I'm pretty sure the DVDs load into the console beneath the actual player so that it can be accessed by the midrow passengers. I have not seen the player on in my X5 as I have yet to pick it up "officially". I will get it next week when I turn in my lease car as I have to transfer my present specialty plate to the X5. I did sit in the back and played with the fold/unfold and turn maneuver of the screen. I've just been wondering whether there's more or less of a possibility of motion sickness with the player down lower like that. Our Sienna has the screen up high and has been fine except that the screen has to be constantly readjusted after every moderate bump in the road. The X5 monitor seems more rigid and will hopefully hold it's position better.