Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've owned this player for a little over a week now and, since it had no reviews here on Amazon, I thought I'd write one up. I bought this as a bedroom DVD player to replace an Insignia player that was showing its age. The description says the player is black, however, go by the picture in the listing. The outside is a matte off-white color and slightly textured. The inside is black. The screen is a huge 9 inches (the majority of players I looked at had 7 inch screens) and the video quality is very good. Audio is quite good as well. I have the player on a night stand next to my bed and have no problem hearing anything. It isn't listed in the product description but the player comes with a mounting pouch for use in a car. I don't intend to ever use the player that way, but, I wasn't expecting the pouch so it was a nice surprise when I opened the box. The box says the battery will last 5 hours; I can't really comment on that since I keep it plugged-in. Though I'm sure I'll be happy for those 5 hours during power outages. Now for the minor quibbles: When the player is on there is a rather large, bright green light on the front of the player (it lights red when the battery is charging). It doesn't interfere with watching the screen and I got used to it after a few days. I really wish players like these would have a button on the remote (or on the player itself) for switching between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios (my very first portable DVD player had such a button and I've missed it in every player since). If you're a stickler for watching programs in the correct aspect ratio (like myself) you have to go through the settings menu to make the change. A single button would save several steps. I also wish that all the manufactures would add volume controls on the remotes. The AC adaptor was also a little on the short side (probably three inches shorter than the cord for my previous player). It's a minor annoyance only. Overall, I'm very happy with this player and would give it 4.5 Stars.