Matthew Robbins' family-friendly science fiction film *batteries not included comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, and a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include trailers, production notes, and biographies. This is a fine, inexpensive release from Universal.

The Secret Garden comes in a single-layer DVD with the following picture format options: widescreen anamorphic (1.85:1) and standard full-screen (1.33:1). Audio options include English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), with English, Spanish, and French subtitles. Special features are limited to "Recommendations," production notes, and three theatrical trailers. Sound quality is superbly sharp and resonant; picture quality is adequate. A chapter index is included on the inside of the cardboard cover.