Back them up now before they do. If nothing else, take some time to save any home videos you only have on Blu-ray or DVD—a wedding recording, say, or anything else you wouldn’t be able to replace.

It's happened to you. I know it has.You've just finished watching your favorite movie on DVD, then press the eject button on your DVD player.Nothing happens. You press again. And again. And again.

A clean install of Windows 10 doesn't include the software required to play back DVD movies. If your PC includes a DVD drive, you could pay Microsoft $14.99 to add this capability, but why not use ...

DBPower 11.5″ Portable DVD Player – $69.99. $69.99 at Amazon. This DBPower Portable DVD player is powered by a 2,500 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery that offers up to 5 hours of battery life.

There is no need for DVD players to be 17" wide these days! Plus the Sony also has a child tray lock feature where you hit 3 buttons on the remote and the "eject" button on the DVD player is disabled.

It turns out the optical lens in your (or any, really) DVD player can be removed and repurposed as a macro lens for most smartphone cameras, and all you need is a screwdriver and some mounting ...