Many family members have purchased portable DVD players. This is, by far, the nicest of the lot. The complaint about the battery size seems strange as we find the battery compartment to be most acceptable. If there is a complaint, it would be about the quality of audio via the speakers. This problem, however, is inherent to all portables. When connected to earphones (two output jacks), the sound quality is extremely nice. The picture quality on the 16X9 screen is better than we expected.