foobar2000 for music - excellent music player, and if any of you have Linux, Amarok is THE best music player software full stop. That much is FACTAROONY!
For video and the like, I install K-Lite Mega Codec Pack with Real and Quicktime Alternatives, mix them with Media Player Classic and you've got pretty much EVERY aspect of video and audio covered that you could ever possibly need.
I have a Creative Zen Touch 20GB MP3 player which I've had for over two years now, and the thing is just brilliant! Excellent battery life, pisses over iPods (most things do!) and it's just great to use. Will definitely be going back to Creative when this one kicks the bucket, but theres plenty of life in it yet, it's how well built they are, again - iPods can't touch em!
