If you think the NWZ-S710F Walkman player isn’t up to snuff, perhaps you could check out the Sony NWZ-A720 instead? This brings a larger screen size to the table, so you don’t have to end up with a squint after watching the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy on that long haul flight.
The 4GB (pink and black colors), 8GB (pink and black colors) and 16GB (black only) models will retail for $150, $200 and $300, respectively.