UPDATE:
just about a day after posting my report on the single full dead pixel column, now the second full column of dead pixels have appeared not too far from the first!! frustrating!
If this issue is so wide spread, it is a clear sign that it has nothing to do with the device being a "Developer beta", but with the source screen parts being faulty.
I have had and seen many very low-end dollar store products in my short life, who had some sort of a color LCD screen, and the screen never had such damage even after a full year of usage... and overall, a relatively small color LCD panel with a touch module integrated is not an expensive part even when sourcing good quality, even for low runs of just a few thousands.
No idea, at the moment I decided to avoid purchasing a replacement screen and replacing the screen, since as some of you said in the comments above, it would probably be the same batch of B-Class parts, that might start dying again after just a few months of usage.
The only way to go is pine64 offering QC-qualified replacement screens with a minimum 1 year no-questions-asked guarantee on them for device owners who have had their original screen go crap after 6 months or less, despite taking very well care of their device - after all, it doesn't matter if we improve the software to perfection, one of the most crucial parts in the device is faulty,
The "only for developers" fine print was not about buying faulty cheaply made hardware, it was about that the buyer should be aware that the device and the software that runs it are not yet stable enough for "mainsteam usage" - if the fine print was including something like that we should expect the device parts to go crap at every moment after purchase, very very few would dare to buy them, not even people such as our self who have got into this purely with the knowledge that it will take time until we can use it as a daily driver, and we wanted to support the cause and the project.
just about a day after posting my report on the single full dead pixel column, now the second full column of dead pixels have appeared not too far from the first!! frustrating!
If this issue is so wide spread, it is a clear sign that it has nothing to do with the device being a "Developer beta", but with the source screen parts being faulty.
I have had and seen many very low-end dollar store products in my short life, who had some sort of a color LCD screen, and the screen never had such damage even after a full year of usage... and overall, a relatively small color LCD panel with a touch module integrated is not an expensive part even when sourcing good quality, even for low runs of just a few thousands.
No idea, at the moment I decided to avoid purchasing a replacement screen and replacing the screen, since as some of you said in the comments above, it would probably be the same batch of B-Class parts, that might start dying again after just a few months of usage.
The only way to go is pine64 offering QC-qualified replacement screens with a minimum 1 year no-questions-asked guarantee on them for device owners who have had their original screen go crap after 6 months or less, despite taking very well care of their device - after all, it doesn't matter if we improve the software to perfection, one of the most crucial parts in the device is faulty,
The "only for developers" fine print was not about buying faulty cheaply made hardware, it was about that the buyer should be aware that the device and the software that runs it are not yet stable enough for "mainsteam usage" - if the fine print was including something like that we should expect the device parts to go crap at every moment after purchase, very very few would dare to buy them, not even people such as our self who have got into this purely with the knowledge that it will take time until we can use it as a daily driver, and we wanted to support the cause and the project.
