Best 3rd Party MP3 players for Marketplace?

[richie rhoads]

Hello fellow Zune ers!
Simple question, since I find it harder and more expensive to stay with a Zune player, while still LOVING the marketplace as I do. What are the best "3rd Party" MP3 only or MP3/video Players on the Market that work as seamlessly with the marketplace as my 160HD does???
thanks in advance!

richie rhoads

[Locke]

Nothing will work with the Zune software but Zune players. Any non-DRM'ed music (which is pretty much everything non-Zune Pass for years now) can be used by other programs, however.

[Mr. Snuggle Bunny]

Nothing will work directly with the Zune software. However, there are a number of Android Based PMPs which will gladly sync with your Zune music library if you sync them with Windows Media Player. This is because these Android based PMP/phones support the same type of DRM as the Zunes use. They will work with DRM Free music or DRM/Zune Pass music just fine.

DaveMac himself said this over at Anythingbutipod.com's forums do a little searching there to find out exactly what DRM they use so you know what players to look for.

Cheers!

EDIT: nevermind that was fixed