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Apex AD-1500 DVD Player | 
| Brand: Apex
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  180 reviews
Sales Rank: 19967
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.5
Dimensions (in): 12.6 x 2.8 x 11.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: AD1500
Model: AD1500
ASIN: B00005T3ND
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| Features:
| • | Composite- and S-video outputs for use with standard (yellow RCA) and S-video-equipped televisions) | | • | Supports DVD, SVCD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3 formats | | • | Compatible with NTSC and PAL televisions and discs (as long as the discs are Region 1) | | • | Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound (through coaxial digital-audio output) | | • | Parental control lets you restrict viewing on discs of your choice |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Apex's AD-1500 DVD player plays DVD, CD, CD-R/RW, and MP3 formatted media. Composite- and S-video outputs provide maximal compatibility with nearly any home theater, and a coaxial digital-audio output offers Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound when connected with a compatible receiver. Experience Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound from your favorite DVDs with a compatible surround receiver. A virtual surround-sound processor will create similar effects to a four-speaker sound setup through your TV's stereo speakers. Playback options include a built-in screen saver, two-step zoom, chapter/track programmable memory, frame-by-frame advance, support for multiple captions and angles, slow- and fast-motion forward, and parental locking. The AD-1500 is compatible with NTSC and PAL televisions and discs (as long as the discs are Region 1), and it includes a remote control for convenient operation from the comfort of your couch. Apex's warranty for the AD-1500 covers labor for 90 days and parts for one year.
Product Description
Apex AD-1500 digital DVD player combines nifty design and high functionality with the comfort you need. It plays DVD-SVCD-CD-CD/R-CD/RW and MP3, and features Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM Ready, NTSC & Pal video outputs, programmable playback sequence, parental lock, and more.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 175 more reviews...
 Great May 21, 2008
Farika D. Crayton
I purchased this DVD player in January 2002. I have never had a problem with it... it's still working great.
 Something more current. January 2, 2006
Robert Sawtell (Vancouver B.C.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked up this item in mid 2002.
I have had almost no problems at all with this machine since i bought it to replace a Pioneer unit that was stolen from me. This unit from day 1 worked better than the unit it replaced at half the cost.
I have only had problems playing about 5 discs, and I play anywhere from 2 to 20 movies/anime/mp3's/cd's a week. The remote may be on the smaller side but well designed (except for the placement of the mute button) It can be a tad loud on the ejecting of the disc tray, but it's not loud enough to be a concern.
Easily one of the smartest purchases i've ever made.
 Very good, considering the price March 1, 2005
Dino Velvet (CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought mine 11/2001. Compared to some of my friend's dvd players that were purchased near the same price, it was great. The sound and picture quality were pretty good. Two small complaints - 1)The remote buttons pop off easily 2)The front of the disc tray (the panel)came off and with the help of a 2 year old got stuck inside the tray area. My DVD player died 1/2005. Not from my son; it would start freezing and skipping at the beggining and end of scenes.
AD-1500, mixed experience February 28, 2005
James Sweet (Seattle)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've had two of these so far and encountered a number of others, and my experience has been mixed. Their performance is great, they play anything thrown at them and I love the hackability of it, however it seems Apex got hit by the bad capacitor fiasco that plagued computer peripheral makers for several years. Every single one of these units has started acting up eventually and on every one the problem has been a single failed capacitor in the power supply. If you open it up you'll likely see it bulged at the top and possibly leaking. Now this is about a 50 cent part and it's not hard to change *but* most customers will likely have to find a technician to replace it as it requires soldering. So in the end, great player for me since I can fix them myself, but I hesitate to recommend them to non-technical customers unless they've been refurbished already since in my experience this capacitor *will* fail.
3.5 stars for almost 3 years February 16, 2005
Rafael Amado (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This player can play anything which is good; it even played DVD-RWs for a limited time but then didn't. I still have the receipt to the Apex AD-1500 which I purchased 03/20/02, so I guess if you get lucky it will work almost 3 years. It could have possibly pushed 4 to 5 if I only used it for my other region DVDs like I did in the beginning, but recently have been playing everything back to back in it. If you are going to use the Apex for multiregional than it's a good buy as long as you use your other player for everything else, just don't pay too much for it. I still think it's unreliable though.
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