One of the major problems with Ipods is that they prefer a .mp4 format which can pretty much only be got via itunes, you'll realize that all the music files that's on your computer is imported to itunes, well, during that they convert it to a .mp4, so unfortunatly, your choices are very limited. That's why I prefer Zen.

My Zen V Plus has lasted years, and is compatable with nearly every file type, and those it's not, it converts.
