This Tascam DR-44WL digital recorder was given to me for repair. I asked how the screen got damaged. The user, a friend of mine, said that it wasn't dropped or mishandled. It was placed on the floor in an out of a way place before his band played and 45 minutes later he went to retrieve it and the screen looked like this:
A new screen costs around $40 + shipping but I was curious what kind of defect would cause an image like this without some severe impact to the display? If I replace the display, is it likely to happen again? The recorder has only been used a few times and it's about 18 months old.
Thanks for your replies.