i guess it's just a matter of time until that audio jack goes. mine lasted 2 years and a month, even though i tried to plug my buds in and out as rarely as possible. all my mp3 players have broken like that. i remember reading somewhere about fiddling around with a needle and trying to rebend the metal contacts inside. that worked, but only for about a minute.
i also found this:
http://andreasodegard.com/2009/05/tu...x-audio-jacks/
has anyone replaced their n800 or n810 audio jack?
part source?
tia.

found this, following a link provided by fragos. now if i only knew how to order in greek...
http://mobile-parts.com.gr/gr/sonyer...-original.html

There's a language selection menu on the right with greek and english as available choices.
Beware of the shipping cost though (I checked and it's 25€ for EU countries and around 30€ for the US)

thanks, luca. that would make the total cost for a $1 part almost $45. well, we know things are tough in greece right now, but i think i'll keep looking.

I have replaced the power jack and it was an easy thing to do. nothing to solder. I ordered off ebay it cost a buck and he sent me two. keep an eye out on ebay. Search for headphone jack

or headphone socket

nothing comes up under those and similar searches on ebay for me.