Apex PD-100 Portable DVD Player

by Apex

Product Details

Product Manual [226kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 6.5 x 6.5 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006FXGB
• Item model number: PD-100
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,392 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Apex's affordable PD-100 features a compact, 5.8-inch widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) LCD, a built-in speaker for headphone-free listening, and compatibility with DVD-Video, VCD/SVCD, audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3-encoded discs. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio output (through a .125-inch minijack-to-Toslink optical cable, which is not supplied) for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver.

S-video and composite-video outputs simplify hookup with a home TV. If you don't have a surround receiver or six-channel speaker setup, you can still make every movie night the ultimate experience: 3D Virtual Surround Sound simulates surround sound through two speakers or headphones. Playback options include frame-by-frame slow motion, zoom, screen saver, multiple angle viewing (with applicable discs), and programmable track sequencing.

The PD-100 comes with an AC adapter and a rechargeable battery pack good for about 300 charges. Each full recharge takes about three hours. A fully charged battery can power the unit for about two hours. Power consumption depends on the operations of the player, such as screen brightness and volume level. Supplied accessories include an AC-DC adapter, a user's manual, and a full-function remote control. Headphones are not included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for, October 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Apex PD-100 Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

APEX PD 100 is an O.K. personal DVD player for what it's worth. The screen have both wide screen and standard switch. The image is so fuzzy I can't read the text on the DVD menu screen. During wide screen DVD playback, the image and sound pause often by itself while the dvd drive reads the disk. It does comes with a battery pack, but you have to use a jumper cable to connect the battery to the dvd player. If you lose the jumper cable, you are out of luck. One other thing that I don't like is that the player sqeeks like an old door whenever I flip open the screen or open the dvd drive's lid. The sound is great. It comes also with a remote control. This dvd player can also play MP3 CD, VCD (which I like),and music CD. I am giving it a three star because of its price, which is unheard of in the portable DVD players market.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars looks good, sounds not so good., November 25, 2002

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jair (texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apex PD-100 Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

the picture quality of this player was average to above average.a little bit grainy,but good enough to watch a movie on.
the sound,on the other hand,is something that i was not impressed with at all.now, i dont know if it was just this specific player or if all apex players are like this,but this one had terrible crackling when the volume was turned up just a little passed the halfway mark,and when the movie i was watching had some kind of explosion,i thought the left speaker was going to blow!another problem i experienced with this player was the playing of a music cd, i could not hear 1 entire song without a constant skip.over all, i would say that the price is good for this player, but the quality is not what it should be.i returned the player.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not bad, not good, October 18, 2002

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Jason Presser (Lexington,KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Apex PD-100 Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

This player is a great size and has a great picture, but gets hot through about 3/4's of every dvd I played in it. Also it won't play VCD's no matter what is says in description. I own every kind of vcd and scvcd and it would not play them. It also had a hard time with my cdr's and cdrw's. If you want an cheap dvd player for travel this one is ok, but otherwise there are better ones out there on the market!