IPad 1st Gen - display issue (refer to screen shot)

Anyone know if this is something that's fixable? It's an older model (1st gen), everything else seems to work fine, just the middle of the screen isn't getting rendered content.
Thanks!
Darren

Have you tried to give it a reset? Hold down the sleep and home keys for about 20 seconds and see if it reboots.
But, honestly, it almost seems like the iPad's equivalent of a graphics card is going out. there may not be much to do beyond getting a new device.

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