IPod mini 1st Gen. Display problem

Hello everybody!
I've got a problem with my iPod mini display: In the last few weeks the display got brighter and brighter.. or should I say I lost the contrast? .. so now I can't see anything on the display. The iPod works very well but I have to use it blind And the problem ist not solved by using the contrast settings! But now I can't see the seetings anyway I think, the display is internally damaged or something like this..? Do you have any idea? Thank you very much for your help!
Greetings from Hamburg, Germany
Marco
iMac G5 20   Mac OS X (10.4.5)  

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