Zen 8gb showing just grey screen

I'm extremely annoyed, this happened about a few months ago..before i'd be able to use it by putting it on hold for a bit then setting it back and the screen would show up..now it's just stuck on the grey screen.
I've tried everything..resetting firmware, using the settings menu in it to reset everything and format to clear the entire player..it worked for a few days then it started doing the same thing again.. I was gonna try and reset it but now it's just stuck on the grey and no matter what I do I can't get it to show anything else.
Help would be appreciated.

Try here:
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However, you likely have a hardware problem since it started after dropping the iPod. If the toubleshooting does not solve the peroblem then make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

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