Apex AD-1600 DVD Player
I was lucky--defective out of the box
The Apex AD-1600 has the feel of a shoddy piece of equipment, and that's exactly what mine was.  I set it up and tried to open the disc tray, whereupon two things happened: 1) Strange, non-letter symbols appeared on the LED display; 2) the player made 'straining' mechanical noises and failed to extend the tray, even though you could hear it repeatedly attempting to do so.  Of course, defective units occur in any product line, but this was disturbing because the problems were so egregious--suggesting that Apex has little if anything in the way of quality control.  I suspect that more than a few of the enthusiastic reviewers here will end up *un*lucky and have their product break down in 3 months rather than immediately like me.  The general mediocrity of the product apart from my particular problem--oddly distributed weight, poorly machined interior components--increases this suspicion.  So, buying one of these is a big gamble--and moreover not one you need to take, since Samsung (a respected name) makes players for a similar price, at least at some stores.  I recommend that you don't.<br />...