J.G.
No matter what you get, keep the receipt!! I have had a couple burn out from the heat of leaving them in the car. I have the Panasonic now and a lot of moms I know have it too. Basically, get whatever is on sale. They are always on sale for black friday too. Also, if you can afford it, I would HIGHLY recommend the iPad. This way you can download movies and then they will be on it. Also, it has a longer battery life. The best part of it though is you can download all types of free educational games. It is awesome and I take it everywhere! Moms stop me all the time and ask where I got it, what it is. They are shocked when I tell them the iPad. Plus, I have books on there for them too. Really at Free or 1.99 a download (I don't pay over that) it can't be beat!!