DH wants to get another fitness machine (yet another gathering dust haha) and he is preferring a rowing machine over an elliptical. So I thought I would ask any personal trainers out there (or anyone with more knowledge than me - which is zilch) which is the better machine to get for a good workout.

We currently have a treadmill (gathering dust) and a exercise bike (dust) but we are going to be doing the 12 week challenge so will be working out at night on them, in conjunction with the Wii Fit.

DH has been doing some reading today and has read that the rowing machine is one of the only machine that works nearly every muscle in your body - so therefore is excellent for burning fat. True?

Which brands are good? Which ones to look out for? (oh and not too exxy cos he wants to get it on interest free and I don't )