Freezing/Interupted Playback of Video/TV Shows

Everytime I try to watch a TV Show Full Screen it plays great for about 10 min. or so then it stops playing. I can double click on the show again and it picks up right where it left off, only to do the same thing again in about another 10 min. This cycle continues the whole show.
HELP!!!
Windows XP

Easy there Garrett. No need to get excited over this.
I didn't ask any question twice. Only filled in more details and my opinion on the quality of H.264 video. Not only that but I did not get an 'official' answer from anyone.
I appreciate your response but i had to take that one answer (yours) as a possibility, not as fact. It is good to know this is not a common problem!
The iPod in question can play back audio just fine, as well as view photos. It is having problems with video playback of H.264 files. It may very well be the hard drive, but how can you be so sure from where you are?
Also getting a new one is not quite a simple task at the moment. The Genius at the Apple store today declared my unit DOA (without being specific as to the problem), however the manager on the sales floor said there were roughly 200 people on a waiting list for an iPod like mine.

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