Posted by Black Locust on 10/15/05 04:26

In article <1129256795.546273.209580@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
"campu2.net" <campu2@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Apex players are/were the same way. I've read about a lot of them
> "dead on arrival" purchased brand new. Still the APEX AD1500 is the
> longest lasting DVD player I've owned.

I've read so many mixed things about Apex over the years that I'm not
sure what to make of them, but I've steered clear of them anyway. Any
player that's $40 or less just scares me. They've GOT to be cutting
corners somewhere to sell the unit at that price.

> I have a Sony VCR which took 3 returns and exchanges at Wal-Mart.
> The first two were running very hot. You could smell the overheating
> and the tapes were comming out of the player were hot.

I purchased a Sony SLV-N60 about 5 years ago and it's still going
strong. But I've no idea what more recent Sony VCR's are like. As far as
I can tell, it's nearly impossible to find a VCR these days that's
anything but a total POS. It seems that electronics manufactures are
deliberately building these units to break within 6 months or are being
forced to use the cheapest parts available because no one will pay more
than $30 for a VCR now.

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