Which mp3 player to get???

I'm looking to get my fiance a new one since his iriver broke recently. Looking for lots of storage, preferably a large face & buttons, one that will play movies well, etc etc. I've looked at the itouch, creative zens, sony walkmans...
Any direction would be greatly appreciated. Thx

Hi,
Some things depend on how techno geeky your husband is. I have had a creative device before and Loved the thing to death. You don't have to be to techno geeky to get it to work and it plays more formats than the ipods. If he wants a large screen for movies you may want to look at the new Zune HD, some format restrictions but it is supposed to be pretty good quality video.
My new toy is personally going to be the Archos 5. It has a five inch screen, the larges out right now, and a lot of memory. If you go for the hard drive storage payers you can get one up to 500gb. The player looks to need a little techy for some people, but only because it has more extras than I care to mention here. Also will play almost any format you can throw at it. 
Good Luck. Hope you find something he likes

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