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[HTC EVO 3D] mikeyxda:
I was OK with my screen tilt until I played Angry Birds for the first time yesterday. It didn't really affect gameplay but the rotation was definitely bothering me. I also noticed that it is tilted enough that one or two pixels are obscured in the very lower left because they're under the blackout. I guess at that point I convinced myself that I shouldn't have to live with it.

Went to the Sprint store today and convinced the manager to take a brand new one out of the box and turn it on (without activating it of course) to check it before I swap it out. The new one (delivered to the store Thursday 7/7) still had a crooked screen. It wasn't as bad as mine, but it looks like most of the latest batch of phones still have the problem. Gotta get real lucky to get a straight one. I've sent them so many customers that they're going to do me a favor and keep an eye out for one with a perfectly straight screen for me as they power them up pre-activation on a daily basis for other (presumably less anal) customers. Then they'll set it aside and call me and I'll go check it out for dead pixels and if all looks good: swap. It's tough being anal. :rolleyes:

Interesting thing is that they had no idea of the problem. I was the first to report it. Manager took his 3vo out of his pocket and his was as bad as mine. We were laughing when I left: just like me... he couldn't "unsee it" once you notice it. He did say he's going to bring up the topic at (some corporate I guess) meeting and try to get acknowledgement at the corporate level.

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] mike21pr:
I checked with all my might and seems like mine is fine :D

Drat. I wanted to fit in

s3nT Fr0m aN0tH3r dIm3nSi0n (EVO 3D)
[HTC EVO 3D] rxc777:
I had 3 dead pixels so i exchanged it for another e3d lol i want the dam phone to be prfect lmao
[HTC EVO 3D] Kantide:
I have 2 dead pixels, well stuck pixels. Can only see them when using the camera though.
[HTC EVO 3D] mcmikecruz1:
Thought mine was perfect , now thanks to this thread my screens about 1.5 mm on the bottom right :(
[HTC EVO 3D] jxr94:
Everyone with this problem, does you search button stay lit when the other capacitive buttons turn off. Using screen filter form the market and turning off the bottom buttons will show what im talking about if you have the issue. Maybe its correlated to the screen tilt?
[HTC EVO 3D] mikeyxda:
Interesting. If I start out in a darkened room and shine a flashlight on the phone until the capacitive buttons turn off, then switch off the flashlight, I can see that the search button is slightly lit while the others are off. Since the buttons stay off for a few seconds and during that time, the screen is the only thing emitting light, I assume a piece of the screen in that corner is letting light through some hole where it can shine into that area.

Can someone who has a straight screen try it? I'm thinking it's probably not related and they all do that. But who knows. If people with straight screens don't have the problem, then it probably is related.

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] ttieder:
My search light does not go off I can't really notice the screen tilt but kinda can
[HTC EVO 3D] 1wingangel:
Guess I'm visually retarded, cause I can't see what you guys are talking about. Mine looks fine......I think.....then again, so do all of those pics.....????
[HTC EVO 3D] galaxywhat?:
The same thing with capacative buttons happens to me. Even use screen filter to turn off capacative buttons and it still slightly shows on the search button.
[HTC EVO 3D] JuiceHD2:
Thanks to this thread I now notice the tilt . Just great -__-
[HTC EVO 3D] ninja984:
If you look closely the edge of the screen to the black around, the bottim part has a slightly bigger gap than the top half. My replacement has this but you dont really notice it unless you look for it.
[HTC EVO 3D] Neo3D:
Hmmm, you sure you're not just seeing this due to the position of your viewing angle?

A more accurate shot would be a perfectly perpendicular shot from the top viewing down on the screen. And if we're gonna be judging pixel perfection here, the perpendicular angle has to be

perfectly

90deg.

Setup a photography rig with 2 bubble balances and make sure the table the phone rests on is perfectly balanced as well.

I think it's funny that you guys are trying to judge pixel perfect alignment using a hand held shot.
[HTC EVO 3D] mikeyxda:
I think it's funny that anyone would need that kind of precision to see this. When you have a crooked screen to the degree most of us have it, it's quite obvious. I measured mine by putting it on a t-square and then measuring the edge of the LCD screen against the straight edges. The screen is rotated clockwise .45 degrees which is easily noticeable to most. My wife's is even worse: about .55 degrees. I've checked 6 now and only 1 had a straight screen... by accident I suppose.

