IPod Issues...

OK, I admit it. I have an iPod. Well, I should say "had."

A few weeks ago, I won a family lotter for my dad's old iPod (he bought an iPhone) .

I really enjoyed it, using it primarily for some great Podcasts while in the car.

Today, however, I dropped it from about a 3 ft. high. Now, I've got a "white screen of death" (and apparently I'm not the only one....a pretty widespread problem if you search on "dropped iPod).

Bummer.

Thing is, has this now turned into a need? how much is it worth it to me to get it fixed? Can I go back to living w/o it? ;-)