IPod Syncing Errors 50, 69, and 13019

I keep getting these errors in various timings when attempting to sync my iPod to either of my computers. It never happens on the same song, and there seems to be no rhythm or reason as to when I get each one.
The iPod is two years old, the computers I am using have Windows 7 and 8. I've been reading various solutions and trying all on either computer. So far I've tried:
1. Uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes.
2. Removing the iTunes genuis library.
3. Deleting the songs it catches on.
4. Unchecking "enable disk use."
5. Restoring the iPod.
None of these have helped any, and the songs the iPod *does* sync do not play. It will say it has synced about 400 songs, they show up on the iPod, but the play screen pops up, never moves, and no music is playing. Some songs it skips through immediately. Help?

If your iPod is still under warranty, bring it in to Apple store for the Genius to have a look and you may get a replacement, as you only got 74 Hours of playing time.
The iPod Hardisk definitely need to be replaced, as can be seen by the high numbers of start/stop, in trying to get a good cluster to write or read. The Realloc numbers will grow, as failed write cluster are reallocated.
Others may not agree, but I suspect your Hardisk maybe affected by being close, (within half inch), to another elctromagnetic source, like a magnet or a handphone transmission signal.
Have a nice day!

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