I got this player for my eight-year old daughter to use on car and plane trips. Well, we use it for that, but I also hooked it up to the little TV she watches in the den, and so she gets to watch dvds all the time. It's really wonderful -- comes with all the cables and stuff you'll ever need, the battery lasts long enough for a full movie, and the screen is big enough for situations where you'll be watching on the player and not on a TV. I have no complaints whatsoever, and after using mine and looking at lots of other players, my brother-in-law wants one for his birthday!