Hi Jennifer,

You have possibly damaged the screen, even a slight hairline fracture will let 
splodges appear.
It will get worse I imagine, but I have no idea how long before so.

You can get a screen replacement but again I don't know what the cost would be 
to Repair the iPod.c

Cheers,
Ronni

Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 01/03/2012, at 10:01 AM, Jennifer Lefroy <lefroy.jenni...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you, Ronni.  Yes, I did drop it, but thought there had ben no ill
> effects.  Rebooting hasn't helped, but perhaps the dark patches won't get
> any worse if it is not dropped again.
> 
> Regards,
> Jennifer
> 
> On 29 February 2012 21:33, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> iPod screen
>> Jennifer Lefroy
>> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:43:14 -0800
>> 
>> Good morning, In the top bar of the ipod screen which tells you where you
>> are, e.g. audiobooks, there is now a black splodge and on the right there
>> is a black bar over part of the battery status. It is a click wheel ipod
>> nano and I am hoping this is not an ominous sign as I don't like the touch,
>> Google only shows results for total screen loss as far as I can see.  Any
>> suggestions or is it going to be a slow decline? :-(
>> Regards Jennifer
>> Hi Jennifer,
>> Was the iPod dropped or experienced any pressure on the screen or heat on
>> the screen?
>> Have you tried rebooting the iPod?
>> Rebooting the iPod i.e. resetting the screen 'might' help.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> fromSentRonni's iPad
>> Ronni
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