Hi Richard,
actually thats not entirely true. Yes, you will have to reformat your ipod to fat32, but No, you wont need a PC to do that. There is quite an easy way to achieve the same under the Mac Operating system.
Just follow this FAQ, and everything will work out for you.
http://pinnacle.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/pinnacle.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=17020