Apex AD-5131 3-Disc DVD Player
Apex AD-5131 ...
We bought one of these in late 2001 or early 2002.  For the price, it couldn't be beat.  It supported just about everything, and it's 3-disc.  Here are the drawbacks<BR>Complex remote - you have to look at it most of the time to use it.<BR>Power button unit is a hard power off only, so if you power it off from the unit, you can't use the remote to power it on.<BR>Will not automatically recurse subdirectories in MP3 play mode.<BR>MP3s are displayed 13 characters max.<BR>The tray jerks rather quickly.  Early on, the 3\\" cd's would skip out of the tray and get jammed/scored on top.  After a few months, full-sized CDs and DVDs skip out of the tray.  Not always, but enough to be annoying.<BR>If the player is on, the spindle is running.  Always.  There is no power-save mode, so if you are prone to leaving things on, expect the spindle to wear faster, and the whole unit to stay warm.<BR>Now, at 1-1.5 years, we find that the unit locks up periodically, requiring a power reset to use.  It won't play through an entire dvd before crashing.<BR>This unit is no longer listed on apexdigitalinc 's website.<BR>The firmware available for update is ONLY hacked / unofficial firmware.<BR>That being said, there's alot of good support out there for these units...Just be sure to get extended warranty.