[El Cid]

SanDisk has some excellent models coming out in mid-March (they actually have some good models now, but I'm waiting until mid-March for their latest models) that they showed at the last Consumer Electronics show. The link below (you'll have to cut and paste -- I don't know how to copy a link) will give a synopsis of some of the MP3 players (from a variety of makers) shown at CES:
http://portables.about.com/od/mp3players/a/MP3PlayCES2005.htm

[motormouth]

Oh, yikes, whats the difference between an iPod and an MP3 player? And which is better?

LOL I wasnt kidding about being technically challenged.

MM