At the Apex of the industry

Advantages: Cheap, very comfortable
Disadvantages: None.

..., rather than the Thursday I wanted (i.e. yesterday). Fine, I thought, a quick call to Lastminute and it'll be sorted. The hotel had said they had space, and it wasn't a problem, but Lastminute had to change it. Ok, no probs. Just call Lastminute. *Tears hair out* No chance of speaking to a human. You end up getting lost in a crazy computeried maze and the only way to speak to a human is to go to (you guessed it ) sales. All other requests ask you to go to the bloody website. Anyway, long story short Lastminute gave me short-shrift and said the hotel didn't have space. A lie. They did. I asked them. Apex to the rescue -------------------------- After 45 minutes of arguing with Lastminute, I spoke to the hotel, who very kindly offered to speak to them to sort out the whole sorry mess. To their credit, they did...

rickyshah 18.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Apex City of London Hotel, London

Hen weekend - Apex international, Edinburgh

Advantages: Proximity to city, excellent rooms and brilliant staff
Disadvantages: none

...We visited Edinburgh on my hen night and I had previously stayed at the Apex City on buisness which is about 3 doors away from the Apex International. All of our guests were arriving at different times as travelling from far and wide. As the bride I arrived first at 8.30am as my flight was an early one. We checked in but our rooms were not ready, the hotel offered to take our bags and then suggested an excellent breakfast eatery located on the Royal Mile. As we had just landed in Edinburgh we did not have much of a clue how to navigate the city - the staff in reception were excellent and even gave us a free map whislt advising of the best sights to see!! Once we had had breakfast and done some sightseeing, we returned to the hotel to find that our rooms were ready (12.30) We were a party of 8 staying in 2 rooms!! The hotel then...

sianalrida 17.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Apex International Hotel, Edinburgh

Apex DVD Player

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...

D.J.Hunter.52 15.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Apex AD1100

Apex City of London Hotel - outstanding

Advantages: Lovely staff, beautiful rooms, modern hotel
Disadvantages: Slightly out of the way of the West End

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laukez88 26.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Apex City of London Hotel, London

Wonderful Apex International, Edinburgh

Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: nothing

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laurypascu 27.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Apex International Hotel, Edinburgh

APEX DVD

Advantages: asda keeps their promise.
Disadvantages: trouble within a week

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cometgas 13.09.2002 (11.12.2002) · Read review
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Review of Apex AD1100

Dainty but Delightful

Advantages: Small but packed with functions
Disadvantages: Level of sound

...I finally decided to purchase a DVD player when a few films I really wanted to see had or so I thought only been bought out in DVD format. I did not really want to spend a huge amount of money as quite honestly I do not get to watch that many films and those I do are normally watched through sky television. So when I started looking at all the different models I wanted as many functions for the least money I could spend. I finally visited Asda. Not a place I would normally think of for buying my electrical goods at all. I did actually make a purchase of a DVD player and below I am going to tell you all about it · Apex AD-1100WB DVD Player · What do you get in your package? · DVD Video Player · Remote Control · Scart Lead · AD-1100 Owners Manual · Two size AA batteries for the remote control · The Look When I saw this...

COOOEEE 18.10.2002 (19.10.2002) · Read review
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Review of Apex AD1100

Good machine for the price

Advantages: Cheap machine, lots of features, excellent clarity of image and sound
Disadvantages: Bit overwhelming for non-techies but a deep breath and playing with the remote gets you adept pretty quickly

...First of all, let me explain that I am no techie, so my review on this DVD player is totally a "what you see is what you get"one. For all the techie stuff you'll need to read the blurb from the makers. This is what they advertise: "Dolby Pro-Logic/Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM Ready DVD Player Apex AD1200 ? Dolby Pro Logic ? Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM ready ? Analog audio out ? RCA video & S-video output ? DVD, VCD, S-VCD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW & MP-3 compatible ? Jpeg & Kodak® picture CD compatible ? MIDI sized chassis ? Remote control, parental lock, multiple language subtitles & multiple angle ? 2x & 4x zoom ? Frame-by-frame advance, slow & fast motion forward ? Programmable playback sequence" My husband won this in a Savings Bond drive at work, and it sat for a couple of months, attached to the tv and gathering dust (since...

poet831 07.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Apex AD-1200

Three Years of Guaranteed Entertainment

Advantages: Great price, great guarantee, great range of features
Disadvantages: No multiregion playback or VCD playback

...I got the Apex DVD player for £69 from my local ASDA about a month ago. I hadn't gone out to buy a DVD player, in fact, much the opposite. I'd just got home from holiday and was *trying* to save money. However, whilst bored in a queue for the checkout I accidentally bought one of these. It seemed one of those offers that was too good to miss! £69 for a fairly advanced player, which looked really good and came with a 3 year ASDA warranty. A month later, I'm really glad I did buy it, even though having 12p left in my bank account after the money had been taken was a little inconvenient! Anyway, as with all my other ops- I'll try and put down all my thoughts in sections, to stop me waffling! It?s worth noting that this player is being sold with slightly different names all over the world through WALMART (so that?s probably why it...

father_jack 18.09.2002 (30.12.2002) · Read review
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Review of Apex AD1100

Very Solid

Advantages: Longevity
Disadvantages: Bulky

...I’ve had an Apex Buddy Commando for ten years to date and it’s still going strong. They are a British made product and available from nearly all diveshops in the UK. The best thing about them is their toughness, though mine’s faded a bit the material is showing no signs of wear and tear. The emergency inflation cylinder had to be replaced a few years ago as it became badly corroded, and the inflator fell apart eventually, but these were easily replaced. The only bad point about them is their bulkiness. The chest area is cluttered and the weight belt often seems obscured. If carrying an SMB, a couple of torches and a stage, things start to get a bit difficult. For ordinary diving though, this is an ideal, and long-lasting, piece of kit. There is plenty of stowage space in the four front pockets, two...

jambo6 24.07.2000 (07.01.2001) · Read review
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