My girlfriend bought me one of these as a present and I'm really impressed, she made a great choice. The unit feels solid unlike some of the cheaper models which have loose hinges and feel like they'll break after a few months. The outer lid is brushed aluminium rather than nasty plastic which feels good and I guess will be pretty durable. The picture quality is really good, and having an 8 inch screen instead of a 7 inch like a lot of other players makes a big difference. Onscreen menus are easy to navigate and changing settings is easy even if you don't bother to read the manual. The multi-region hack in one of the other reviews works fine, and unlike another review this DOES come with a storage case. The case is large enough for the unit and a couple of DVD's, the battery and maybe the charger depending how much stuff you want to cram in. It also has a headrest hanging bag which allows you to hang the player off of a car headrest for viewing in the rear seats. These are made from tough material which feels like it'll give reasonable protection but obviously being a soft case you could still crush the contents if you were silly enough to put something really heavy on it. There are two headphone jacks which is great for watching movies with a friend if you can't use the built in speakers. Audio and video outputs mean that you can plug the unit into your TV if you wanted and all the cables you need to do this are supplied. Divx playback is another great feature which is usually only found on more expensive models, Divx 3,4+5 are supported. Overall I would highly recomend this player to anyone looking for a portable. I haven't found any down sides to this player yet but I never give 5 stars because there's always room for improvement.