Okay if you have an empeg the riot is no where near as good also it comes with a virus known as realplayer for just now ( hint hint rob)

It has a radio in it which the ipod has not got.

The main downfall of it is it only uses soup views so it basically forces on to you the playlist structure it come up with where as the empeg you could arrange your own play lists going buy what ever you want.

Have you seen an ipod or played with one as they are damn nice pieces of kit, not quite up to empeg standars but closer than the riot

I have got an empeg and a riot and my mother has an ipod but if you are patient wait for the pearl i think it might be good