Well, you were right, it was a hardware error. And it did come back, but i got the bugger fixed.
The error came back after a while, so i decided to pop my player open and see what's wrong. I removed the top and bottom plastic covers (they were fixed on with double tape :lol
and noticed only one screw at the top, which just spinned without giving any signs it would go out. So i just pushed with my finger from the bottom and the guts of the player came out.
I have to say, i've seen cheap work and last minute fixes before, but this is the most crappily assembled electronic device i've ever seen. It somehow manages to work though. :lol: I noticed the small battery, which says it's 3.7v 180mAh, i think i'll order an Ipod Shuffle spare as well. Also there was circuitry and free room for an additional memory chip, i have a 512MB one from a dead player, i'll try and solder it on when i get home (i'm now at my granparents), as a 1.5GB player sounds nice.
I took a close look at the radio board and noticed that one solder point to the main board was broken. So i just soldered it properly and voila, my radio's back and here to stay. 8) And coz i was there anyway, i also soldered a piece of wire to the headphone ground to serve as an antenna. It was insulated so i just crammed as much of it as i could inside the player.
I assembled the player back together - and the trickiest bit was by far keeping the control pad in its place while i was sliding the player back in. I then turned on the radio, stored my stations and let the music play.
I have to say that the additional antenna serves its purpose very well, because after the backlight turns off all static disappears and the reception quality of the player is
incredible and not dependant on its position anymore. 8)
Now i just feel like shouting "I LOVE MY MP4 PLAYER!!!"
This good stuff came at the right time, as i'm going through a pretty shitty period, and nothing is like it's supposed to be. But now that i fixed my player, i feel much more confident that i can sort things out.