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The PlayStation Vita is the successor to the PSP. It contains a beefed up processor and graphics, and includes the addition of a second analog stick. It was released February 15, 2012.

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Black screen repair, touchscreen still works and can hear sound.

Hi, I think my Vita got damaged when my kids dropped it on a hard floor. When I turn it on, I get the blue PS button but screen is black. I can swipe up on the screen and I can hear the sound of the home screen, no other buttons do anything though. I tried holding power button for 30 seconds and it just powers on normally still with the black screen. Do you think something easy I can repair myself if I open it up or is the OLED messed up? Does Sony still repair Vitas if I contact them? Thank you so much!

Update: Finally had time to take it apart and was wondering if the crinkling of the silver squares would be the cause? See picture!

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The sudden stop on the floor is what broke it not the drop. Since the buttons don't work along with a black screen, I would think maybe a connector became loose. That would be something you might be able to fix. However, if it is something on the PCB like a cracked trace or a loose part, it might be very difficult to find and equally difficult to repair. Anytime a screen goes black, the first thing to do is to check the backlight by shining a bright light onto the screen to see if there is any video present. If there is video, along with the sound and touchscreen, then a good portion of the device is working, so it is likely a single point failure.

If it does not work and yo feel lucky, you might as well open it to see what you can see. I suspect a professional repair might be economically unfeasable.

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Thank you! I tried shining a light but didn't see anything. I still may give it a go to open up and see.

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