Video will not play on iPhone 3GS but plays on old edge iPhone

I apologize if this has already been answered, I looked several pages deep and did a search and found nothing that helped.
I synched my new iPhone 3GS (version 3.2.1) and added movies but they will not play, only the audio works. I can play them on my computer on iTunes and I can play them on my old iPhone (edge), but not on the new one.
Usually I see a block of green, and sometimes it is just black.
I am able to play YouTube videos in Safari.
I have tried the advance option to convert video to iPod or iPhone and it says it is already in the correct format. I have tried everything I could find in the forum and nothing.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

Hi I have the same problem and have found no solution - did you get anywhere it's driving me nuts!

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