Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Posts: 170

Only three weeks of use, and the icons on my buttons are wearing off already! What's happening with those of you who've had your units for a few months? Any suggestions for how I can stop this?

I considered clear nail polish, but I don't trust my manual dexterity and fear I'd leak some polish into the innards...

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 29

I'm sorry to hear about your button problem...I've had my Blue Visor Deluxe since November, and my buttons look like new!

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
Posts: 790

I've had my Graphite VDX since December and with regular use it shows no signs of losing icons off the buttons.

Sorry to say, but it sounds like you got a dud. I don't know how to stop it. You could see if Handspring will replace the VDX, but that's an extreme measure .

Jeff

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 1571

Had my Deluxe since June. Buttons are A-OK.

Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Beverly, MA
Posts: 125

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Originally posted by leojbramble:
Only three weeks of use, and the icons on my buttons are wearing off already! What's happening with those of you who've had your units for a few months? Any suggestions for how I can stop this?

I considered clear nail polish, but I don't trust my manual dexterity and fear I'd leak some polish into the innards...

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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Posts: 170

A bit distressed to find I'm alone alone in this so far, although I guess I should find it somewhat reassuring that my problem is not indicative of a general quality control issue. As I think about it, the problem is probably my guitarist fingernails scraping the paint off...

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Originally posted by linuxppcguy:
If you did try clear nail polish, my suggestion would be to use a Q-tip to apply it. ...

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Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 105

My original Visor (Purchased in early January) had the address and phone books almost comletely worn off. I had the Visor replaced because my Springboard slot was cracking and the new one has shown no sign of comming off.

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 241

memo button's been a little worn off for a while now, but I don't mind. The construction seems good, and concidering the number of times I've dropped my visor on hard surfaces, I'm surprised it still runs, let alone is unscratched!

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Registered: Mar 2000
Location: NC, Indiana
Posts: 465

My memo butotn has a little section of it that has worn off. It aggravates me a little bit, but oh well.

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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Posts: 170

Fading fast...

The erosion seemed to have slowed for a while, but now I fear I'll soon have no icons left (and of course, even after 6 months, I need the visual cues to remember which button's which).

Anyone else had this problem lately?

Registered: Dec 2000
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Posts: 27

mine is fading fast from all the moisture of my fingers , I only use mine in my EB case now to protect what are left on the buttons.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: King William, Virginia USA
Posts: 70

Mine (Ice VDX) didn't take long to show some wear after I got it around Thanksgiving 1999... I blamed it on using the stylus to push the buttons. I basically ignored it until I got my son a Green VDX back in August and his made mine look pretty shabby. I used the reset pin on my PDA Panache stylus to gently scrape the remaining traces of the logos off and it looks much better. I'd already mapped the right 2 buttons to DiddleBug and BrainForest anyway so if anything it is less confusing to have them blank.

Registered: Oct 2000
Location:
Posts: 73

Prism button wear!!!!!!!!

Prism button wear on up down buttons since week 1, I also suffer from the case color wear!! Handspring must help sooner or later.

Jim

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Registered: Mar 2000
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 121

I have a little wear, but I think it's from using the stylus on the buttons. I don't use the icons that much anyway though.

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