IPOD Prospective Buyer - Video Concern

I am a Zune user, but am considering switching over to IPod. I have a horde of WMV files on my computer that I can very, very easily place on my Zune without the slightest difficulty or complexity.
While I do not yet own an IPod, I have the latest version of ITunes installed on my PC, Windows XP Media Center Edition, and when I choose to add the folder where all my WMV files are located, under the Video section of the library in ITunes, none of them show up.
I have converted one of the files to MPG, and it does show up.
Does this mean that I must convert all of my videos to MPG before I can put them onto my IPod, should I choose to purchase one?

Thank you very much for the info and the link.
I must confess that I am a bit wary of buying the 80 or 160 IPod after having read about all the problems that PC users are having. It sounds to me like they've got a huge bug that needs to be fixed, and possibly will have to implement a big recall.
It's a very difficult decision for me, for Apple has far and away better content access than Zune, but from what I've seen so far, the Zune appears to be a better piece of hardware.
I would love to support Apple rather than MS, but they need to make their new product bullet proof if they want my business, and I'm sure I speak for many others as well.
Thanks again.

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