Ipod nano dim screen?

Okay, I had a 4th generation iPod nano for about two years, and then I got the fourth generation iPod touch. My brother had the iPod nano after me, but he left it in his pocket on accident and it went through the washer. I did the whole rice for 24 hours thing, but the iPod died while it was in the bowl of rice, and when I took it out, I thought that it was broken, so I just shoved it in a drawer and forgot about it. I found it in a drawer a couple of days ago and for some reason it had a little battery and it was clicking and the screen was REALLY DIM. I screwed around with it for awhile and charged it and stuff, and the backlight would come in and out. If I left it sitting there for awhile, it would be fully lit for like 30 minutes, and then go out again. This morning the screen stopped working completely, and it was still really really dim. I was able to sync it and restore it and I've tried rebooting it, to no avail. It plays music and video perfectly fine, everything works GREAT, except for the screen. The screen brightened up for a couple of seconds when it was recognized by the computer but I touched the click wheel and it dimmed again.
If I took it to the Apple store, would they still fix it, even if it IS from a couple of years ago? If so, how much would it cost? Thanks ahead of time.

I would recommend taking it in to your local Apple Store to see what the people at the Genius Bar can do for you.

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