Yet another "Slide to unlock"

Hi
My iPhone 4 running the latest IOS 7.04 has stopped responding - I cant 'Slide to unlock' anymore
After googling the subject I found that I am not alone. Alas the solutions offered haven't helped so far.
So far I have
Tried to turn it of completely/restarted
Tried the different 'hold the (volume) button' while trying to slide
Tried to do a DFU restore
with reloading my backup via iTunes
without reloading anything but a totally clean restore
Tried to replace the touchscreen with a new (original part)
When DFU with restore of old backup the iPhone
is callable
rings on incoming call
detects who calls
show messages
but I cant Slide to answer or unlock
When DFU without restore of old backup the iPhone ofcourse hangs at 'Hello - Slide to setup' ...
To me it seems that
it isnt a hardware problem since it has a new touchscreen and the normal functions seems to work okay (with backup)
it isnt a softwareconflict-problem since it also exist on a totally clean reinstall
So to me it seems to be an IOS 7 problem - but what do I do to come 'on-grid' again ?

Thanks for your kind and helpfull comment. I dont claim anything - I only say that I can see that I am not alone in having/ having had this problem. It has happened to previous IOS versions as well but the majority mentioned is with IOS 7.
A vast and very timeconsuming part of my life in a tech-supportlab has been spent on periodic errorhandling. Modus operandi is to boot the device into a wellknown and working state with say an as basic as possible OS usbstick and take it from there. On the iPhone there shouldnt be a more standard 'out-of-the-box' mode than a DFU'ed phone without loading any previous userdata
As mentioned I swapped the display with an original new display. It takes a phillips screwdriver to remove the 25 screws included and some plastic spudgers and opening tools to disassemble the different connectors. Its small but in no way as hard as say hearing aid repair.
I dont know you or your technical background. Without knowing me at all it seems a little harsh to dismis me as incompetent

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And how do you fix it?
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