I am very pleased with the purchase of Mind illuminated football. There are times when I find myself staring at it because I am in all of the amazing beautiful colors that it can display. Most times, I will set it to the red to represent my Atlanta falcons, "Rise Up, Atlanta.!" Next, I will be ordering the basketball, tennis, baseball and soccer. What is there not to like? For operation purposes, one has an option to either use the DC power cord or use batteries. I highly, highly recommend this product.