I bought my mp3 playa over a year ago on ebay. I thought about the shuffle but just couldn't justify the price for almost no features and screen when comparing it to its competitors. The one I have is called a VL player, they make new ones now that look just like the Ipod videos but w/out the cost. The one I have comes w/ FM presets so if you get tired of listening to your songs/sets you can switch to the FM/AM stations. Also comes w/ an equalizer, 10 preset equalizer, screen that shows the name of song being played, and a bunch of other things i never use. this is a similar pic the one i have is silver I got mine for about 40 bucks shipped. I would personally go w/ something bigger maybe another 1 GB and something that is as compact as possible for the gym. That's theiw new 2gb video 1.8lcd screen, weighs bout the same as the one I have, I like the buttoms on them, its just like an ipod buttoms, easier to search n scroll. this is another model w/ built in speakers and 2 connections for earphones, that's pretty neat incase u got your girl or a friend w/ you and you get tired of saying "hey listen to this song!" and u gotta take off your plugs lol - i know i've done that before. it's 50 bucks shipped seems like a great deal, since i got mine a year ago for 10 bucks less, havent had a problem with it either. http://cgi.ebay.com/2GB-1-8-LCD-MP3-MP4-Player-E-BOOK-Movie-FM-2G-Z07-02GD_W0QQitemZ110055073830QQihZ001QQcategoryZ73839QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem