Thanks! Out of interest, what formats does the iPod use that are different to normal? I'm guessing it won't play WMA DRM protected music tracks, which I have a lot of, because that's the format used by the music sites I use. Although I can still use my mp3 player for that. The Creative one plays mp3, mpeg4, WMA, WMV and WAV and "supports" dVix and xVid. Battery life is 5 hours. I know the iPod is more, but I can't see me ever getting that sort of time to myself at one stretch!