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The category of Media Players is almost to broad to fairly throw them all in the same list, but we’ll do it anyhow. The best Hard Drive based players would definately be the iPod Classic 80 and the Zune 80. The best Movie Player has got to be the Archos 605. By far the best flash based player is the Samsung YP-2P. There are a ton of great flash players out there, not just the nano. Creative Zen flash players are really nice and Sony has burst on that scene with some really solid players too. Since the iPhone is really more of a phone than a Media Player, I am going to leave it off this list, but one of its brothers made it!

5. iPod Classic 80 – Lots of storage, the ability to use it as an external hard drive, the trusted name… You can’t really go wrong with the Classic 80.

4. Samsung YP-2P – This is a very innovative flash player. It has a sexy touch screen navigation method as well as Stereo Bluetooth support.

3. Archos 605 - WiFi, 160GB Hard drive, gorgeous screen. Any questions?

2. Microsoft Zune 80 – I don’t really have to explain this one. The 2nd coming of the Zune is a bit better than the 1st. Huge screen and 80 GB capacity. I have used the Zune 80 and the iPod Classic 80 for a while now and I really think they are a toss up at this point. There are thing that I like better on the Zune that push this one on up the list.

1. iPod Touch – An iPhone without the phone. This one comes in 8gb or 16gb varieties. It’s quite pricey, but well worth it. It’s doing something already, that I hope to see other companies follow suit with, you can shop in the music store without being tied down to a computer.

My formula for these rankings are a combination of features, price, and popularity.

Honorable Mentions : iRiver Clix 2nd Gen, iPod Nano Fatty, Zune Gen 2 Flash Players, and Creative Zen.

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