Avoid this player at all cost. I know this player costs about 30 dollars, but I received this player as a gift. It is my first DVD player so I wasn't really expecting anything with great performance. But what good is any DVD player if it doesn't play DVDs. About one month after I got it, it started to skip in both picture and sound on every single movie I put in. I've looked on many sites and this seems to be a common problem with this player. I suggest paying a few extra bucks for a better quality player.