I bought Ralph an Insigna MP3 Player for Christmas. I believe that is the Best Buy brand. They were a little chepaer then the IPOD (only $100), it is compatable wth more forms of Windows (many require XP) and had a memory card slot for additional storage. He really likes his and uses it for both music and movies. I also gto him a FM transmitter, since the van has only a cassette player and no MP3 jack.