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Summary: The one year mark.
Review: Ive had this machine for over a year. The quality of both picture and sound are awsome and I have never had any freezing problems ever. The remote wont work if you do not point it directly into the machine but so what? The picture quality really is exellent also it plays all my homemade CDS and CD-RW-VCDs without any skipping. WOW.
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Summary: No-disc
Review: This DVD player gave a no-disc error the first time that I used it. I put a DVD in, it said LOAD for about 2 minutes, then the NO-DISC error came up. Dont think this is a worthwhile buy. For a little more money, you can buy something a lot better.
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Summary: Great for the Price and -- It Works!!!
Review: This is my first DVD player and for the price, I have to say it exceded my expectations. I have only watched rented DVDs on it once or twice a week. I've seen it skip once only, in 3 months (hardly noticeable, anyway), and haven't had any problems with it at all.A few points:
- Keep the unit on a flat, firm surface like it says in the manual.
- The tray mechanism is loud, but that's it (no problems).
- The remote is not very "intuitive"
- Besides DVDs, it plays almost anything in MPEG format, even if you just burn a CD with a .mpg file in it.
- The unit is very light in weight, deep and narrow in dimensions. This is no top-of-the-line or high-quality DVD player, but it's great for the price and it works!
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Summary: Many failures
Review: I agree that this system is great while it works, but I'm becoming disenchanted after having FOUR consecutive systems fail. My first system had a relatively minor but annoying problem: periodically during DVD playback the video would freeze for about 1 second and then continue. The first replacement of this machine had a more serious problem: DVD playback would develop more and more static until only video and audio noise was left. The second replacement, after six months, would not turn on. This morning we found that the third replacement (our fourth machine) has its colours all confused...even the APEX screensaver is in psychadelic greens and reds. I think at the end of this experience, you're better off spending more money on a more mature vendor's system. I still think the MP3 interface for the Apex is better than any other, but it's not worth all this hassle. Nothing is more annoying than sitting down to watch a DVD over the holidays and finding the system is broken AGAIN! Our other A/V components have worked fine on the same wiring for over 4 years in our current house, so don't blame the electricals. Hope you find this persuasive.
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Summary: This thing [is bad]!
Review: I received this dvd player as a gift Christmas of 2001. The sound often goes out halfway through the movie being watched, and periodically the entire machine goes out and has to be unplugged to "reboot". Recently, it went out completely. This is not due to wear and tear. This machine rarely gets used and is only a year old. It should be in peak condition. Do not waste your money on this machine!
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Summary: worked okay 8 months, then died.
Review: I had the same experience as most of the other reviewers who have owned this player for 6-8 months. I've had it eight months, and it worked fine for that time and I was satisfied with the performance. Then yesterday I tried to play a DVD and it was broken (nothing comes up on the small display and nothing plays). I thought it was a deal at the time I bought it, and I guess I got my moneys worth, but my next DVD player will not be an Apex.
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Summary: Middle of the road
Review: The polarity on these reviews seems to tell a tale. Everyone either got a 'good one' or a 'bad one'. I didn't start getting 'no disk' errors until I had used the machine (fairly heavily) for 11 months. But you know what? I'm still satisfied that I got my money's worth, based on the cost of the player. Sure, it's a hassle replacing it - but I'm seriously thinking about buying the same model again. While it was working, we had no problems at all. Excellent picture and sound quality. I purchased this particular model after reading many reviews for low-cost players. This was one that seemed to have the best features and reliability in the price range I was looking for. The way I look at it, you can buy two or three 'disposable' units by the time you pay for one high-end machine. And, the way things change so quickly with electronics these days, I'm not in a big hurry to invest in a 3 - 4 year machine just to find it limited or even obsolete in 2.
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Summary: Nifty, but no closed-captions
Review: Closed captions appear on the setup menu of this player, but you won't get them on the screen of your tv. That's a design limitation of this model number. But most dvds include english subtitles, which you can use instead. If you need closed captions, you'll have to call Apex & they give you another model like the 500, which isn't as much fun.
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Summary: Would not recommend this item at all.
Review: You definatly get what you pay for. After about 6 months of using this player the sound became terrible. After checking to make sure the audio connection to my t.v. was ok, I found that it was not the connection, but the player. The sound works fine for awhile then it starts to get gravely and cuts out. If you want a DVD player that is not too [costly], but you have to take into consideration that you might not hear what is going on in the movie.
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Summary: Heck, not bad considering the price
Review: We've had the player for about a year now, and I've got no complaints. I didn't expect much considering the price, but I'm pleasantly surprised. We don't expect much from it, just play movies, that it does well. We have very little on the side of electronics (we're rather simply living people) and can't justify spending much money of something like this, so it was a perfect fit. We've had none of the problems some complain of. It does sometimes make a "whummping" noise as the disk seems somewhat off balance, but it just reminds me of the noise you hear at the back of the theater when you can hear the film going through the projector. So, indeed, you get what you pay for, and this has been well worth the money we invested in it. Simple people, simply happy with this simple machine.
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