IF YOU PLAY A LOT OF MOVIES ON YOUR LAPTOP, WITH THIS PLAYER, ALL YOU NEED IS A TV WITH EITHER RCA OR HDMI AND YOUR LAPTOP CAN BE PUT ON THE SIDE, JUST COPY AND PASTE THEM INTO A USB FLASH DRIVE OR STRAIGHT FROM YOUR EXTERNAL. IT PLAYS MP4, AVI, MKV AND MP3 WHICH IS THE MOST COMMON FILES.