Traditional Solution To "White Screen of Death" Not Working

My 2G 32GB iPod Touch was working fine, and an hour later, I got the "white screen of death." I tried the hard reboot, holding down the home/sleep button for 10 seconds. After that failed, I tried 15, 20, 25, etc. I tried upgrading to 4.0.2. Nothing. Restoring to factory settings. Nothing. Restoring factory settings AGAIN. Still just a white screen.
A couple days later, I was seeing if it was just a screen error. Turns out, whenever I slide where the slider would have been on the screen, it made the unlock sound. When I had unlocked it, I poked around until I got into something with a keyboard, and all of the letters had the "click" sound whenever they were touched.
My opinion is that the problem is a loose wire that connects to the LCD screen, just randomly getting unloose. However, I want a second opinion, and a potential solution.
AND DO NOT TELL ME TO HOLD DOWN THE HOME AND SLEEP BUTTON FOR 10 SECONDS. IT DOES NOT WORK FOR THIS CASE. LET ME REPEAT. THAT SOLUTION. WILL NEVER WORK. FOR THIS SITUATION.

Yeah. I've done that about a thousand times. Perhaps you didn't read what I wrote in all caps. Or perhaps you misread the title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okvp29UhHCM&feature=related
Imagine that what's happening in this video is on an iPod, and isn't an app. And there's no display of time or WiFi signal.

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billrobinson - I haven't dropped the phone since I bought it. I wish I had b/c then I could blame it on something. My friends drop their phones all the time, spill stuff on them etc.... and I do nothing - and my phone blows up

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If someone actually cares about my issue, they will read all of the following. Let's see how many of you are out here and how many just want to answer simple short questions for reputation.
Okay, so I've ran into my first ever iPod Touch issue. I've never owned an iPhone, but I have had an iPod in the past and know a bit about them. I'm going to be 100% honest and I need a serious answer because I'm upset and angry. If anyone can be bothered to read the following, THANK YOU. If anyone could help me out in any way by giving me suggestions/tips and/or a solution, THANK YOU. But anything that can help is appreciated.
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How much would a replacement screen cost?
Should I attempty to open my iPod if they do not cover it by warranty? (I have not attempted as I don't want to void anything).
What could be the cause and why?
How can I retrieve that important information? (Contacts & To Do List)
Have you got any suggestions/tips for me?
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Will Apple cover this in my warranty?
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