IPod Nano 1G 4GB - Multiple Problems

I have 2 problems that all started about a month ago when I was away. I had to go to a business meeting and I left my iPod in the pocket of my pants in my hotel. I forgot about the stuff in the pants, and put them in the laundry bags, so long story short my iPod along with some money went through a washer and dryer. The first problem arose when I realized that my iPod went through the laundry. I took it out and the backlight was not working. Then today (a month later), I found out my iPod has trouble determining battery power, so after a full charge, it shuts off with a "Low Battery Power" message, and if not an error it just shuts off without warning. I want to be able to get some troubleshooting before buying a new iPod.

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I was wondering if you think that there is an unusual ammount of defective iPod nanos, or iPod nanos with problems.
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Should i wait to buy the new iPod nano, or should i go ahead and purchase?
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Message was edited by: ZLH

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First, make sure you are running the latest versions of your OS. You should be running the latest service pack for whatever version of windows you are running. Here are the basic system requirements as stated in the Apple store:
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