I did completed this job not to long ago with aliexpress screen. Only issue is screw holes are not threaded and also I find that once you peel off the l and r button pads they lose adhesive overtime. Luckily there's all kinds of parts available now. That sense is kinda security for me doing this job.
Thanks for your prior answer. Fastest reply, ever. Is it possible to test your screen, attached to the motherboard, before reassembling the entire device? I've noticed all screen replacement videos test the screen, only after the entire device is fully reassembled.
@bornbranded29 I'll try disassembling my Vita later and just put the battery, motherboard and display in to test and will respond to you as soon as I know :).
@@EuroThingy Wow that's so nice of you to do. Maybe you film it as a video for your subs. Don't inconvenience yourself, but it would be interesting to know.
@bornbranded29 Thank you for your patience. Yes, you CAN just plug in the display to the motherboard and connect the battery, but I'd recommend 2 other things. 1: Make sure your surface can not generate a static charge (don't place it on a towel or a cloth, preferably put the motherboard on a hard surface like wood or stone desk / table). 2: There is a metal piece I removed at 2:55 which is for grounding the Vita. So I recommend connecting that and attaching it to the L board, but please be careful not to touch it with your bare hands when the battery is plugged in and the vita is on (do not connect it to charge unless you fully rebuild it). The ground metal protects your motherboard, LCD (and every other part inside) from getting electrical damage due to a surge of power or static charge, as we discussed earlier.
@EneRec I stripped the screen from a completely dead Vita I bought for parts (motherboard damaged), so it's a genuine Sony display. See if anyone in your country (or city) is selling stripped/for parts vita as most of the time these genuine displays will cost less than the third party new displays on aliexpress (since the genuine ones are used). Alternatively, you could go to aliexpress as some sellers do sell just the LCD. I can not confirm if they are genuine or third-party since they call all of them "original." Here's a link to one: a.aliexpress.com/_op7lq0L
I would say if you take your time, it is very much possible to do it even for the first time. Best advice id give is to take your time and NEVER apply any excessive force. If you need to apply more force than necessary, there is a step done incorrectly. For the screen, just to be very clear only heat up the outer borders (black area around the display) do not heat up the actual LCD. This is for 2 reasons. 1: The glue is only on the black borders not behind the display. 2: Heat can damage the LCD. But don't let this scare you, I used a hairdryer to show that anyone can do it. Just make sure you constantly check how hot the display is. If it feels like a warm drink that you can easily consume (60c - 65c or 140f - 145f) then slowly work the glue out. But if it feels like the display is getting HOT and it feels uncomfortable to touch it for a long period of time then you are heating it too much. Most importantly, when you are trying to remove the screen make sure you are pulling the glue with a tool and not applying pressure to the glass border or the LCD panel. I'm sure you understood most of this from the video, but it's better to make sure no points are forgotten. If you have any other questions or unsure about a step please let me know and I'll do my best to help you. Bonus tip, apply a plastic screen protector just incase your hand slips so you don't scratch the display. Ideally its best that your prying tool shouldn't be something sharp and metallic like me its better to go with a dull plastic.
@@EuroThingy thank you bro and yes i understood it perfectly. it doesn’t seem that difficult to me but my tech friend is scared to do it for me and another one called the shell swap process a “nightmare”. i’m not saying it would be easy, but certainly doable if so many ppl have done it. but i do appreciate the reply and the tips. i want to give a try but im still scared lol but ur vid and tips helped so thank you again. also j wanted to add, what kind of glue should i use for the screen ? i saw someone say 3mm double sided tape would work but idk.
@@ernestopadilla483 I personally put B7000 glue, this is commonly used for smartphone displays and it works very well sticking the glass to the plastic frame. Let it dry for 48 hours with mild pressure spread across the screen. This is the closest to the original glue used in manufacturing, so if you ever wanted to take your display out in the future it would be as easy as the original glue. I would highly advise you take your time to remove the glue on the glass and the frame so that it can sit flush and also have a stronger bond to the frame. Since I've published this video, I have been using that Vita daily and I don't see any defects at all. Likewise for gluing, don't overdo it as you don't want it to touch the LCD panel. This shouldn't cause any damage but if you want to remove the display in the future, there will be unnecessary stress put on the rear of LCD panel itself.
@@EuroThingy hey bro, j wanted to lyk that i was able to switch the screen and everything due to the help of ur video/ replies so thank you bro. now my vita was exactly how i want it to tysm for ur help i rly appreciate it!
I did completed this job not to long ago with aliexpress screen. Only issue is screw holes are not threaded and also I find that once you peel off the l and r button pads they lose adhesive overtime. Luckily there's all kinds of parts available now. That sense is kinda security for me doing this job.
