Screen really dark

i dont know what happen the laser stop working

you should have LED replaced for the lcd screen

You might want to check the iPod's brightness settings. Here's how to:

Settings > General > Brightness > Then toggle to see which amount of brightness is suitable for you.

Sounds like your backlight is bad and you need to have the screen replaced

there should be a menu button on the controler u can access the brighten button simply turn up the brightness

That's the battery saver feature of that Philips portable. If you use an A/C power adapter, the light will stay bright.

Hope this helps!

You tried setting the Brightness to maximum, but the screen remained dark? Could be a problem with the LEDs that light up the screen. Also try turning it off and back on.

if the picture is REALLY dark, like you can just barely see it in a lit room, then the backlight might not be lit. LCD TVshave backlight that shines through the LCD screen which allows you to see the picture.

If it's not the backlight then it would be the brightness/contrast settings that need to be adjusted. If the picture used to be normal and all of a sudden went dark, verify the backlight. Normally you can look through the slots on the top of the set and determine if the backlight is on. If you can see a bright light through any of the slots, the backlight is probably OK... go after the brightness/contrast settings.

Find out if you are still in warranty this is not fixable.

If the backlight lights up for a second it's probably fine - It lay odds on the display inverter in the screen. Actually finding parts for anything made by gateway may be difficult, however. They do not sell spare parts. Considering the size of the LCD i bet it would almost exceed the replacement cost of the screen to repair it