How To Fix An iPod

The iPod keep getting stronger and more durable with each new model. I remember when the 3rd, 4th, and 5th gen. iPods would break quite regularly due to wiggly parts and erm... hard drives.
These days, unibody construction and the fact that the batteries are bigger than the logic board contribute to a rigid and sturdy iPod.
Unfortunately, I don't have one of those. In fact, I have a 5th generation iPod Video that I bought way back in high school. It was my second ever mp3 player. I had a raddy 526mb sony atrac thing that was sufficient -- but all the cool kids had iPods.
I was so excited to get this thing. My excitement was crushed when I received the thing and well, you guessed it -- broken.
So I sent it back and apple promptly gave me a new one which I've had for four years now.
I love this thing. Thirty gigabytes, awesome battery life, sexy design, and nowadays it instills a nostalgic sense compared to the new iPods.
So I was mortified one day when it fell subject to a falling ink plot. I was rearranging books on my shelf when I knocked over some Quink that landed on the LCD and shattered it. I felt empty, lost -- seriously! I was really attached to this thing.
Thinking it was over I began browsing for a new iPod -- only to realize that my student budget has no room for one.
So I went to www.ifixit.com which is a website offering instructions and parts to repair electronics.
For only $24 I bought a brand new LCD for my iPod.
It came within 2 weeks and I was ready to install it. Hands shaking I carefully placed it in its frame and reset the precious ribbon cables. I snapped the iPod back together and prayed that it would still work.
After a minute of agony...
YES! It turned on and synced successfully with a beautifully bright display! I'm now back to using this iPod regularly -- and treating it with even more appreciation after resuscitating it from a traumatic coma.
Back to using it regularly? Yeah. I have more than one iPod. An iPod Touch and a Shuffle. Why not use the Touch you ask? Well...I don't think its that great for music. It is more of an app driven iPod -- which is exactly why I bought it -- Flight Sim in my pocket! And the Shuffle? Well it found its exact purpose -- an emergency backup iPod. I'm not one of those people who can't go anywhere without their music. I just think that time passes much faster with music (especially on the way to class.) Oh yeah, and shuffles are great for running!

Anyways, I hoped you enjoyed the story of my iPod revival.
It meant a lot to me, hopefully its inspired someone to rescue their electronic instead of blowing money on a new one.
:D