Apex PD-100 Portable DVD Player
Piece of junk
Back in 1999, a friend of mine bought an Apex DVD player (not a portable).  It offered a terrible picture, so he took it back and - on my recommendation - got a Panasonic, which has made him happy for the last three years.<br />Since I could buy the PD-100 for such a great price, I decided to give Apex another shot.  After all, three years is a long time, so they may have improved.  Nope.  Initially, the player worked fine.  The picture seemed somewhat fuzzy, but it played back accurately.  However, after I tested two DVDs, the third showed a VERY distorted image.  It looked like a camera negative!  I shut off the player and tried again - same thing.  I let it \\"rest\\" for a few hours and tried again - same thing.<br />The piece of junk broke after literally 10 minutes of use!  It's going back to Amazon and I'll buy a Panasonic instead - I learned my lesson...