Buying a New iPod - How Do I Port My Library To It?

I am considering purchasing a new iPod. I currently have a 15 GB model I purchased about 2 years ago, and I'd most likely purchase either 30GB or 60GB video model as a replacement, handing down the current one I have.
My question is this: what is the easiest way to setup iTunes on my PC to sync up the new iPod exactly the same way my current one is synced (complete with all of the music files and playlists)? Note a couple of things...1)I have several tracks I've purchased from the iTunes store. 2)I bought a new PC recently, and as such there are a bunch of playlists not set up in iTunes on the new PC that are setup on the old iPod (from when I synced it with the prior PC). I'd like to avoid having to setup the playlists again on my current PC manually to get them on the new iPod if possible.
As a sidenote, how do I format my old iPod so the person I'm giving it to can start from scratch?

Here's how you can get the songs off the iPod.
Connect it to the computer
Go to 'My Computer'
Open the iPod as a removable disk
Once in the iPod, go to(on the top menu) Tools/Folder Options/View/Files and Folders/Hidden Files and Folders/Show Hidden Files and Folders.
You should now see iPod Control
Open it, then go to Music.
There will be hella folders called F'xx'
Drag them to a folder on your hard drive.
Open iTunes, select 'Add Folder to Library...'
Go to Advanced, then consolidate library.
As for formatting the HD, go to iPod Updater and hit restore.

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