Apex AD2600 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
awkward remote; flimsy build quality
Granted, I have only used this dvd player for about 2 hours setting it up for my mom for Christmas, but that was long enough for me to find problems with this dvd player.  First, the player did not allow me to access the menus of dvds.  When I hit &quot;menu&quot; it told me, &quot;playback only.&quot;  I actually had to re-open the drawer and close it to get back to the dvd menu.  This is extemely lame.  The remote is flimsy-feeling and awkward to use.  In addition, it only seems to work if you're about five feet away from the player, although that may have been just the batteries that came with it.  The player does seem to play dvds adequately enough.  It also has an optical out, which it should.  I think for about $40 more, you can probably find a much better dvd player than this though.