Apex GT1417DV 14-Inch Flat-Screen TV/DVD Combo
A GREAT BUY!
My wife and I spent a couple of hours comparing models in a showroom before deciding to try this low-price leader.  We planned to return it if we had any problems at all (as little as a flicker).  I am happy to say that this unit exceeded my expectations, both in quality and longevity.<br /><br />We've had it for over a year.  We do not have central air and are in an old, drafty house, so it has seen a broad range of conditions.  The picture quality is really good (we're not talking Trinitron here, but it really is quite good), and the audio is just fine.  I even use it some nights to play my music CDs.  It has played every single DVD we've purchased or rented without a hitch, even playing some with which our older DVD player (also APEX) had problems.  We've had the TV/DVD combo for over a year, and I am 100% satisfied with the purchase.<br /><br />[Note: this TV has a flat screen, but it is tube-based.  This is not a flat-panel TV.]<br /><br />One feature I use regularly is the timer.  I have the TV turn on daily at the same time as my alarm (you can schedule an on and off time).  It's a nice feature that is probably standard on most models by now.  The only improvement I would make to this feature is that it can be set either to \\"once\\" or \\"daily.\\" It would be really nice to have a \\"weekdays\\" feature, so I would not have to disable it for the weekends.<br /><br />I highly recommend this product.<br /><br />[UPDATE: We had the unit for about four years.  It worked fine until one of our kids jammed something inside.  Had that not happened, I'm confident we'd still be using it today.]