I have a 160GB classic and rip movies from dvd onto the computer all the time. There are lots of 3rd party software programs to do it and then you just import them into iTunes and load to the iPod to watch as many times as you want. My kids each have iPods too and can usually watch about 2 movies before the battery dies. They don't have the Touch though, theirs are 80GB classics.
Not that I know anything about that
