i'd recommend a CD player. seriously, MP3 players are way too expensive to be worth the money in my opinion. you should get the
Panasonic Shockwave, it's really good. it can play MP3s off CD-RWs, so you can keep a ton of music with you if you want. it has a really good remote too. before you go wasting hundreds of dollars you should at least check it out. i'd rather spend $70 and find out i should have payed $500 than spend $500 and find out i should have spent $70.