The Zune may well make a solid addition to the MP3 player market. It's a nice-looking player offering good audio quality. However, its features (particularly the Wi-Fi) don't go as deep as they should. There's currently nothing to suggest that the birth of Zune marks the death of iPod.

The Om200 is a great effort from the relatively-unknown Olin, taking elements of the iPod's design and improving on it with extra features.

At this end of the market, you won't find another portable media player as full-featured as the Xinc Ultra. However usability needs serious work from both a hardware and software perspective.

There's certainly no shortage of pocket-sized media players on the market, but few have the quality and finesse of the iRiver Clix.

Stand out from the iPod crowd with this excellent Windows-based media player.

The iPod is one of the best portable media players on the market, and this update does little to change that. While the improvements are fairly minor, the improved battery life and better screen certainly make this an attractive option.

The Sansa e260 is a feature packed media player that looks great, is feature rich and performs well.

The YP-D1 is a great digital music player, sporting camera and video functionality in addition to great sound quality.

If your main concern in a media player is video, we'd recommend looking elsewhere; but if you want a sleek all-rounder that will easily fit your pocket, the iRiver U10 is hard to pass up. Compact and well-made, this is a versatile if pricey effort.

As iPod imitators go, you aren’t likely to see a more convincing copy, apart from the fact it barely works

The Topfield TFP20 is an exceptional portable media player and considering this is their first foray into this field they are to be highly commended.

The Creative Zen Vision:M blows the iPod Video out of the water and stands over its broken visage with a gleeful grin. If you are looking for a reasonably price Portable Media Player, this is the one to get.