Well, I finally managed to get an MP3 player. I managed to get an
RCA Lyra RD1071 for $60. Thus far, I'm pleased with it. It's got 128M onboard and has a SD memory slot that I'm hoping to fill with a 256M SD chip, when I can find one for the price I want to pay.
The interface seems a little slow to respond at times, but if all you want to do is play music, it does that just fine. :-)