Apex PD-10 Portable DVD Player with 5.6" LCD Screen

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Summary: Good little system
Review: Nope, it's not a 16:9 display. The picture is deceptive, it looks widescreen in the illustration. That aside, this isn't a bad little machine at all. I bought it to run movies at work as background noise. I've had it for a week and it's getting heavy use every day. The image quality is good as long as you are not trying to view from an extreme angle. Since it's a personal system, that isn't much of an issue. The sound with headphones is good and I was surprised at how clear the speakers were the one time I didn't use headphones. It did freeze up on me a couple of times, but I restarted the disk without trouble. I don't find that it's getting excessively hot. There is quite a bit in the package, which is nice: earbud headphones, car power adapter, ac pwer adapter, battery, tv connector cables, remote. Some other systems make you buy some of those separately. I'd velcro the remote to the unit so it doesn't get lost, since it's necessary in order to access menu items...don't want to lose it. Added bonus: it plays BOTH NTSC and PAL formats. Wish I'd had this when the Buffy DVDs had only been released in the UK. All in all, what you get for the price is pretty good. I recommend this as a good, no-frills, economical portable dvd player.

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Summary: Bad Product
Review: The player broke the third time I used it. Plus, the DC adapter they sent with it never fit the player. It broke 2 1/2 months after I bought it. Since it was over thirty days since I bought it, APEX says they won't replace it. Instead they'll fix it for $80.00 and I pay the shipping! Don't buy this and don't expect APEX to support their products.

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Summary: Decent DVD player for the money
Review: This is a nice little DVD player, esp. it cost less than $....
The 5.8 inches screen is ok in size, and the display quality is above average. The contrast, however, is something Apex should work on.
Sound quality is ok when listen via the headphone or hook up to the car stereo (optical link), but the internal speaker does not performs as good as it should be. Grab a good headphone...or it will riun your movie viewing pleasure.
The power doesn't last as long as what it claims - I guess it is because it uses NiHM instead of Lithium battery. So I always rely on the car adapter for road usage.
Ease of use is pretty good, esp. the color and bright buttons under the screen. The off/on/hold swith, however, is hard to switch. I would rather use the remote to turn the player off.
I tried to play DVD, CD-R and also hook it up with a PS2. All runs smoothly.
One last note: Make sure you get this from a store with good return policy. Turns out I have a defected unit because it didn't reponse with I load a disk, and when I hooked it up to external player, the screen is all black and white. So I return to the store and exchange the next day(I did some simple test on the store to make sure I am getting a working one, you may want to do that too).

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Summary: Not a 16:9 display!
Review: This player does not have a 16x9 display like that is shown in the picture. it is indeed a 4x3 display. Only negative about the player. Comes with everything you need to take on the road and enjoy your movies. Really worth the money!

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Summary: beware of apex
Review: Though Apex brand maybe cheaper then the competition, it lacks in quality. This brand has been known to have many problems with durability. I have known many people, myself included, that have owned an Apex dvd, tv, or vcr, and the average lifespan of these products was less than one year. Unless you are looking for something cheap and don't mind the need to get a new one in a few months, i would recommend that you spend a few extra bucks now to get a higher quality brand of electronics. Otherwise you will be spending more in the long run when you have to replace your Apex product. i would very much recommend panasonic products.

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Summary: Awsome player for the price!
Review: Was skeptial about the price (you know, ones gets what they pay for). Have had no overheating problems, froze only once (suspect kids dvd is dirty). For the price, it keeps the kids quite on trips and didnt drain the pocket book. A good first time portable DVD player for children.

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Summary: apex pd-10 review
Review: we bought this at circuit city to keep my 2 year old daughter occupied on the trip from chicago to minneapolis. we rented 5 dvd's at blockbuster for the trip. there were good and bad points to this player. BAD: 1) player froze up sometimes, and this was on interstate freeway, not exactly that bumpy. seemed like the generic or copied disks froze up more than 'factory' disks. 2) the audio is useless as you can just barely hear it. i will have to research hooking up to car stereo if we keep it. GOOD: 1) hooked up to the home tv easily and played fine. you get what you pay for, but in a mobile i need the thing not to freeze so much.

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Summary: Impressive for the Price
Review: We purchased the Apex PD-10 for home and travel use after shopping around. This was the lowest priced player I was able to find and I bought it with the notion of returning it if it didn't perform. I am a radio/tv producer and am quite selective when purchasing a/v products. After a week I am quite impressed. Picture quality is above average, it sounds great hooked up to external speakers, and it has all the features you need and many you'll never use. The internal speakers? Absolutely horrible, as are those on most portable DVD players. The remote is handy, but doesn't work unless you are no more than 5 feet away and pointing it directly at the unit...a drawback for home use. Also, to scroll through DVD options on menus you must use the remote, since there are is no menu button and no track access available on the unit itself--just play, stop and scroll. The battery pack is quite heavy and cumbersome, but still a good option for portability. The on/off switch seems a little flimsy and could break under heavy use. I compensate by using the remote to turn the unit on and off to avoid wear and tear. Overall, this is a great little player and we are enjoying it so far.

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Summary: Decent quality, bulky battery, good value
Review: What can you expect? Just 18 months ago one of these things cost almost a month's after-tax take-home pay, and now it's just some spare change. Of course you won't get Panasonic or Toshiba quality, but that's not what Apex has come to be known for. Like other Apex products, this DVD player works, and delivers quite some value. My biggest gripe is the big battery, which seems to add another 3 pounds to the DVD player.