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No luck in general so thought i would try here

My mp3 player (creative zen xtra) got stolen so i figured since i need to get a replacement anyway i may aswell go for a fancy video playing jobby too
Digging around the internet i have come up with a short list but i cant decide between them so i put it to you guys (particularly those who have expereince with them) which one should i buy?

Sony Walkman NWZ-A828 8Gb- £170
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Size & Weight: 93.6mm x 50.2mm x 9.3mm 58g
Battery Life: 8 hrs video, 33hrs Audio
Screen Size: 2.4in
Res: 240 x 320
Audio Quality: Very Good (if not best)
Audio Codec Support: MP3, WMA, AAC
Video Codec Support: MPEG-4, H.264
Extra Features:
PLays up to VGA resolution
Bluetooth
Free bluetooth headphones (pretty good ones)
Problems:
Proprietary USB connector
Expensive compared to competitors (poor price/performance)
No FM Tuner

Samsung YP-P2 8GB - £130
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Size & Weight: 100mm x 52mm x 9.9mm 85g
Battery Life: 5 hrs video, 35-hours audio (12 hrs with bluetooth)
Screen Size: 3in
Res: 480 x 272 LCD
Audio Quality: Good
Audio Codec Support: MP3, WMA
Video Codec Support: SVI (MPEG4), WMV
Extra Features:
Bluetooth
FM Tuner
Problems:
Proprietary USB connector
No native divx and xvid support

Cowan iaudio D2 8Gb - £130
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Size & Weight:
Battery Life: 10 hours video, 50 hours Audio
Screen Size: 2.5in
Res: 320 x 240
Audio Quality: Very Good
Audio Codec Support: MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, APE
Video Codec Support: ? cant seem to find info on this
Extra Features:
Expandable memory via SD card
DAB & FM radio
Very good screen @30fps 24bit
Voice Recording
Problems:
Radio a bit flakey
UI not intuiative

Disclaimer: Above arent competitor prices, simply taken off the review sites

I am leaning towards the Cowan iaudio D2 but the lack of bluetooth means no convient wireless headphones when training and no pairing with my phone. Also it is a fair bit thicker so not sure how much of an issue this is.

Samsung as it seems to have the best price/performance and frequent firmware updates but the format support is pretty dire, although it looks damn good

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