APEX Digital AD-2100 DVD Player

APEX Digital AD-2100 DVD Player

Product Description
Product Description:
The AD-2100 is designed for you to enjoy several different forms of disk media. This player will allow you to enjoy full-length motion pictures with "at-the-movies" picture and cinema quality sound. It also supports CD, MP3 and WMA. AD-2100 also has several unique features, including AFF, APEX Full Screen Function that allows you to view widescreen movie presentations in full screen mode via remote control, S-video and component video output for greater picture clarity, Parental Control (to prevent children from viewing inappropriate content) and Kodak Picture CD compatibility (so you can show photos on your TV). This is a true multimedia machine designed for the multimedia world to enjoy. The digital age has never been easier to enjoy than with APEX Digital.

Average customer rating: Best DVD player for the price 1 Very Important Flaw!

APEX Digital AD-2100 DVD Player Manufacturer: APEX ProductGroup: CE Binding: Electronics All | DVD Players & Recorders | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics Accessories: Monster Cable J2 BSTVSV S-10 Big Screen TV from A/V Receiver S-Video Cable (10 ft.) Product Features: KODAK Picture CD Compatible Integrated HDCD processing to enhance encoded discs Pass-through digital outputs allow you to run Dolby Digital (AC3), DTS, or PCM signals directly to an outboard processor or receiver Integrated Dolby ProLogic You can also select wide-band, warm sounding analog outputs for music or movies ASIN: B00006I51J

Product Description

Customer Reviews:

Best DVD player for the price.......2002-11-20

As for the player not having progressive scan, it is a total non-issue. Most people on this planet don't have $5000 to waste on an HDTV. And with the new digital standards coming out in a few years, you'll have to buy all new TVs and DVD players anyways. So again, if you have an HDTV, you need progressive scan. If you have a regular TV, you don't need progressive scan.

As for just the basic controls on the player, again, that is a non-issue. You'd be hard pressed to find any DVD player that has more than the basic controls on the face. I work with DVD players at work and home and I can only think of a few models that have more than the basic controls. Also, your controller is designed to be dropped a lot and still work. I have a DVD player that is 3.5 years old and I've dropped the controller more times than I can count and it works. My Apex player is 5 months old and the controller still works after being dropped a lot. If your controller stops working, you may want to put in fresh batteries.

As for the player supposedly having bad sound, that is a load of hooey. I'm a trained sound engineer and record songs for many local bands. I know about sound. The Apex player sounds great. Most people blame the sound on the DVD player when it is their ancient stereo receiver most of hte time. I have a new Yamaha Dolby 5.1/DTS receiver and the sound is great.

Also, no optical outs? WHO CARES? Gods...get a life will you? It comes with digital coax out, and that sounds better than optical out.

Bottom line:
For [price], this is a really good player. You can't go wrong with it. It may not be the 100% perfect player on the market, but if you want perfection, you will need to pay a lot more money.

1 Very Important Flaw!.......2002-10-23

-On-Screen Display including, current title, track number, and total playing time.
-Parental Lock feature (only with DVD video discs equipped with the parental lock feature).
-Customizable Function Settings including, general setup, speaker setup, audio setup, and preferences.

CONS:
-Poor Audio Quality
-No Progressive Scan
-No Optical Out
-Only Basic Buttons on Front Panel (Thinking of if the remote stops working).

This DVD player has all the features of the high price players, and much more. But, it lacks the most important factor, audio. The audio quality is very poor, sounds very spacey compared to another dvd player that I had. Even with high priced subwoofer speakers plugged into them (yes, the speakers works great on other player, so, it's not the speakers!!). If you're a trained sound engineer and think this system has good sound, you're in the wrong field!!

If sound is important to you when playing your DVDs and music CDs then I wouldn't recommend this DVD player.

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