The left 1/3 of my iPad (original -first one) is black and/or streaky looking in the portrait position In the landscape, the black section remains, but stays in the same area. Tried soft reset, hard reset, syncing - nothing helps. I suspect it's a hardware problem. Jusy wanted to know if anyone has any other suggestion before I take it to the store. (oh well, i guess I'm due for a new one - just hope i don't get a new one with screen problems that I've been reading about)

Originally Posted by lizyap

The left 1/3 of my iPad (original -first one) is black and/or streaky looking in the portrait position In the landscape, the black section remains, but stays in the same area. Tried soft reset, hard reset, syncing - nothing helps. I suspect it's a hardware problem. Jusy wanted to know if anyone has any other suggestion before I take it to the store. (oh well, i guess I'm due for a new one - just hope i don't get a new one with screen problems that I've been reading about)<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26836"/><img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=26837"/>

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I agree, it's certainly a hardware fault of some kind. The best thing to do is take it to an Apple store for an examination. The repair cost could be well over $100.00. Instead of paying the repair cost, it may be better to put that money towards the cost of a newer iPad. Make sure to do a backup of your iPad before taking it in. You can use the backup to set up whatever iPad you get as a replacement.

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As its the ipad1, I doubt Apple can do anything for you, but have a look at this thread and see what you think...I hope it helps but you may need a new iPad.
http://www.ipadforums.net/new-member...messed-up.html

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Thanks for the advice