i think he meant over another brand.. problem with other brands is (i dont know which brands even have a 60gig player) they dont have a set standard, and while the ipods have unlimited amount of addons and accessories... others are lucky just to get a couple... and then when the new model comes out thoes accessories are useless and they have to start all over. majority of ipod accessories can be used on any ipod, (aside from the ones that have a holder the specific size) my friend just bought a ipod car kit for his car (not just a charger, but an actual box that hooks up to the back of the stereo, and lets you control the ipod through the stereo with perfect quality, unlike thoes crappy fm broadcasters) and i installed that for him... neat thing about that is it will work from anything from a mini/nano to a full sized ipod.
i do like the irivers, however on thier players, the touch slider is a bar up and down, i dont find it as easy/fast as the ipods circle one. and it doesnt have as nice of a feel in your hand as the ipods.
Then theres many players that feel like they come in cheep plastic cases, i like the ipods shell. feels like theres something there.
(btw, im talking HD players, not flash based ones)
so untill theres something better then an ipod out, i stick with em. i just bought a new video one to replace my 3 year old ipod. plus its smaller, lighter, and gives me double the storage of my old. heh. And it rules out the need to carry my PSP as a video player.
i can just worry about games on my PSP/DS, and movies and music all go on my iPod.
Anywho, Darren, whats the update on your problem?