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] vWvSTATICvWv:
I'm not even going to look @ mine but the defects are ridiculous with this phone. I'm staying with my 4th...no issues atleast that I notice :p

Would be cool if phones had service menus like TV's where u can fix the pitch, stretch etc. Cause you guys could fix this easily.
[HTC EVO 3D] ttieder:
I'm thinking its a software thing to maybe like sense is not fitting on the screen Idk tho
[HTC EVO 3D] mikeyxda:
It's the hardware unfortunately. If it was software, you'd see jagged edges caused by the slight rotation. I've looked at it under a high power photographic loupe and you can follow the pixels down the screen and see that it's the physical LCD screen that is rotated.

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] ttieder:
So there no way to fix it
[HTC EVO 3D] bluebrent420:
Is there a possibility that its an optical illusion due to the type of screen they used to produce the 3d image?
[HTC EVO 3D] tsumi83:
lucky?

well, i have looked and looked and strained my eyes and while do see a difference in the pics posted, my 3vo does not have a tilted screen.

however, i did notice (using screen filter) that the search button is still slightly illuminated.

i am still used to the epic and its amazing how grey the blacks are on this phone. i understand why but the SAMOLED was AMAZING!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] ninja984:
I thought I would be able to just live with the slight tilt but I dont think I can. I don't know if I should just return it and wait till later batches or just take a chance I get a better one with an exchange.
[HTC EVO 3D] ickwonder:
My first 3vo had a couple bad pixels...my replacement is golden in that department...but it seems like the entire screen is slightly shifted to the left evenly...but I can just be seeing things
[HTC EVO 3D] scotbot:
I thankfully do not have any screen rotation issues on my evo! whew. but my friend's on the other hand is off by 3 or 4 pixles counter clockwise. He has not noticed it and does not know this issue exist, and therefore I don't think I should even tell him about it.
[HTC EVO 3D] :
Good idea.
[HTC EVO 3D] mr.orange303:
I had to replace my wifes phone due to reception issues. Her old one was tilted. Her new one is perfect.

I never told her about it. I just didn't want her seeing it every time she picked up her phone.

Now we got 2 good ones. Thank goodness.
[HTC EVO 3D] sirillium:
I replaced my first 3D because of the tilted screen and a bad pixel. Along with the tilt clockwise, the screen was not flush with the glass on the lower right.

My new 3D has the exact same rotation/tilt issue. I am not pleased.
[HTC EVO 3D] spencer88:
Are they different HW versions?
[HTC EVO 3D] mr.orange303:
Nope
[HTC EVO 3D] vWvSTATICvWv:
My 5th one is just like this. On mine, it's not shifted to the left enough to cut anything off on the left side of the screen. Infact, I can still see an even black line down the left side also, it's just a tad more evident on the right. My 4th had the tilt clockwise, which showed the bottom-right being uneven. This one is pretty even on both sides. I'm done stressing over this matter. There will ALWAYS be something. :rolleyes:

*EDIT*

I would also like to add that I had to really focus to see the 3D effect on my 4th phone. This one, I see it right away! I'm guessing the shifted ones do have a slight effect on 3D playback/photos.
[HTC EVO 3D] skaflone721:
I've decided to give up on the 3D. There seems to be one too many issues and I have legit OCD and take meds for it.

I got mine from BB last week. Off the bat, the lower volume button was stuck. Then I realized it was heating up way too much (~43C). Still I didn't want to exchange it because I tried to live with it. Then I saw a small dead pixel in the top bar and still I wanted to keep it. Then I saw this thread and saw that my entire screen was shifted to the left. Not tilted but straight shifted to the right like the other user is reporting.

After all these issues, I asked for an exchange. Everything is perfect on this one. Except its tilted so badly that watching a movie cuts off the bottom right.

I hate going in and exchanging again and again because I look real anal about it and the guy there is really cool but I don't wanna stress him. I'm just gonna enjoy it and then return it first week of August (BB has no restocking fee right?) and just wait for the rumored iPhone 5.

I've given HTC enough loyalty (Mogul, Diamond, Touch Pro, Touch Pro 2, EVO, EVO Shift, and now the EVO 3D) All had issues but I lived with them. But seriously, by now these should be coming out near perfect.

/rant
[HTC EVO 3D] vWvSTATICvWv:
I bet a ton of people have this and don't know it or have it and are just living with it. Then there are those living in denial lol

Same thing with the very slight light bleed along the bottom...it's obvious this is wide spread enough that people mention it in reviews. I'm done exchanging...If I walk into another store for an E3D, I'm going back to my EvO4G. I'll wait for the GSII or maybe an LTE device later this year. ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] jringo718:
Yeah I too have a tilted screen. It's bothersome because it's very noticeable watching FMA Brotherhood.

