Apex A600D

Advantages: PAL and NTSC playback, multi region, MP3 support
Disadvantages: problems with discs using seamless branching, some disc menus fail to work correctly

...Considering the price, I was impressed with the picture quality. While not the best I have seen, it was a lot better than I was expecting. I was also surprised with the speed of navigation through disc menus. Discs which seem to take an age to navigate on other players seem to fly on the Apex. The VCD support is good, and the Apex can also play music CD, CDR and CDW as well as MP3 files. However, in order to recognise the MP3 files, the CD must be 'burned' in a specific format. The Apex supports both PAL and NTSC discs, and can convert one playback standard to another. This along with a easy to access 'hidden menu' allowing the region coding to be bypassed or altered makes the Apex a true multi-region machine. There are a few problems - nothing is perfect. My version of the machine will not play some titles with seamless branching... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Lasts long time, good performance
Disadvantages: Lack of image playback and surround sound support.

...The APEX DVD player is basically what you get for your money. It offers the basic features of DVD playback but lacks some key features required in todays technology. The DVD player is capable of playing most DVD's however it is quite poor at picture disc playback as it often tells you that there is some form of error. It also lacks LCD display so it is hard to tell features such as time lapsed, chapter number and so on (unless you bring it up on on-screen display). I also found a problem when resuming a film. When you insert the same disc you have just played the player tells you to press the resume button to continue; when there is no such button on the remote or player itself. This DVD player however can take quite a bit of work and perform pretty well. Overall I would say that this DVD player is only recommended for 'cheap... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Not Very Well Made

...I have had my Apex 3800 DVD / VCR Combo for 4 months, so far the eject button for the dvd has fallen off, and the DVD Video out has quit working. The sound quality is very poor as well. Every 5 minutes or so the sounds makes a pop or crack sound. Very annoying. The company refused to either fix or replace the unit claiming it is past 90 days and they are not willing to do anything about it. II would not recommend purchasing this unit nor any other made my this company. They do not take teh quality of their products seriously and are not kid to customers with issues at all. If you purchase this unit... good luck!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful