I recently purchased a Treo which works well- but with one important exception: There is a circle - about the diameter of a quarter - that remains on the display at all times.

I suspect the problem lies in the digitizer, and not the LCD.

Has anyone ever attempted to replace either of the two?

Are there special precautions I need to be aware of?

Will such a surgery require "special service tools" not normally available to the public?

I would very much like to correct this - as it makes documents, spreadsheets, etc a somewhat difficult to see.

I see this problem is prevalent with many other SmartPhone models where a stylus of some sort is utilized - so this discussion may prove valuable to many members of this forum.

I often see replacement Digitizers and LCD displays for this phone offered on E-Bay at what seem to be very reasonable prices.

Being that I often am in the insides of electronic equipment doing repairs - I am not afraid to tackle such a repair - especially if I am aware and understand the precautions as they might apply.

Doing this I am sure is far less expensive than sending it off to a Palm repair center to accomplish the same task.

Thanks for any directions you may offer regarding same!