I'm just gonna return it. Plain and simple. Exchanging an HTC phone is like getting another one with a similar and/or a totally different issue. A 'perfect' one might not exist but I know there are 'near perfect" ones people have and I want that on my first try. Not going in looking like some PO'd customer constantly exchanging. I did that for the EVO4G one too many times.

Why isn't HTC held up to the same standard as Apple? Look at the antennagate thing blown out of proportion with Apple. Why are other companies allowed to "slide" with quality issues?

EDIT: And I agree with you vWvSTATICvWv. Many people don't notice, and this gives HTC an excuse to just screw over the people who do notice.
[HTC EVO 3D] vWvSTATICvWv:
I hear ya...I've been through it all. Dead pixels, paint missing, freezes, yellow tinted screen, tilted screen. It's hilarious how bad quality control is @ HTC. The one I have now is ever so slightly, evenly shifted to the left(no tilt). But now my 3D effect looks better to me and the people who have watched 3D stuff on my phoneS lol

I bet right now, somewhere, people like Toast & Virus are like "$#@& I have that" :D

Well maybe not Virus since he manages a Sprint store...He probably opened every box til he found his precious :p
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
Lmao virus and his precious :D luckily I am getting a replacement tomorrow store was a pain lady there was a pain in the ass wouldnt let me have a new unit or help me even the manager was no help called customer service told them my issues then dropped the name of the woman and the store the customer service lady was sweet as hell she said she was sorry then said we take matters seriously she then said to hold on while she got her boss on the phone with the Sprint store I was at.

They sorted my issue out and told me to go back to the store in the morning and said I no longer have to worry about the woman that gave me hell about my phone lol it has been takin care of and to talk to ken in the morning he would do whatever I needed :D

That lady that works at that store always gives folks hell and willl make you look like a idiot in front of everyone. Never would complain about someone but damn she was mean twice in the past to me. Happy Sprint customer again :D

Main issue was rattling inside phone . Other was net lag hang and battery dying and taking 6 to 7 hours to fully charge.
[HTC EVO 3D] Shaquiel Harris:
Looked at that picture you posted mikey..still don't know what you guys are talking about lol. I love my pyramid even though the WiFi is completely worthless and my old espresso and vision and dream have better connection and range. (:
[HTC EVO 3D] vWvSTATICvWv:
LoL reap. I thought you had a "perfect" phone man? That's gonna suck if you get a messed up exchange. *knock on wood* Honestly, I believe there's something wrong with every one of the first batches, it could be so tiny that people don't notice it.

I just drove a friend of mine crazy @ work. He looked and stared @ my phone and was like bro you are buggin! Then I pointed it out and he was like man...get outta here, don't return it again. He's like you're going to get a tilted one like the last or even worse. He's like nothing is cut off on this one or proportioned wrong...LEAVE IT! Then he begins to check out his iPhone 4 and notices he has a black border on the right side and bottom. He was like this BS...F U for showing me this sh!T! lol A friend of mine with a Verizon iPhone 4 has the same.

In closing, if nothing is cut off and you're not tilted, I wouldn't bother. ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] mikeyxda:
Been saying that all along. Really only worth returning if the display is tilted enough that one corner ends up under the blackout. Mine was tilted enough that a couple pixels on the lower left were up under the blackout.

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] jxr94:
I literally looked at every phone at my sprint store, not just the E3D and I couldn't find one with 100% perfectly aligned borders. I also looked at 4 separate E3D at 4 different stores and all of them had this. I said screw it, mine doesn't have dust and doesn't have any bad pixels (I checked) so I'm keeping this one. Screw every phone manufacture for not making stuff perfect lmao.
[HTC EVO 3D] hchavarria:
No issues with mine, I looked at my wife's and screen is fine but she is having data issues so will exchange it today, hope everything is good with the new one.
[HTC EVO 3D] jfcooley:
I'm impressed that someone can notice 1 to 2 pixels. That's some good eyesight.

Can't help but think mass hysteria.

I'm sure you guys see something, so good luck getting replacement, seriously.
[HTC EVO 3D] mikeyxda:
Very easy to see. Drag the notification bar all the way to the bottom. Now look at the very left edge of the gray notification bar that is now on the bottom of the screen. See that white line highlighting the left edge of the notification bar? That is one row of pixels! That white line and maybe 1 or two more pixels was actually under the blackout on my crooked-screen phone (the one I exchanged). If you tilted the right edge of the phone upward so you could peek underneath left side of the blackout, you could actually see the bright white line that outlines the edge of the notification bar up under there. Looking normally at it, it was under the blackout... at least from the perspective of the left eye. New one is perfect.

