Forget thinking outside the box – now you can stop worrying about the box of everything. Coby DVD-224 is about the size of a hardcover book, so you're ferrying the player between the kitchen and the bedroom or hooking for periodic use by children, DVD-224 small size allows you to enjoy programs, DVDs and music CDs in almost every room of your choice. While not portable in the traditional sense – the unit has no screen and requires AC power – the DVD-224 is much easier to move, set-up, and uses a traditional component DVD player. These records not only your DVD-Video (NTSC and PAL-formatted, depending on your TV), but it plays music, too – everything from standard CDs to home-burned CD-R, CD-RW and MP3 CDs encoded. In addition, you can load a disk full of digital photos and presentations from the comfort of your home theater. A screen display simplifies setup and operation, and the camera comes with a compact, full function