Customer Reviews

Apex GB51HD09 51-Inch Projection HDTV

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I always say you get what you pay for. 2 hours on the telephone to talk to someone. I find out that 7 local repair shops recommended by APEX have a terrible time getting parts. Expect 1 month wait time for repair. Bottom line not worth the price.

I received my tv on time. It had a nice picture for 2 months and the convergence went out. If you read one of the other reviews, my tv is just like Jons from Los Angeles. The colors are out of whack and distorted and you can never get ahold of Apex because the phone is busy. So I called a repair center and they are coming out here to fix it for free because I have a 1 year warranty. I recommend to stay away from this product.

Apex has delivered a good value with this TV. It is a great fit for those who are looking for a new TV but have sticker shock over current HDTV prices. I purchased mine at Ultimate Electronics for $$$ after $$$$rebate. I also got the 5 year extended service plan for $$$. So I'm guaranteed to enjoy worry-free, high quality viewing for the next 5 years for under a thousand dollars.

If you want the best performance from this or any HDTV, you should be prepared to do some experimenting with your set-up. First you'll want to set the convergence of the CRTs. Take your time here since this step is critical to getting a crisp, high resolution image. The second thing you want to do is set the brightness, contrast, color, sharpness and tint on the TV. Any DVDs that have THX sound will have a video setup utility you can use to set these parameters. Third, you'll want to experiment with your signal sources like your DVD player, set-top box, cable TV, etc. HDTVs expose many problems that you just don't see on regular TVs.

I tried several DVD players, both interlaced and progressive scan and found that some provide much higher video quality than others. I also found that higher priced units are by no means better than cheaper units. Try several players if you can. I can also recommend using the component video connections whenever possible.

I also had to do some experimentation with the cable TV wiring in my house to achieve the best possible picture. My house has cable TV wired to many rooms and consequently, there are passive cable splitters everywhere. Every cable splitter attenuates the RF TV signal, which reduces the video quality at your TV. Since I only have one TV, I took out all of the splitters and wired directly from the outside of my house to the TV. The video quality is much improved. If your TV signal is still bad after cleaning up your wiring or if you have more than one TV in your house, you can get a 10dB RCA brand RF distribution amplifier at Home Depot for $$.

The only complaint I have with this TV is with the video source selection. It doesn't remember the video signal source on power down and always reverts to the RF TV input. You must scroll through most of the video inputs to get to the component video inputs which is inconvenient.

This TV is horrible, it worked for 2 hours and then the convergance blew. Worse than that, it had been a month and the warranty department is running me around in circles. So here I am a month after buying the TV and I still have no idea when the service center is going to attempt to help me. APEX IS BAD

broke down after 11 months. been waiting over 6 weeks for repair. apex customer service is a joke.

We received the Tv and as soon as we hooked it up, there was no red. So we called and the only place that serviced it was 2 hours away. They came a week later to pick it up. They called about 4 days later to say that it was a hardware problem and the part had to come from Apex. The estimated time is 4-6 weeks. It is so not worth the money. Please beware. I disregarded all the warnings and bought it anyway, thinking well it won't happen to me. Ha.

Super low price.Fast shipping.
Excellent picture(better than tv's that cost a lot more)and killer sound.

I bought this TV for around $600 about 3 1/2 years ago. It was on sale and seemed to be a great price. I was very skeptical of the low price so I paid an extra $100 for an extended warranty. I have to say I have been very happy with the unit. It has never broken down or had any problems. It is on all the time but is not abused. It is not as sharp a picture as i would like but on HD channels it's great. Well worth the money I spent.

I have had this TV for about 60 days and I am very pleased with the performence. Seems to be a good investment.

Bought my tv in August 2003. Been very pleased with picture, sound quality, and price. Had developed problem with closed captioning. Contacted service department twice in same day and told they would return my call (gave my number). Been two weeks and have yet to here from anyone. Posted e-mail on website and still no answer. This concerns me greatly! What good is a warranty if no one responds to your request for help! Would I buy again---at this time I don't think so!! The extra $500 in cost would have been worth the piece of mind.