This unit wins HANDS DOWN against the RCA competition the DRC240N. It plays all DVDs +/- R/RWs, VCD, SVCD, RAW MPEG DISCS... If you want a unit after the warranty expires to receive upgrades in firmware for divx movies and compatible to play DVDS from 1 - 6 and you can set it to REGION 0 (PLAY DISCS FROM ALL REGIONS)!!!. Get this unit. If you also want to do your karoake bit use the mic inputs. I use my mic inputs to plug in my bass, guitar to jam along with my cds.I know the name AVAYON is not a popular name... but both players are made in China, and RCA/GE/SHINCO are same product and for the price this AVAYON is much better deal than the RCA. I returned my RCA DRC240N after comparing both AVAYON and RCA and calling RCA to learn their product has no upgrades and no future plans to upgrade the DIVX OR XVID firmware... Get the AVAYON at B&H; Photo or J&R; Music in NYC.