Help with my 3ds Xl screen
I've tried posting on various forums with no straight answers, so I thought I'd try here.
I've been having problems with my 3ds screen recently, it looks like this [url=http://imgur.com/7bUFsoO]gray and blue line[/url]
If it's too hard to tell from the image, there's a grey vertical line towards the right of the screen and blue horizontal line near the bottom. They used to disappear if I waited long enough, but now they seem to be permanently there. I haven't dropped my DS and any scratches on it are purely cosmetic
Could anyone tell me what's possibly wrong with it? I just wanna get some theories before I ultimately (probably) will send it off to nintendo to get fixed (which I'm reluctant to do since the appraisal fee alone is $25). It could be costing me $70+ to fix which wouldn't be so bad, if only I didn't wanna trade this in for the "new" nintendo 3ds -sigh-
Anyway, any help would be appreciated <3
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This is the console coming out in australia in november: [url=http://www.nintendo.com.au/new-nintendo-3ds/size/new3ds.html]"new" nintendo 3ds[/url].
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This is precisely why naming a new console "New Nintendo 3DS" was a horrible decision.
"Hi can I get a New 3DS?"
"Sure, here you go"
"No no, I mean a New New 3DS, not a New 3DS."
@QuackOutLoud the lines are always visible, but sometimes they change colours a bit with the pixels.
@Capricious I just meant to trade my 3ds in for store credit so I can buy the new one at a discounted price. At my local store it's worth around $200 to trade in, but it'll probably drop once the new one is released.
This is the console coming out in australia in november: [url=http://www.nintendo.com.au/new-nintendo-3ds/size/new3ds.html]"new" nintendo 3ds[/url]. As far as I know America hasn't announced it yet, but they probably will in the future ><
Basically the difference is a faster cpu - so better downloading and connectivity- the changing theme plates, the c stick and it will function with amiibos without any added accessories. Hopefully I'll be able to play Smash online without lagging on it
So, hopefully I can find somewhere local to fix it >< Thanks for the comments
i have this issue on my regular 3ds it at some point complete turned black(no lines) i decided to open it and found that the cable screen connector had broken and that it wasnt properly lined up i managed to connect it using electrical tape but this is a temporary fix as the person above said see if u can take it to a local fix it shop shouldn't cost much
I believe that it's a screen problem. A friend of mine had a similar issue, but it was just one blue line across the lower portion of the upper screen. Sadly, I don't know if she ever got it fixed, because she received a 3DS XL as a gift shortly after.
Instead of sending it in to Nintendo, why not check to see if there are any local "fix-it" shops in your area? Maybe they can provide you a free appraisal and possibly a lower repair cost.
Also, I'm sorry, but could you please explain what you mean by trading your current 3DS in for the new one? Is there some sort of promotion/deal going on for that? o.o I'd like to get in on that...
Do those lines appear on any kind of game/home screen?
Do the lines replace the pixels of what is supposed to show there all the time?
lt sounds like a screen problem, so you might have to send it off to Nintendo.