Trusty iPod Touches Last chance!!

After searching the web for almost a week, trying everything everyone else has suggested and reading forums until my eyes hurt I felt I needed to make a post to see if anyone can help...
Here's the problem:
iPod touch 1st gen , firmware 2.2.1 - worked fine until the screen broke several months ago. A complete strip down and rebuild with new screen and worked perfectly (on daily basis) for well over a month - then a black screen. The iPod is non responsive to all buttons pressed and it doesn't matter what combination you use or for how long you hold them - just a black screen...
* Plugged into itunes - ipod recognised in restore mode...
* Pressed restore and got error code 1600
* After a while on the net found that 1600 is related to firmware - therefore new firmware downloaded....
* Tried all versions of firmware from version 1 to 3 - same error code when I specified the ipsw file to boot from - error 1600.....
* Firmware 3.0.1 - iPod suddenly shows the apple logo, but hangs on the restore - left for 10 mins itunes comes up with a 1604 error....
* Tried restore on windows machine (yuk!), but also did fresh install of itunes on both mac and pc - no joy... same error codes (occassionally through in the odd 1601/2 error aswell!)
* Tried using different USB and Firewire ports - same result.
Question - why does it do nothing until I try booting from 3.0.1 firmware and why does it hang and finally give a 1604 error code? I have tried what seems to be everything and I am the sort of person who doesn't give up easily, so can anyone help?
p.s. The car is quiet on the drive into work because of no iPod and shelling out over £100 at the moment for a new one isn't quiet on the cards!

Welcome to the discussions,
Error 1604: This error is often related to USB timing. Try changing USB ports, uninstalling and reinstalling USB ports, and other available USB troubleshooting steps (troubleshooting USB connections, device not recognized properly, computer won't recognize a FireWire or USB device). If you are using a dock, bypass it and connect directly to the USB 30-pin dock-connector cable. If the issue persists on a known-good computer, the device may need service.
more info here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1275 , Specific error codes and resolutions
Some solved the error by deleting the firmware file on the computer and connecting in recovery mode to force a new firmware download from the Apple server. The firmware files are located in user/library/iTunes/ipod software updates. Copy them to a save place in case you'll need them again, delete the files in the folder afterwards and restore.

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Message was edited by: NewtonDKC (embarrassing spelling errors corrected and a couple additional discoveries added!) :-)

I understand the various methods - I was just worried because I've never restored via iCloud - from the limited experience I've had thus far, I'm impressed! But of course if Apple does it, it's going to be the best experience possible! :-)
And as you may have guessed from my now having iCloud restore experience, it is due to me going ahead and trying a reset to factory settings/wiping it clean. And unfortunately - the bottom bar is STILL THERE! <much argghhing! and %^$#@*&^%$'ing loudly>
I did try wiping it a couple of times, but no joy. At this point, I'm guessing this means there's something majorly wrong with the graphics subsystem and/or main board? It's not a screen issue as it's working fine - in fact it's working double-time displaying two things at once - dimensional transcendentalists take note! <grin>
So unless anyone else has some fantastically bright ideas, I'm guessing this means I need to call Apple next? I'm guessing one of these pages has the appropriate contact info - I'm just not at all looking forward to being without my favorite gadget in the history of gadgetdom (and as you can tell from my username, I've been a fan of Apple Gadgets for quite awhile now!).
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