pay €25 to ge that guarantee; it can be done with a pattern generation software paired with a camera in front of the screen which according to an algorithm fills a field in a db with the machine/screen serial number and damage severity. For example, 5 black pixels along the screen border wouldn't be much of a hassle, while even only one in the center of the screen and stuck at $FFFFFF would be a nightmare.