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Summary: It broke 1 month after the warranty expired
Review: I used my dvd player about once a month. I've had it since april 2002, and last month, May 2003, it won't turn on anymore. But while it was working, it was a good machine. The picture was clear, but it seemed a little faded, and it wasn't my TV, cuz I have a brand new Mitsubishi HDTV. I was happy with the player until it broke. So not sure what to rate this thing. I still have a GE DVD player I bought from Amazon about 3 years ago, and that one still works fine. So I guess I wouldn't really recommend Apex to anyone anymore...
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Summary: Was great for a few months
Review: This was a great player. It would do just about anything I threw at it; DVDs, VCDs, SVCDs, MP3, JPEG, and so on and so on...Then after about 8 months of owning this device, I was watching my brand new Band of Brothers DVD set, when on Disc 2, it warned me that the disc needed cleaning "Error: Disc minor - Clean me!". It then started to skip every 5 seconds or so. I took the disc out, and it was fine. I thought the unit may have overheated (I had watched Disc one just before and was on Episode 4 on disc 2), so I let the unit sit a bit. I then tried it again. This time, it wouldn't even play the disc. "Error: Disc major - Replace me!" I tried another disc, same thing. I tried the discs in [another] player and they worked fine. I let the unit sit overnight, same results the next day. I ran a cleaning disc in the player, then tried it again. Same results. I contacted Apex tech support. I was told that I would be charged $...minimum (not including S&H) to have the device even looked at back at the factory. The player is now collecting dust in my closet, and has been replaced with an Philips DVD player.
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Summary: Disposable Product
Review: Funny, my experience is comparable to the first review. It had red lines at first, then the digital readout stopped working altogether. Two weeks out of warranty (one year old), I tried cleaning it, but that didn't help at all. Two months out of warranty, it stopped working altogether. I probably played 30 or so DVD's on it altogether, if that. Just a suggestion: If you do decide to get one of these, buy an extended warranty so you can at least get it repaired.
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Summary: Defective Product
Review: I bought an Apex AD-800 DVD player in June 2002. I have played less than 20 DVD's. It now has red lines in the display and will not play DVD's. Apex says it will repair it, if I ship it to them. The repair will cost $...Apex should be recalling these and replacing them. I am going to save my money and search for a company and sells products that are fit for comsumer use. By the way, I'm unplugging mine. It might not be a safe product, either.
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Summary: What a Steal!
Review: I was skeptical at first but then I hooked this up to my HD Big screen and the picture was unreal! I was going to spend more but I thought I'd first give this a try, smart move!
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Summary: WINNER
Review: THIS UNIT HAS BEEN A WINNER FOR ME. I NOW HAVE 5 DVD PLAYERS IN MY HOUSE (YES...A UNIT FOR EVERY TELEVISION. WHILE I DO KNOW THIS UNIT IS NO TOSHIBA OR PANASONIC BUT, FOR THE PRICE THIS UNIT IS A GREAT VALUE. BUY IT AND YOU WILL BE PLEASED.
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Summary: Don't Buy this One!!
Review: Worked great until red lines apearred on led screen. Now it won't play DVDs or CDs. It just gives an error message that says "disc damage please replace." Plus, nothing shows up on the led screen anymore. DON'T BUY THIS PLAYER!!
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Summary: Do Not Buy!!!
Review: Had this DVD and worked until red lines appeared on led screen. Took unit apart and noticed exploded power supply component. The unti still plays CD's but cannot get a DVD to play. Apex tech support is horrible, they want be to ship the unit back in the original box.
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Summary: A qualified approval
Review: I have had my AD-800 for over a year, and it works well. There are 2 versions out there that I am aware of. The newer version works better than the older one. The beauty of this is that it does a great job converting PAL<->NTSC. While not "Region Free", it has the complete look, feel,` and quality of the Malata. In fact, if it wasn't for the Apex label, it seems like it's EXACTLY like the [expensive] Malata. It does the 16:9 correctly in PAL<-> NTSC, and you can adjust the aspect if needed! Great features for the price! There are some issues with the Progressive scan, but overall it does a relatively good job. Heck, I would say that for the price, it does a FANTASTIC job. Also, with some of the newer high-end TV's, some of the deinterlacer's on the TV's are better than the DVD players anyway, so you may not need it in the future! I tried SVCD and VCD, and both worked well for me. Note, I don't use MP3 or photo.
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Summary: Progressive scan is very poor on this player.
Review: If you're thinking of buy this DVD player for the progressive scan, DON'T! I have a 57" Toshiba HDTV and when you turn on the progressive mode on this dvd player, the picture gets worse, it's grainy, blurry, and dull. Interlaced mode looks better. Plus this player will sometimes burp, meaning sound/picture pauses or seems to skip a second or two, like it can't keep up.
I thought I was planning for the future when I bought this player but I wished I saved my money for a better player later.
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