I had to turn the TV a bit and wedge the cord to make it fit.

I'm pretty sure that you must select DVD from the source menu on the remote BEFORE trying to insert the DVD into the player which seems a bit unusual.

I will probably grumble a bit but keep it.

When I went back to her place and tried to use it, all I got was a blurry B&W blotchy screen.

the tv 's sound not as loud as I like it