Actually, it all seems to depend on the distance of the fall and the angle of impact. My player that I drive with and bring to the office has been through numerous adventures (to which Stu can attest, having repaired the IDE header on that player twice!). The LED board doesn't seem to have a problem with the nipple. It is really the angle and amount of force in the impact. Most notably the angle.
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Paul Grzelak
200GB with 48MB RAM, Illuminated Buttons and Digital Outputs