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I know this is a PC place, but I tried to trouble shoot with Apple and we all know how greedy they are. So my iPod froze and slowly faded in screen color while I was watching YouTube. It is now dead (it has full battery when this happened), does not turn on no matter what I try (e.g. holding the On/Off, holding/pressing Home, holding both for more than a few minutes, and plugging it into my laptop for recovery), and overheats around the front/selfie camera general area whenever plugged in (and would still be extremely hot a while after unplugged -- so hot that the protection case smells burnt). Something similar has happened a lot of times before, where the whole screen turns green for a few seconds while I'm watching videos on YouTube. But never has it been so severe. Anyone knows what is happening to it? Is there a way to fix it? Thx.
 

 

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sounds for me like the graphics chip died slowly (but that's what i guessed from a pc stand point, not from apple things)

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Seems to me that there is a chip or a cap(where the heat is coming from)  which is broken. The only way to repair it is finding replacement parts and having a heat gun at worst or rework station at best.

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Wonderful. I am officially switching to another brand. Thank you!

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Wonderful. I am officially switching to another brand. Thank you!

hmmm anime fan?

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hmmm anime fan?

Yup. That's why having a graphics chip that will work as it should is very important to me:)

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Yup. That's why having a graphics chip that will work as it should is very important to me:)

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I know this is a PC place, but I tried to trouble shoot with Apple and we all know how greedy they are. So my iPod froze and slowly faded in screen color while I was watching YouTube. It is now dead (it has full battery when this happened), does not turn on no matter what I try (e.g. holding the On/Off, holding/pressing Home, holding both for more than a few minutes, and plugging it into my laptop for recovery), and overheats around the front/selfie camera general area whenever plugged in (and would still be extremely hot a while after unplugged -- so hot that the protection case smells burnt). Something similar has happened a lot of times before, where the whole screen turns green for a few seconds while I'm watching videos on YouTube. But never has it been so severe. Anyone knows what is happening to it? Is there a way to fix it? Thx.
 

 

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Sounds like either a logic board or battery issue. 

With ipods, repairing them is tricky. 

The screens are glued down, and tricky to get back in properly without the proper tools. 

I would suggest you either take it to a third party repair shop, or get the 6th generation (whichever is cheaper, good chance that buying a new one is cheaper).

The 6th gen is actually pretty badass. 

 

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Buying an Apple product without the extended warranty

 

good job m8

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Buying an Apple product without the extended warranty

 

good job m8

No can do m8... Im just another poor J livin off of paychecks

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Well it seems like you have to replace the logic board (e.g. the mainboard) of your iPod. But the replacement ones are relatively expensive (about a $100); even on eBay. Also you have to take apart the whole iPod, as the logic board is mounted closest to the back and you can only remove the screen... I´d say: put the music on your phone or get a cheap walkman thingy.

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Wonderful. I am officially switching to another brand. Thank you!

Heh.  All products and brands fail, bro. 

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C'mon. The answer to that is always no. 

iPhone 4 that's seen way too many drops and a toilet or two survived after 4 years. iPhone 5 that has a loose home button still works just fine. Has to be rough treatment.

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iPhone 4 that's seen way too many drops and a toilet or two survived after 4 years. iPhone 5 that has a loose home button still works just fine. Has to be rough treatment.

Maybe. "Rough treatment" is very subjective. 

 

But what you described about that iPhone 4 would definitely by considered rough treatment by any standards. 

 

Either way, products die... sometimes for no apparent reason.  That's just what happens. 

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hmmm anime fan?

Looks like Guilty Crown.

It's not a race to the bottom.

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Heh.  All products and brands fail, bro. 

This. EVERYTHING fails. That excludes nothing. 

 

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You can buy apple care up to a year after purchase, and for ipods it's only $60. It extends your supports, and gives you TWO accidental warranty incidents. Well worth $60 if you ask anyone. 

 

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Heh.  All products and brands fail, bro. 

Yes, everything fails. But at least the other brands can be taken apart easily (and extra batteries too@@)

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Did you happen to treat it rough?

C'mon, its Apple. Apple products explodes if you drop it on a bed of marshmallows.

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Yes, everything fails. But at least the other brands can be taken apart easily (and extra batteries too@@)

Anything other than the iPod touch and the iPod are super easy to take apart. 

 

 

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C'mon, its Apple. Apple products explodes if you drop it on a bed of marshmallows.

Apple products aren't that weak.

http://youtu.be/LWNLfKeyJBE

Drop the iPod pretty hard and you get an unusable iPod which someone doesn't do. BTW my iPhone 5 is still good since I brought it in January 2013, I just replaced my battery and it's good again no bottleneck.

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I know this is a PC place, but I tried to trouble shoot with Apple and we all know how greedy they are. So my iPod froze and slowly faded in screen color while I was watching YouTube. It is now dead (it has full battery when this happened), does not turn on no matter what I try (e.g. holding the On/Off, holding/pressing Home, holding both for more than a few minutes, and plugging it into my laptop for recovery), and overheats around the front/selfie camera general area whenever plugged in (and would still be extremely hot a while after unplugged -- so hot that the protection case smells burnt). Something similar has happened a lot of times before, where the whole screen turns green for a few seconds while I'm watching videos on YouTube. But never has it been so severe. Anyone knows what is happening to it? Is there a way to fix it? Thx.

iPod touch (5th generation), iOS 9

Take it to the Apple store. Maybe the screen is damaged??

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