Seems I'm not alone with my disposable ipod:

http://money.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1783783,00.html

Once bitten, twice shy: I bought a Creative M Vision Plus (stupid name, great gadget) last week:

http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=14331

Then downloaded a 70 minute video of Radiohead playing at Glastonbury 2003, uploaded it onto the Creative and watched it on the Tube on the way to work.

It is an awesome machine.