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Summary: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Review: Lesson learned: if it seems too good to be true, it is. I was enticed by the shiny silver case, the promise of being able to play everything from DVD's to MP3's to JPG's, and most importantly the insanely low price of this DVD player. Things seemed askew from the get-go; every time I played a DVD or a CD, the player seemed to rattle and I could hear the disc spinning inside. That was my first red flag, but convinced that I had saved money in the long run, I put up with it. Fast forward to 3 months later...it still rattles, but only until it completely freezes up and refuses to play. What good is a DVD player that won't play? No good! My advice is to save your money for a reliable piece of equipment from a reputable manufacturer.
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Summary: .... that died after 5 months
Review: Well, it sounded good, the price was good, but it only lasted 5 months before it suddenly no longer plays DVDs OR MP3 audio CDs. It still manages to play regular audio CD's, but I can hear the play mechanism inside grinding a bit. I have another DVD player, a JVC, and it has lasted 2 years with no problems. The warranty on the AD 1600 is 90 days labor, 1 year limited parts. I see many similar bad reviews of this product... All I will say is that this was the first, and will be the last Apex product I buy.
It managed to play every media type it claimed to, but 5 months???
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Summary: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!
Review: The subject of my review pretty much sums it up... but here are the details; I got this about 8 or 9 months ago, and it worked 'ok' (not great) for about 5 months. Now, it's almost impossible to watch a movie. If you've ever seen a video game slow down and start freaking out cause too many things are on screen, then you've seen what this DVD player does to movies. spend an extra $50 or $100 and get a real DVD player, then you won't be stuck with buying a new one entirely... like I am.
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Summary: Watch the reoccuring problem
Review: As I have seen in several of the reviews, my machine worked great for about 6 months and then began to have problems reading discs, opening and closing, etc. Skip this DVD player and go for something a bit more expensive. It will save you in the long run.
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Summary: Be careful! You get what you pay for...
Review: We purchased the Apex 1600 at Christmas as an additional dvd player in our home, after being very satisfied with the Apex 1500 (its prior generation and it's still working). Right after expiration of the 90 day warranty, however, the 1600 no longer plays movies. In fact, it can't recognize whether or not a dvd is in the player anymore. We did have warning signs from the start--a loud, mechanical whirring noise that was at times louder than the movie itself. If yours is making this noise and is still under warranty, contact the company and get it repaired. Otherwise, you will need to send it back to Apex and they will charge you $39 for repairs. We, instead, have decided to spend more and purchase a better DVD player.
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Summary: Fatally flawed product
Review: I have owned this DVD/CD player for a couple of months. This product is fundamentally flaced. The majority of the time, the door does not open, whether there is a disc in the player or not. Turning it off does not make a difference, it just will not stop spinning. It's tough to play a DVD when you cannot get the disc into (or out of) the player.Additionally, on some discs, sometimes, near the end it starts to lock up the image. Obviously, the laser does not oversample enough to track the inside of the discs accurately. I paid for this, and it was wasted. Circuit City refused to accept it back, saying it was a typical problem with cheap DVD players. So, you are warned. In this case, you get what you pay for.
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Summary: good value
Review: I bought this on the merit of the five star review. The player works extremely well and can even be taken off and hooked up to another tv very quickly, with no problem. The person who claims the machine has trouble recognizing there's a disc inside is correct -- mine does skip and claim " no disc" on its screen perhaps once out of every 15 times I play a disc. I open the drawer and close it again and have no further problems. Also, if the player is even a tiny bit un-level, the picture breaks up into large pixels. If the player gets worse with age, I don't know that yet. I still consider it a good value, and wouldn't return it, but then again, as the other reviewer says, you may not be able to get the company to accept a return, and that's no fun.
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Summary: So far, so good
Review: Works fine with DVDs and CDs. I actually bought it to replace an old CD player and the DVD thing is a bonus. Have had it 5 days. No problem so far. The remote is not well designed and has lots of small buttons.
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Summary: simple and functional
Review: It is a very absic DVD player. Works just fine. I bought a set for my parents and this was their first player. I hooked them up in 10 minutes and showed them how to operate it. It works just fine. Simple, economical and no frills set. The added benefit is that it plays all kins of formats. They now watch digital pictures that we burn on CDs using the dvd player. It is a great buy for a first time dvd player owner who just wanta basic product that can play dvds.
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Summary: Not Worth the Money
Review: We actually received this player as part of a promotion and thankfully didn't have to pay any money for it. It worked fine for about a month and then began "freezing" in the middle of movies. Eventually, it got to the point where it would not recognize any discs we loaded including brand new previously unplayed DVD's. After inserting a given disc ten times, it might finally read it, but usually froze every 30 minutes or so. It especially has problems with discs from Netflix...
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