I had this DVD player bought for me for an early Valentine's day present. This player does play mp3. However, I do not think you can scan through an indivual song, only skip to the next or previous. The display shows an annoying 6 characters max when showing mp3 song titles. More information, including the ability to disable macrovision can be found at [Link: nerd-out.com].

Overall this player is a real steal at $180