MP3 players: Alright now tell me which one to go with Zune or Ipod Video

How do you want to use it?

I think it's important to ask yourself how you are expecting to use the device, what kind of music collection you have, and how you want to grow you music collection in the future. Just asking which player is better may result in something like a 4x4 enthusiast buyinga toyota camry just because consumer reports says it's the best car. That's a pretty silly example, I realize, but I'm sure you get my point.

What does your current music collection look like? Do you have mostly ripped tracks from CD (from whatever source...), or have you purchased songs online? Do you have mostly WMA files or mp3s? How big is your collection? Do you want to take the WHOLE collection with you at all times? Are you into playlists? Do you plan on purchasing online music in the future? Have you considered a subscription service such as Rhapsody or Napster?

If you have a lot of WMAs in your collection right now, they will all need to be transcoded to transfer to an iPod, so you'll lose a lot of quality there. However, if you have a 50 GB collection, and you really want to take everything with you on a player, then you'll have to get the iPod just for the space. If you'd like to try a subscription service, then you're probably better off with a smaller device such as the Sansa e200R (8 GB) because you can switch out vast amounts of music whenever you want. Also, if you're thinking about subscription, then iPod is out. iPods don't support any subscription service.

Anyway, I hope this helps.