Thanks for your prior answer. Fastest reply, ever. Is it possible to test your screen, attached to the motherboard, before reassembling the entire device? I've noticed all screen replacement videos test the screen, only after the entire device is fully reassembled.
@bornbranded29 I'll try disassembling my Vita later and just put the battery, motherboard and display in to test and will respond to you as soon as I know :).
@@EuroThingy Wow that's so nice of you to do. Maybe you film it as a video for your subs. Don't inconvenience yourself, but it would be interesting to know.
@bornbranded29 Thank you for your patience. Yes, you CAN just plug in the display to the motherboard and connect the battery, but I'd recommend 2 other things.
1: Make sure your surface can not generate a static charge (don't place it on a towel or a cloth, preferably put the motherboard on a hard surface like wood or stone desk / table).
2: There is a metal piece I removed at 2:55 which is for grounding the Vita. So I recommend connecting that and attaching it to the L board, but please be careful not to touch it with your bare hands when the battery is plugged in and the vita is on (do not connect it to charge unless you fully rebuild it). The ground metal protects your motherboard, LCD (and every other part inside) from getting electrical damage due to a surge of power or static charge, as we discussed earlier.
Very cool. Wonder if there is an oled screen for replacing the one one.
May I ask? When you remove a healthy screen from a another ps vita does it still work?
@@mushiro1880
Absolutely, you just need to be very cautious and not apply excessive force as the display is delicate.
@EuroThingy ok 😊 thank you for the reply hehe
What kind of glue did you use?
@@MrMonsterHunter1000
I used B7000 and then clamped the screen down to the front plate.
Is the quality the same as the original? Is the pixels noticable? Mine is.
@@MagielynMacalinao I used an original Vita display, not an aliexpress display so I'm unsure.
Where did you get the screen replacement?
@EneRec I stripped the screen from a completely dead Vita I bought for parts (motherboard damaged), so it's a genuine Sony display.
See if anyone in your country (or city) is selling stripped/for parts vita as most of the time these genuine displays will cost less than the third party new displays on aliexpress (since the genuine ones are used).
Alternatively, you could go to aliexpress as some sellers do sell just the LCD. I can not confirm if they are genuine or third-party since they call all of them "original."
Here's a link to one: a.aliexpress.com/_op7lq0L
would it be difficult for someone’s first time ?
I would say if you take your time, it is very much possible to do it even for the first time. Best advice id give is to take your time and NEVER apply any excessive force. If you need to apply more force than necessary, there is a step done incorrectly.
For the screen, just to be very clear only heat up the outer borders (black area around the display) do not heat up the actual LCD. This is for 2 reasons.
1: The glue is only on the black borders not behind the display.
2: Heat can damage the LCD.
But don't let this scare you, I used a hairdryer to show that anyone can do it. Just make sure you constantly check how hot the display is. If it feels like a warm drink that you can easily consume (60c - 65c or 140f - 145f) then slowly work the glue out. But if it feels like the display is getting HOT and it feels uncomfortable to touch it for a long period of time then you are heating it too much.
Most importantly, when you are trying to remove the screen make sure you are pulling the glue with a tool and not applying pressure to the glass border or the LCD panel.
I'm sure you understood most of this from the video, but it's better to make sure no points are forgotten. If you have any other questions or unsure about a step please let me know and I'll do my best to help you.
Bonus tip, apply a plastic screen protector just incase your hand slips so you don't scratch the display. Ideally its best that your prying tool shouldn't be something sharp and metallic like me its better to go with a dull plastic.
@@EuroThingy thank you bro and yes i understood it perfectly. it doesn’t seem that difficult to me but my tech friend is scared to do it for me and another one called the shell swap process a “nightmare”. i’m not saying it would be easy, but certainly doable if so many ppl have done it. but i do appreciate the reply and the tips. i want to give a try but im still scared lol but ur vid and tips helped so thank you again. also j wanted to add, what kind of glue should i use for the screen ? i saw someone say 3mm double sided tape would work but idk.
@@ernestopadilla483 I personally put B7000 glue, this is commonly used for smartphone displays and it works very well sticking the glass to the plastic frame. Let it dry for 48 hours with mild pressure spread across the screen.
This is the closest to the original glue used in manufacturing, so if you ever wanted to take your display out in the future it would be as easy as the original glue.
I would highly advise you take your time to remove the glue on the glass and the frame so that it can sit flush and also have a stronger bond to the frame. Since I've published this video, I have been using that Vita daily and I don't see any defects at all.
Likewise for gluing, don't overdo it as you don't want it to touch the LCD panel. This shouldn't cause any damage but if you want to remove the display in the future, there will be unnecessary stress put on the rear of LCD panel itself.
@@EuroThingy hey bro, j wanted to lyk that i was able to switch the screen and everything due to the help of ur video/ replies so thank you bro. now my vita was exactly how i want it to tysm for ur help i rly appreciate it!