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] jfcooley:
Thank you for explaining it. Guess mine is fine, using your directions.
[HTC EVO 3D] The Dark Knight Patriot:
I thought my screen was slanted slightly, but then I realized it was just the case. I think the slender length of the phone can be tricky on our eyes at times.
[HTC EVO 3D] Carbon Trooper:
OH SNAP! I'm getting my evo in a couple of weeks. Can anybody tell me which manufacturing dates are the ones that have the screen tilt/dead pixels? Just so I could look out for the latest generation.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bigjim1488:
Saw the tilted screen on the display model at best buy. It made me sad a little on the insides that HTC would let this happen
[HTC EVO 3D] kawaski47:
I Returned my photon yesterday and got my 3d in the mail today. Screen still slanted. This time the bottom right was in more. I was going to be ok with it and quit being picky but then I noticed the severe light bleed that lit up just the search button. Going in tomorrow to exchange.

This is a HUGE qc problem with HTC. They dropped the ball on so many 3d's
[HTC EVO 3D] mcmikecruz1:
Wish this would Die already , I had forgotten about mine

If you don't have an Evo3d well... You ain't got ****e
[HTC EVO 3D] kawaski47:
I went in to exchange my phone for screen bleed and screen tilt and after telling her what was wrong,I kid you not, she asked if I tried a factory reset to fix the issue..... I about laughed and told her software resets will not fix a hardware problem lolz
[HTC EVO 3D] EricSS619:
I know, me too
[HTC EVO 3D] mikeyxda:
Not sure this is "news" but... I don't think the two issues are related. I did one exchange because my first one was so crooked that the lower left of the LCD was up under the blackout a little bit: obscuring a few pixels on the lower left. I knew about the search light issue and the first one with the crooked screen had only a tiny bleed into the search button: had to be almost pitch dark to notice it. The new one... with the perfectly straight screen... the light bleed into the search button is horrendous in comparison. Literally looks like the button is on. I'm choosing my battles and keeping it. It has a straight screen, no dead pixels, and a great radio. Not returning it because of light bleed into the search button. It's not that noticeable unless you're in a dim room anyway AND you have the buttons turned off with screen filter.

My point: it's like playing Russian roulette. You may return one for that problem and end up with one that has 2 dead pixels and a sucky radio. Word to the wise: choose your battles wisely. The latest electronic gadgets out there don't have as good quality control as they did a year or two ago. Everyone is cutting corners to make affordable products in this economy. It's not just HTC.

Mike
[HTC EVO 3D] kawaski47:
Yup it felt exactly like Russian Roulette today at the store lol. Luckily I got a perfect phone this time X-D.
[HTC EVO 3D] :
Damnit. I just noticed mines. Thanks alot guys. lmao
[HTC EVO 3D] flipcap22:
I had to replace my first one which was completely perfect. The next one definitely had a tilted screen but it kept resetting on me about every minute so they switched it out with another new unit. This third one also has a tilted screen but less noticeable. The power button is definitely a lot "mushier" than on the previous two. Sometimes I have to press it a couple times before it registers. I could live with it but it kinda stinks.
[HTC EVO 3D] jdiaz613:
I noticed my tilted screen about 4 days after my 30 days was up. I went over to the store and showed the techs. They told me it didn't bother "Them" and it wasn't taking away from the actual use of the phone. While it's true the actual use is great the screen is visibly tilted and you can notice the screen hiding in the corner which takes away from the "visibilty". Kinda stinks.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bigjim1488:
The tilted screen seems to be all over the place. If that's the only issue then I'd live past it
[HTC EVO 3D] jdiaz613:
I've pretty much gotten around it. This is my 2nd EVO 3D (First had a few white pixels I couldn't get rid of) and its in perfect working condition other than the tilted screen. The techs told me to come back the day after to speak to a manager but I didn't. Would rather forget I have a tilted screen than notice I have other things I can't work around.
[HTC EVO 3D] saltorio:
Just checked mine, and the screen is indeed slightly tilted in a clockwise direction. I wouldn't really have noticed without looking for it, and it doesn't bother me, but I thought I'd mention it anyways.
[HTC EVO 3D] r0cky0790:
This thread> dead horse.

