Self-teaching guitar, which is best - book, DVD, CD or app? Options

[linda.ff]

My daughter has decided to give her boyfriend a guitar for his birthday. He had one once before and smashed it in frustration as he couldn't learn it. She says he's "not musical" and clarifies this as "he listens to hip-hop mostly" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) She wanted to know if there was a good book for helping you to learn. I'm sure the best answer is to get a teacher, but assuming he doesn't want to do that yet, what's the best kind of resource for teaching yourself?

A book?
A CD (presumably with a book)
A DVD
A phone or computer app?

I would tend to go for a DVD possibly with a book that comes with it, but I'd like some recommendations, please. Either from first-hand experience or speaking as a teacher.

Thanks in advance!

[Aquarelle]

I'm using "A Tune a Day for Classical Guitar." I and my pupil are teaching ourselves together and after 18 months we are on lesson 6! I don't practise and he can't read so we even out! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) It comes with a CD. The backing tracks are nice but in my opinion a little on the fast side.(When aren't they?) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

As far as I know there is a similar series for Folk Guitar.

I actually started many years ago and then gave up for lack of time but at that time I used the same book, old edition. When I do get some time to practise I use this book too.

Incidentally a friend who before she got galloping arthritis was a mluch admired self taught guitarist, told me that the only way to learn your way around a guitar is to learn to play melodies from the start and not just chords. So far, my limited experience seems to validate that.