Ken.
If you are in Vancouver check out Amazon DVD on Broadway and Yew.
Its a rental store that sell previously viewed at pretty good prices, the best thing is the movie are all new releases...
I have brought so many from the guy that now i can pick a rental and he will sell it to me...Including new releases!.
I brought a Panasonic DVD player last year the picture quality is much better then the laptop and the battery life is 5 hours...plus you can jack it into the hoitel TV and watch movies without having to pay $15 US.!...Unless you want channel 99.!!!