IPod Touch weird dithering effect

Hey all,
Don't know if anyone's encountered this, but my iPod Touch seems to be dithering images to oblivion. This is especially noticeable when you open the notes app, where instead of having a smooth background, it looks all speckled, as does the icon. The keys on the on-screen keyboard also exhibit the same effect, being speckled in areas with high contrast. Weird thing is, some third party apps don't seem to be affected. I've restored the software (v2.0.2), several times but to no avail. The first three Touches I've owned have not exhibited this (see below).
This is my fifth (yes, fifth), iPod Touch. I've managed to churn through four other faulty ones, and now I'm lumped with another. I'm pretty fed up with this, I've not managed to have a working iPod for even a week since I bought the original. The first had a bad battery, the second a broken accelerometer, the third was ridden with dead pixels, and the fourth had the same dithering issue. I'm starting to regret my purchase, a lot.
However, I digress! Any ideas on the problem I'm having? I feel it may be a software issue, but a software restore having no effect suggests otherwise.
Any Ideas?
Marcel

Thanks for the suggestion, however I actually got the guy at the Apple center to put the latest firmware on this one for me, before I went to pick it up. I've since tried at home with a different cable and another Mac, but no difference

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