Apex GB65HD09W 65-Inch Projection Widescreen HDTV
Sceptic to Believer
I decided to write this review because all of the other reviews were very informative and helped me inevitably decide to buy the TV.  Just like everybody else, i thought the same thing... oooooo a big-screen for $1500 (and a 65&quot; to boot), but &quot;APEX&quot;....hmmmmmm i dont know.<br />Well i shopped around and did my research.  Any other TV of similar size was at least $1000 more.  Also, there were several customers who loved theirs and only a few that dispised &quot;APEX&quot; for various reasons.  My feelings were that with anything you will have a few unlucky or just generally pesemistic people, so i focused on the positive feedback.<br />I finally decided to give APEX a chance and i purchaced the TV.<br />i intended on giving the tv every chance to look its best.  (i highly recomend that whatever TV you decide to buy you do the same).  Before i even opened the box when it arrived (and this was extremely hard) i went out and bought a good quality progressive scan DVD player w/ component outputs and a good quality but modestly proced home theater system. (note: neither the TV nor the video components i purchaced came w/ component cables, so save yourself a second trip and pick them up while your there the first time... lesson learned)<br />I unpacked the tv (WOW that is a BIG SCREEN!) and plugged the rest of the components in.  I read all of the instructions (for a change, again, just to make sure i was getting the most from the tv).  <br />The first thing we watched was the cable.  i was expecting less that stellar quality based on other reviews, but was pleasantly supprised that it was pretty good and that screen is so big that you just gaze at the tv and dont even notice anyway.  The different zoom options change the screen in different ways, and you will find one that looks good to you.<br />Next was the DVD/progressive scan/component cable hook-up test.  Drum roll please... first movie was &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean&quot;.  The picture was unbelievable.  Clear, crisp, just all around very impressive.  However, from a cinematography stand-point, &quot;Pirates&quot; is a litle dark, hazy, and monochromatic in the begining.  So i put in &quot;Finding Nemo&quot; figuring that ought to have some vivid color.  Let me put it this way, after watching for about 10 minutes, i finally picked my jaw up off of the floor.  And every neighbor has responded the same way. Absolutely beautiful.  You definately want this TV.<br />Bottom line:  i was as sceptical as the next consumer, but took the leap of faith and was rewarded with a low-cost, humungous, beautifully clear picture, TV.  i have ordered SBC HDTV today, and i will update this review if i get some spare time in the future.  If you have your heart set on another popular brand name, then buy that one. But if you are like me, and are not sure about buying this TV because it says &quot;APEX&quot; on the front, forget about that and buy this TV before you procrastinate too long and they go on backorder.  Just take the time to buy the proper accompanying components and set up the TV properly as per the instructions to get the best picture, and get a truck load of popcorn!  This is how movies were meant to be watched.