Any answer to the dreaded white screen?

Besides "send it back to apple"?
I'm a few months out of warranty. Everything works fine except the screen is bright white. I've searched but can't seem to find any solution other than send it back. Does anyone know what even causes this? Has anyone found a solution or sent it back to apple and found out what the problem is?

See this.
iPod 5th gen (with video) shows blank or white screen.
Worth a try even though it's not specifically for nanos.

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I have been hit with the nasty white screen after renting a movie. After reading the discussion forum, this is apparently a "personality" issue with ATV and Apple has not yet found a fix.
something that has never happened to me
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