I bought my MP3 player today.... it may not be the best brand but I think it is good.
It's a Phillips 1.5gb micro audio jukebox.... I paid $350 bucks for it at Bing Lee Haymarket. It's really sturdy and solid and a good size considering the price. It has a good size display as well, with playlists etc. So I'm happy with it anyway. A bit more than I should have spent though.... but it will last me a long time methinks. It doesn't have a built in radio or voice recorder, however my mobile phone has both of those features so they weren't important to me. Plus I have a digital voice recorder that I bought when I started journalism lol so I didn't really need a third thing that records voice.
Thanks for all your help though.