Apex AD2600 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
L@@K!!!  Only Review You Need and Troubleshooting Tips
This is my fifth post on this machine since 2003 and the first to post a troubleshoot.  People need to look at what other people have written, like my post!  Many of the people who are unhappy with this machine have problems with the picture.  Learn to read the manual people!!!  If you are currently having problems with the picture on your machine, I'll save you the trouble of hunting down the manual... please skip to Troubleshooting Tips. <br /> <br />Review: <br />This is in fact the best machine for the price.  I am amazed that it plays pretty much every format it says on the box and all disk media CDR/CDRW/DVDR/DVDRW.  Today I have two Apex DVD players and they all work perfectly since 2003, except for the occasional motor hum from spinning.  Despite the hum, I am very very happy with this Apex machine.  In fact I recommended this Apex DVD player to a coworker of mine and he also bought two of these fantastic machines.  He has not had any problems either.  I highly recommend this machine because of performance versus price.  My machine still works perfect!  If you should have a problem with picture in the future, please remember to look at Troubleshooting in this post. <br /> <br />Troubleshooting Tips: <br />Does your Apex DVD player only play audio and no video? Or does it play audio but the video is scrolling in black and white? Before you try to return the player or waste hours calling Apex tech support, or run the player over with your car, try these simple troubleshooting ideas first. <br /> <br />No picture: Hopefully you still have the remote control. If you tossed it out the window, you need to fetch it. But first check to see if your video is hooked up correctly and your TV is switched to the correct video input.  If everything is correct, using the DVD's remote control, press the I/P button located on the bottom right corner of the remote. The I/P button switches the TV display between interlace and progressive. If this doesnt bring back the picture,try pressing this button without playing a DVD. If you dont get video back, now you can run the player over with your car! <br /> <br />Picture scrolling in B/W: You need the remote control for this so you better get it from your dog before he burries it in the backyard. Press the P/N button located on the bottom right corner of the remote. The P/N button switches your DVD players video output signal between PAL and NTSC. By pressing P/N, you should be able to get a good picture on the screen. <br /> <br />For other problems go to [...] <br /> <br />I hope I have helped you continue to enjoy the Apex DVD player with these troubleshooting tips. I have done some research and experimenting with the remote when my Apex AD-2500 seemed to have lost its video signal. Im a more happier person after discovering the I/P button! The button was probably accidentally pushed to cause the black screen in the first place.