Pick up a used PS2 fat which can be used either vertically or horizontally ...be sure to get a SCPH-50000 or higher model number to get the in built IR reciever for the DVD remote plus progressive scan output)...Since the drive door pops out, it fits in even tighter vertical spaces than even the PS2 slim (which requires space for the drive door to swing away from the unit. While these units are getting a bit old, they're probably a reliable as some of those no name $40 dvd players. I use one vertically in my kitchen just because it was the easiest vertical dvd player I could find. You can find them on Ebay for $60-80 or so...sometimes bundled with the remote.