Nokia 1110: Reverse that awful inverted monochrome LCD screen?

[zpunout]

I purchased a Nokia 1110 not realizing that the inverted monochrome screen is so horrible to try to view in daylight.

Can the polarizer filter in the screen be removed and reversed to make the screen easily viewable like the older Nokias such as an 1100?

I remember flipping those filters in calculators when i was a kid to invert the display on those for fun.

I was wondering whether the filter was embedded within the glass or is it a plastic sticker type which would be easier to change around?

[francisofarabia]

why dont you just return it, and exchange it with the 1100, that is if you can still exchange it...

[zpunout]

I considered returning it but I already knew that the Nokia 1100's were no longer in stock at Australian Post Offices (where I bought it). When the phone was new, the screen was still somewhat viewable in daylight so i persisted. But now there is scuff marks on it and daylight viewing is very difficult. The speaker phone is a feature the 1110 has that the 1100 is lacking which is perfect for driving without the police knowing im answering my phone.
(Funny story: Police here are ruthless. Today a friend was fined $180 and lost 25% of his car licence because he didn't completely stop at a stop sign when he was turning left(kerb turn) ON A PUSH BIKE!)

[carcomptoy]

Sorry, but I can't help...your post offices sell cellphones???:eek: I'm so moving!!:p

And that's pretty harsh for simply bicycling:cool:

In any case, you could risk switching screens...you know, getting a used 1100 or maybe just getting the LCD screen from eBay or something and then switching them on to the 1110, if it is compatible:o

[zpunout]

Swiching screens from an 1100? Seems like an interesting idea. I'll try to compare the display sizes and resolutions between different models and see if any have exactly the same specs. I have a couple of dead 2100's the glass size looks the same but i think that maybe the resolution is less. I'll post again when I have sussed it out.

[Jose_R.A.M]

I considered returning it but I already knew that the Nokia 1100's were no longer in stock at Australian Post Offices (where I bought it). When the phone was new, the screen was still somewhat viewable in daylight so i persisted. But now there is scuff marks on it and daylight viewing is very difficult. The speaker phone is a feature the 1110 has that the 1100 is lacking which is perfect for driving without the police knowing im answering my phone.
(Funny story: Police here are ruthless. Today a friend was fined $180 and lost 25% of his car licence because he didn't completely stop at a stop sign when he was turning left(kerb turn) ON A PUSH BIKE!)

If its the scuff marks causing it to be less viewable in sunlight, couldnt you purchase a new cover with a clean viewscreen (no scuff marks) - (Unless theyre on the LCD display itself)

[zpunout]

Re: scuff marks.

Thanks. Yeah, renewing the cover will help a bit for a while but it will scuff again.
I've had scuffed 3310's and 2100's in the past and the screen was still reletively easy to view. I was mainly interested in getting the 1110 viewable like the earlier models by making the LCD un reversed.

At this stage i have stripped down a 2100 for a peek.

[DEViANT]

I think you can just put a polarizing filter in front of it, that should do it. The ones you can get on eBay for inverting displays. After all, that is what a polarizer does.

[zpunout]

I thought that simply adding another polarizer without removing the original one completely blacks out the screen. Kinda like looking at a phone with polarized sunglasses.

[DEViANT]

Actually I'm not 100% sure, you might be right. Though as the polarizer is built-in you might have a hard time getting it out. As I remember it though, if you wanted to, say, make an inverted 8210 you didn't need to remove anything first. Google it and check first. What it does depend on of course is how you angle it (i.e. parallel or perpendicularly).