My SE W580i has vertical streaks that coordinate with whatever color is under them on the display. They came and went for a bit, now it seems they are here to stay and it's dark enough that I can't see through it. The local AT&T people are unhelpful and rude so I'm not going there and watch them spend an hour trying to find a way to blame it on me (it wasn't dropped, exposed to water etc...). I ran through the service test menu (*left*left*right*leftleft*left* ) and everything checked out fine so it's not a software problem. The phone hasn't been flashed anyway.

Has anyone else experenced this problem and/or does anyone have any suggestions as to what it might be? If it is the screen, has anyone here replaced one before? Because of a layoff and having a hard time finding a job I need to fix it as inexpensively as possible.
-Johnny

If anyone else has this problem with a Sony phone, it's the display. They sell for about the price of a new phone in most places, however I found one for $15.00 on eBay. It comes with the "tools" to take the cover off and replace the screen. It appears to be a straightforward fix, if I tear the phone up trying to repair it I'll let you know.

u need to replace the display thing of ur phone . to change it u must take it to a SE service center .

Read above post, it's not too hard of a job to replace it yourself. There's even a how to video on youtube if you ever need to do it. Service center = cost of new one. I'm still waiting on the part to arrive and it's the quality I'm worried about. I will post again after replacing it as a follow up for anyone else needing help.

You need to go to consumer forum (if any), i had faced this problem with the same handset. I've asked help in consumer forum, when tired off from service center. The replaced my old one and have me new one.

As promised, I'm writing to let you know how the LCD replacement worked out. It was so easy I was finished in 5 minutes. There was so much detail I wanted to post I started a new forum with a more approiate title. To learn more look at the forum titled

Sony Ericsson LCD replacement is EASY!!!

Well I was going to add one thing to the new forum and the damn thing is gone. I know it was there earlier........

pm me if you have questions or need help, I guess.