Blank Screen IPod

i have a 20GB pod, about 2 years old, sorry don't know the generation... been working perfectly... hadn't used it for maybe 3 or 4 weeks.. went to turn it on and got a blank display screen, althought the back light for the screen lit up!... put it in charger, charged but still no display, could feel it vibrating and turning on so put headfones on and got music as per normal, but still not display on screen so i cannot use it and obviously cannot see what is what...
plugged it into itunes downloaded some new stuff onto it to see if that would help, it's downloaded ok as far as i can tell, but still no display on screen, just blank screen... and now it doesn't back light either as it first did when got blank screen...HELLLPPPPPP

I had exactly the same problem. Based on the advice of another poster, I fixed the problem by squeezing the sides of the ipod just below the display. This temporarily solves my problem. (I think there must be a loose connector.) I am getting tired of having to do this all the time, so I am contemplating taking it to the genius bar or even trying to open the iPod myself and see if I can reseat the connector.
I hope this helps.
- Dan

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