Is it dangerous to frequently reset my iPod?

(i posted this question earlier... im just trying to see if i can get any more advice)
hey everyone,
i recently purchased a 30 gb 5th generation iPod and have been constantly trying to get video on to it. when i finally did, the video would come up blotchy with pixel streaks and breaks in the picture. very confused i went to apple support and did what they said to do....reset my iPod. low and behold...the image problems were gone.
however...
after i shut off my ipod and went about my business....a few hours later i turned the ipod back on and discovered the image problems had returned. so i reset it. great. but it keeps doing this. everytime i wish to watch video or my photo slideshow without streaks or pixels i must reset my ipod. it seems simple but im truly concerned that repeated reseting of my ipod could cause damage
so my question is..... is it safe to reset my ipod upwards of once a day? will it cause long term file loss or hardware damage?
if it is dangerous...then why is my ipod doing this, what should i do, and who should i consult? do you think restoring my iPod would do the trick?
please help me!
concerned customer,
Scott C.
( no offense btabz, i was just looking for an alternative to restoring... but i might just have to do that anyway. thanks for your advice! )

no i dont have any audiobooks on it.
see what really scares me is my photo slideshow was working great til i downloaded a movie. the movie worked fine the first time i watched it then i came back and watched it again and it got all pixellated. thats when the resetting game began. but then for kicks i went back to see if my slideshow still worked and now its pixellated too! i dont understand what i could have done to cause this problem
i guess restoring is my last resort. im gonna call apple since i get my "1 free incident in the first 90 days" but they prolly tell me the same thing.
thanks u guys i really appreciate it..... if u have any idea what could be causing this or what i did to cause it let me know so i cant stop myself from doing it again

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