I have a line across of blank pixels across my screen

There is a line of pixels on my screen that goes black when the backlight is on but when the backlight is not on it works just fine. I did not drop it or anything, I just plugged it in to charge and when I went to disconnect it the line of pixels did not work when the backlight was on. What is the cause of this and can I fix it? It is a 30G 5th generation video Ipod.

I too have something like this on mine. The size changes everytime I turn it on. Using it in the car (with Alpine adapter) it's always charged. When I plug in the iPod, it will be small. When I remove it, the size is often bigger.
I'm looking into replaceing the desplay (unit is out of warranty).

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