Apex AD2600 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
You get what you pay for.
I looked into buying an inexpensive DVD player that had more than the standard set of features and this item seemed to be the best in that category.  I just hooked it up and everything seemed to be going fine.<br />There are a couple of quirks that were a bit annoying like having to actually press the power button before the tray will open (my prev. machine did it automatically), and the fact that the external display is too small and too faded to read from any significant distance.<br />Still, I was willing to overlook those things as this unit looks sleek and has a myriad of features!<br />So I pop-in my first DVD and start to watch.  I get to chapter 34 and everything freezes!  OK, that happens, so I try to skip the chapter.... Nothing!  I try navigating to a chapter past 34 via the menu and it wouldn't do it!  I try navigating using the player's built in menu, and it still wouldn't work!<br />My next thought was that the DVD must be damaged.  Upon inspection I did find a small scratch on the surface and figured that to be the cause.  I decided to check one more thing though and plugged in my 3-year-old unit again just to see.  The DVD played without flaw through the chapter in question.  I then played it through my PS2 and there was no problem there either.<br />Guess where this unit is headed?  Yup, right back for a refund!