Whether you're on the subway commuting home from work, fighting boredom on a plane ride across the country, or just ignoring someone in your family who is trying to have a conversation with you - portable media players are convenient little devices.
PMPs are also expensive as crap and liable to cause you to blow a gasket if they break unexpectedly. This doesn't even take into account the preposterous sum of money the manufacturer is going to charge you to repair it since these things always seem to fail immediately after the warranty expires.
Lucky for you, there's a site out there to help you maintain your sanity and your checking account balance. Repair4Player.org is a community driven site that houses detailed instructions on common repairs to your beloved little media and audio players when they go on the fritz.
While every portable media player on the market isn't represented, there are quite a few devices featured on the site ranging from Archos and Creative to Apple's ubiquitous iPod.
If the player you own has a well documented problem, than there's a good chance you'll find a way to fix it should you be so mechanically inclined. If it's not listed, you should check the site frequently as new guides are added as they're found or created.
And please don't ask me why the hand in the image above is about to solder the exterior of an innocent Toshiba Gigabeat. I never claimed to be a graphic designer.
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Posted at 3:24AM on Sep 4th 2006 by Kit