Apex AD-1500 DVD Player
GOOD PERFORMANCE / SOLID VALUE-I recommend it.
I recommend this player. I purchased TWO of these players from a large department store chain in Columbus Ohio. It has been nearly one year now, and both are still going strong. I had tried a cheaper brand player [orit--n (letters omitted) made in China] that had fewer features, and had been very disappointed. Some players will skip due to finger prints or the smallest amount of dirt left on a disc that has carelessly handled. They pause or digital freeze frame and then contine after a few seconds. THE STOP/START sound/picture out of sync that someone referred to in their review is a copy guard feature engineered into all DVD players and is designed to prevent people from copying DVD's onto Video Tape.<BR>This Apex player will play ALMOST flawlessly. I have never had it pause more than once on a \\"dirty disc\\". It has lots of features. The MULTIPLE ANGLE feature is not available on most recorded discs, so I have not had a chance to experience that one. I am told by salesmen that some cheap DVD players can only operate for about 90 minutes before overheating and shutting down.  <BR>My only complaints with this player would be the missing optical port, difficulty setting the unit to play in standard format as opposed to wide screen, a SEPARATE power button on the unit itself and the door being a bit slow after pressing the button to open and close. If the disc is placed in the tray correctly though, contrary to other reviews on here, the unit has never failed to open and shut properly. If you turn the power off on the remote,the unit stops playing, but the power light on the unit remains on. You have to get out of your chair and press the switch on the unit to turn it completely off. Likewise, the remote will not turn the unit on unless the power switch on the unit itself is turned on. This is an annoyance, but not a big one. At the time of my purchase, the optical port was availabe on the next model up for about thirty dollars more. I like this unit very much.