The player is compatible with DVD-Video, video-mode DVD-R/RW, SVCD, VCD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3 CD. It plays both NTSC- and PAL-formatted discs, convenient for viewing non-region-encoded European DVDs on compatible TVs. Parental password protection locks the player when viewing would otherwise be unsupervised.

Password-protected parental controls help you manage player use. Other playback functions include zoom, slow motion, multi-angle, program play, video segment bookmarking, and multispeed fast-forward and rewind.

Top-of-the-line component-video outputs help minimize digital and line-scan artifacts on compatible advanced televisions, while composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with nearly any television. A single set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions, and both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround signals, can be routed through the player's digital-audio outputs (one each of RCA coaxial and Toslink optical) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver.