I had to have my 25 yr old son WRITE OUT detailed instructions on how to operate the DVD
(because I AM over 40 ya know) and now I am proud to say I can use the DVD player 
But WOW her workouts are something. I do have to modify them, the choreography is too challenging at times for me, and there is alot of high impact that I modify, but still...a great workout. And lots of variety on the DVD's.
The two I have are Cardio Kicks & Circuit Max / and Cross Train Xpress.
I also don't have a barbell, but do have a variety of hand held weights, that I'll use. So until Santa brings us a new VCR, I'll do Cathe workouts

(this is funny - one of her segments has the exact same background music as a Karen Voigt tape....so as Cathe is doing weight work for upper body, the music in my head is doing leg lifts on the floor
)

and yes we got one with a burner. Electronics are relatively affortable compared to years ago. It was about $79.