Apple TV refuses to synch video's

I've recently come to having a problem when syncing my apple TV to my iTunes library. When I sync the apple tv in iTunes, a message circle appears next to the "Apple TV" category under the Devices listing. When I click on the "!", it reads "Some of the videos in your iTunes library including the video.... were not copied to the Apple TV because they cannot be played on this Apple TV"
Furthermore, it lists all the video's that weren't copied in a box below, and when the specific video is selected it says that the format is not supported by the Apple TV.
The reason I am confused is because all of the video's (music video's, tv shows, and movies) were purchased through the iTunes Store, and I would think that they're all mp4 or the compatible format for the Apple TV. Am I wrong to think this? There certainly is a lot of unused space still left on my Apple TV.
Thanks!

The ATV should support all of your purchased files. You may want to try just streaming these files and see if they work that way. If they stream they should also sync. In my experience I have found no advantages to syncing video; I choose to only sync photos to provision the cool screensaver with my iPhoto library. ATV should never be regarded as a storage device. It's a one way street; iTunes to ATV. You cannot grab any synced files off the ATV and copy back to iTunes. I can accept a bit of wasted disk space. I could accept no disk space at all and stream everything. The ATV could morph into a device 50% smaller with a larger buffer an sell for half the price. It may be a solution to the modest sales numbers so far for a device that elegantly builds the PC to television virtual bridge.
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