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| Brand: Apex
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.8
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 16.9 x 2.8
MPN: DRX-9200
Model: DRX-9200
UPC: 699339992003
EAN: 0699339992003
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| Customer Reviews:
 Apex Digital Makes Junk March 17, 2005
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Apex Digital products often fail within the first year. They have horrible customer service, false advertising, and fail to honor their warranties. They do not care about the consumer and based on my past 1.5 years of experience there is virtually nothing we can do about it but stop buying their products.
Please check www.labbb.gov (Better Business Bureau) and search for Apex Digital to see the F rating the better business bureau has given them. Saving 10-15 dollars is not worth the hassle they cause.
Very Bad Product January 9, 2005
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
First I had a Phillips DVD Recorder, and when that wasn't working I broke down and got the APEX DVD Recorder. Well, no luck again! I am very disappointed in this. It is very hard to navigate around, you have to turn the channel so many times to get on the right source, the menu is ungly and complicated, the remote control barely works unless you are right underneath it, and you can't change from AM to PM when setting the clock or scheduling a record. I don't recommend this product and would rate it a 1 star. I'm going to try Panasonic or Sony next.
Absolutely the worst product I ever purchased July 7, 2005
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I purchased the product over one year ago. When I received the unit I read the instruction booklet to make certain I understood all functions. The booklet was very poorly written. It must have been written by someone who did not fully understand the English language. Sentence structure was extremely poor and some sections made no sense. Once I figured out all functions, I used the recorder to record some TV shows. It worked fairly well and picture quality was OK. Unfortunately, the unit died after one month and I returned it to the manufacturer. It took appoximately two months to get the replacement which also died after one month. I returned the second unit and it was repaired and returned to me after another two months. Unfortunately, it only worked for six months and then it died. I then put it in the rubbish and purschased a Sony DVD recorder which is wonderful. For those who might be interested in this unit because of price, remember, you get what you pay for.
Waiting for the Big Bang September 21, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this unit 9 months ago. From Day 1, the clock ran fast, which meant that unless I remembered to reset the time every single day, I'd lose the last few minutes of my recorded program.
DVD's -- both my recorded programs and rented movies -- often glitch or freeze. Sometimes several minutes of a program are jumped over, and even if I rewind, I can't get those segments to play. This always happens at the end of a recorded program.
The remote control works sporadically and erratically. It's a major pain to set a program (or the clock, or anything else) because the remote either doesn't work at all, or skips randomly through the menu.
I called customer service and offered to take the machine in (they're located about 30 miles from here.) Customer service said they charge $80 just to LOOK at the machine, and labor would be extra. It's still under warrantee, but only parts are paid for. I originally paid $120 after rebates for this item, so a repair bill in excess of that amount seems kind of counterproductive.
For almost 3 months now, the machine is running HOT. I set it up on stilts to let air move around the machine, but the underside is so hot I'm afraid it will burst into flames any day now. The machine also screeches like a dying dragon when I turn it on.
I'm just waiting for the big bang. I keep the fire extinguisher close at hand.
Piss Poor Quality October 15, 2005
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
All I can say about APEX quality is: piss poor!
I have now owned 3 DVd players/recorders, all of which have crapped out on me in less than a year. My first player started having problems in less than a year. The second two both broke on me in the same week. One is a combo machine, the other a recorder. When I called customer service about the recorder, which was purchased in December of 2004, all they could offer was $80 for labor and I pay shipping to California. What a joke! I can buy a new one for less than that. They make their products with either inferior parts, or inferior design schemes. After the 90 day full warranty is over, they will not last much longer. Avoid their products like the plague: I know I will.
Bless,
MJH
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