My "DU4L C0R3 SH00T3R" shot you down in 3D! -Security Off-
[HTC EVO 3D] Bigjim1488:
True but who wouldn't hit a dead hourse just a few more times with a stick??? Lol
[HTC EVO 3D] bsnyder217:
This thread broke my evo
[HTC EVO 3D] unbreakablestix:
I hate you all for doing this to my eyes and making my heart jump LOL but no issue here hw0002

sent from my 3devo of DOOOOOOM!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] lbhocky19:
anyone have one?

the only one i have was for the hd2 res and has borders on the side
[HTC EVO 3D] willy900wonka:
Try this. From my evo 4g
[Epic 4G Themes] readingkeeper:
Yeah, so this is my Star Wars theme. No grand introduction for me. But moving on...

So here it is folks, after a long wait. EC05 Star Wars Episode 1.3.

Whats included:

Based on Honeycomb Fusion by Amosher and Sladenoctis

Stock GSII icons courtesy of QBKing77

Boot animation from the Droid 2 R2-D2 edition

Sounds from the D2 R2-D2

Wallpaper pack from the D2 R2-D2

Themed 1% battery mod

Themed Framework-res.apk

Star Wars themed Swype

Star Wars Themed dialer

Themed contacts- Courtesy of Mystery Emotionz

Themed Facebook- Courtesy of Mystery Emotionz

Themed Gmail- Courtesy of... Mystery Emotionz!

Themed Google search widget- Courtesy of Mystery Emotionz

Themed Touchwiz calculator

First round of animated status bar icons

Animated pulldown

Known issues:

Glass lockscreen is wonky Fixed in Episode 1.2.2

The image on the Epic lockscreen is way too big- I think I forgot to resize it Fixed in Episode 1.2

The wallpaper picker force closes when you try to select an image- Picker removed in 1.2. Wallpapers are installed to SD card.

Theres not enough Star Wars content!

TSM parts force closes- MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE LOCKSCREEN YOU WANT BEFORE FLASHING Fixed in v1.3.1

To-Do List:

Theme more stuff

Fix the wallpaper picker

Port this to EF02 (or whatever the official Gingerbread release is)

Theme some system apps, like the Market and Messaging apps

Add the pulldown animation back in

The part where I thank people

TexasEpic4G- For initially requesting the theme, testing, and making sure I finished it

Bjhill2112- For providing a couple of images for the lockscreens

Amosher- For providing the base for this theme

Sladenoctis- For continuing Amosher's work and allowing me to use his theme as a base

QBKing77- For the stock Galaxy S II icons

MysteryEmotionz- For answering some questions, and for making Emotionless Beast

Dreamsforgotten- For his awesome theming guide

Overstew- For having an awesome theme (I stole some of his images) and for asking these questions when he started out so I didn't have to

Maddoggin- For porting the 6 lockscreen mod

K0nane- For answering some of my questions on Twitter

TheRoot- For providing suggestions

JohnCorleone- For providing suggestions and input

DarkieRawr- For telling me how to fix the glass lockscreen

The people of XDA- For hopefully reading this far

GitUsum- For the animated pulldown

Paul627g and ZiggSVO- For making the creation of a custom dialer a painless process.

Nyan Cat- For being awesome
[Epic 4G Themes] readingkeeper:
Changelog:

Episode 1.0- Initial release

Episode 1.0.1- Added more themed apps, and fixed the menu .9.png error

Episode 1.2- Added wallpapers, fixed Epic lockscreen error, fixed a couple images

Episode 1.2.1- Themed the puzzle lockscreen

Episode 1.2.2- Fixed the glass lockscreen, themed the Touchwiz calculator, and added a custom Swype

Episode 1.3- Added an animated pulldown (the first part of the asteroid chase from The Empire Strikes Back), Star Wars dialer, and first round of animated status bar icons

Episode 1.3.1- Fixed the TSM parts force close, reverted back to Android boot animated pulldown until I can get APK manager to work

Screenshots:

And now the part you've all been waiting for...

Downloads:

Ge.tt Episode 1.3.1

Dropbox -Episode 1.3 TSM PARTS FORCE CLOSES. CHOOSE YOUR LOCKSCREEN BEFORE FLASHING

Mediafire -Episode 1.0.1

Keep in mind THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. I'm working constantly to improve this. Any suggestions? Feel free to post them in the thread.
[Epic 4G Themes] readingkeeper:
I don't know why I'm reserving this... But everyone else does, so why not?
[Epic 4G Themes] running_the_dream:
Where is the link?
[Epic 4G Themes] readingkeeper:
Sorry. I'm still working on the OP. Its more work than I thought. I'll have a link and some screenshots up later.