I usually rely on Consumer Report's reviews, which liked this unit. However, it is a piece of junk. We bought this as a second portable DVD player, as we have owned a Pioneer unit for 2 years, which has been flawless. This Mintek unit has two major problems: first, it does not play most DVDs as a black bar appears across the screen or the picture is misaligned and second, the battery attaches to the back, not the bottom, and it is very easy to break off and ruin the unit. Pass on this one. I returned it.