I recently bought a 5th generation 60G video iPod and there's virtually *nothing* out here locally, as far as really good protective cases goes.
I had the thing for 2 weeks by the time I finally located a "kickstand" leather case by Belkin.
At that point, the sleek black face was already getting scuffy even though I took extreme precautions with it and didn't even take it out of the house.
I put the kickstand case on and then had to remove it the other day to get a dog whisker out of it.
Something inside the "protective case" raked a scratch down the length of the iPod that nearly made me cry.
Maybe the stitching or a rough spot where the clear window joins the leather, I don't know....
But, the things are nearly impossible to keep scratch free.
The 4th generation 60G I had before this one was a lot bulkier but also a lot sturdier, both in finish and construction.
Now I wish I'd kept that one instead.
Yeah, the new iPods seem to take damage more easily than the older ones, but I'd also put the blame on Belkin--they suck, period.
Invisible Shield comboed with the Agent18 case should be damn near perfect.