Here's a video conversion and DVD ripping tip:

The number one program I use for converting video is iSquint
(macworld.com/0927) .
Now that's just for converting videos already on your hard drive. For
DVDs I use handbrake (handbrake.m0k.org). When you open Handbrake make
sure you set it to baseline profile with the average bitrate of less
than 750. You also should trim the size down to 320x240. IMPORTANT: MAKE
SURE YOU SET THE RESULT TO MP4 FORMAT.

hmm, this is a problem. Did you try restoring the iPod and reinstallingthe OS software? I can't imagine that it would actually be a hardware problem considering that it wouldn't have any affect on the vieo aspect. You might have to completely reformat the iPod, not just restore it.
First, before we go too drastic here, let's run the diskcheck. You should be able to find how to get to it in the index of your manual Or I'm sure someone can post the steps that has access to a real computer(unlike this one here). See what that tells you if anything.
If you don't want to attempt a reformat by yourself, which i recommend you don't, take it in to your nearest Apple or Best Buy store. They can completely erase the iPod to make sure that if perhaps it was shipped with the wrong OS to begin with, all traces of it will be gone.

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