Blank Screen on Ipod

My ipod still works, but for some reason i cant see anything on the screen, theres a bunch of lines, and some black & white spaces on the screen when i turn on the ipod, and i cant listen to any of my music, i have tried everything, Reseting the ipod to factory settings and such and it still is the same. i did buy a ipod case recently and it had very small magnets in it to keep it closed, im wondering if that had something to do with it, any helpful comments would be appreciated

i have the same problem, minus the ipod case... I charged mine in my iPod home one night and the next day i got the screen with lines and what not like you.. have you figured anything out?

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