Unable to play certain Movies/TV shows on Touch

I have a couple TV episodes downloaded to I tunes but every time i sync i get a message that says i am unable to play these on my I-Pod. they are both HD but I was sure I had watched other HD downloads in the past. Maybe mistaken. Anyway i know when i bought them i had the option to take the regular version so thought i should just download again but it wants me to buy it again. any suggestions

When I try to watch on my laptop, I hear the sound, but the video is unrecognizable.
Are you seeing patches of bright colors? (pinks, purples, greens, etc.)
With those symptoms, the first thing I'd check on is the "Disable Direct3D Acceleration in QuickTime" section from the following document:
Troubleshooting iTunes for Windows Vista video playback performance issues
(After making any settings changes in the QuickTime control panel, restart iTunes or QuickTime before checking to see if the changes have had any effect.)

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So, I contacted Apple support, and the first person I spoke to said I would have to agree to pay a $35 fee for 30 days of support to this problem since my unit is out of warranty. I said this isn't a hardware issue, it's a software issue, and I'm not willing to pay to fix a problem you created. So I got a Senior Level advisor on the line, and she was helpful, and she's looking into the issue for me and said she'll contact me sometime on Tuesday or Wednesday (Nov. 12 or 13) to let me know of the issue.
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I have updated my firmware in 6.0.
Since this upgrade, i am unable to play a movie or to buy one.
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thanks in advance..

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Im unable to play the movie that iv sync to my ipod touch. It says it has been sync but doesnt play when i click.

Could i get some help? It shows me a message that the movie has been sync. It is evn present in the videos. But wen i click play, it doesnt. And yes, its 2.25 gb. Is it the issue of capacity? I need some help.

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Hoping someone can help. I have bought a movie via the iTunes Store for my daughter and transferred onto the iPad. However, although it transfers on, it is all 'greyed out' and you can't get it to play.
Any help would be appreciated.

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