Plays nearly any format of disc

remote is low quality and is VERY poorly laid out.

Overall, the Apex is great. The quality is decent (as good as can be expected for such a low budget item) with the exception of the remote control. However this was not overly important to me because I prefer to use the learning remote from my receiver anyway. I also have an Onkyo DVC 601, but usually use the Apex because of its versatility on different disc formats (good luck getting the Onkyo to play CD-R).

Price

So many its ridiculous

Well this is undoubtedly the worst DVD player I have ever seen. One of my roommates got this for Christmas and the problems are endless. First off, no power on the remote, a design flaw so its forgivable.

The main problem is that the discs skip a lot when playing. This isn't so bad, a small freeze in the picture. But when it picks back up the audio and video are out of sync. The movie becomes unwatchable. Also half the time we try to load a movie it just freezes and I have to physically unplug it to stop.

We have exchanged it for another and found the sync problems still intact. Stay away from this garbage despite the price!

Similar Products Used:

Toshiba 2109, Apex 600a

Does CDR and CDR-W. Does MP3. Has a 3-disk changer. Lots of features for a low price.

Long loading times for CDs. DVDs occasionally skip or freeze. About once every 5 DVDs or so.

I've experienced some of the symptons people have talked about but to a lesser degree. But if this unit breaks, I won't be buying another APEX. It's clear that they can't put out a unit with consistent quality. It plays CD-Rs and CD-RWs consistently so I have no problem on the audio side. DVD video and sound quality is very good. I've watched about 50 DVD's in the last five months. Two of the DVDs have been unplayable and about 8-10 others have exhibited occasionaly skips. I've seen the audio/video sync problem a few times.