Apex AD-3201 DVD Player
Don't bother unless you want a headache
Upon a friend's recommendation, I bought an APEX DVD player, the 3201 model. I wish I could say it was a great deal as it was far less than comparably equipped name brands. I rented a DVD and it was fine for 20 minutes then it started to stutter which became really annoying. I took the DVD back and got the same movie which stuttered and skipped but not in the same place. Both DVDs had some hairline scratches but nothing that should cause the stuttering and nothing that is uncommon with rented dvds. I even played 2 brand new out of the box DVDs and it froze up. Like the rant below and many I have read on an online APEX forum, this seems to be a common occurrence. I also have experienced the MP3 stutter so really nothing works well. You pay little for nothing, you might as well pay a little more for something that works. I have returned the APEX and picked out a replacement, the Panasonic RV31K. Best of luck to the 10% of APEX owners that are satisfied but I believe the old adage still stands: you get what you pay for.