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Apex GB-5108 51" Projection TV

Apex GB-5108 51" Projection TV

List Price: $1,499.99
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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Good Value if the TV worked as designed
Review: Buyer beware if you intend to purchase.

Why? Simply...some problems with the TV I purchased.

1. The Clock failed to keep correct time, therefore the 'Timer' functional was useless.
2. The factory setting for the Convergence was way off, and therefore it requires the owner to converge the RGB lines. Not a big task, just time consuming. Nevertheless, once converged, excellent Picture quality and from DVD very nice. When I placed the TV in Standby mode for 1 - 2 hours, all the user settings were lost. So back to converging the screen again and again and again and storing the data/info but it constantly failed to keep the settings. My eyes were burnt from looking at the grid pattern. BTW the right side of the screen was next to impossible to converge had to suffer color distortion at the edge. I contacted the retailer and told them I had problems and they suggested that I contact the local 'service dealer'. I tried numerous times, but Apex customer support's phone line was always busy and could never get through. Apex's website was no help either in find the local service dealer contact info. Beginning to spot a trend here --- my opinion 'poor customer service'. In the end the retailer got the information for me. I contacted the local technicians to they had to order parts after consulting with Apex in CA. This took serveral days. After a week of waiting (definetly not 'over nighted') the technicans installed the parts, but it didn't resolve the problems! The technician confirmed with me that they had been in touch with Apex technical support and they were doing what was suggested. So, back to the drawing board, and back to Apex Tech. Support, the local service dealer had to take my TV into the shop. 2 weeks later, still no TV in my house, more parts (Again not 'over nighted')and technicians tell that the clock now runs fast +3 minutes gain in a 1.5 hour period. I guess it's better than a loss of time? Not!
The technican didn't confirm or deny with any certainy wether or the convergence is fixed. I got to test that out myself I suppose.

At the beginning of the problems I emailed Apex but it appears that the email was never received. Oh well.

Bottom line. The picture is great if your TV runs OK. Maybe I am the unfortunate one out of a thousand, or ten, or five --- whose's to know.

Advice, really check out the TV before buying. I rated the TV low because of the poor service I received. I always beieve problem can be resolved in a timely manner, but not apparently so in this case.

So I plan to return the TV to the retailer and tell him not to carry such promblematic TV which should help avoid customer frustrations in the future for them.

Live and learn eh? Hope you do better than I did.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: RUN, DO NOT BUY ANYTHING APEX, NO MATTER WHAT!!!
Review: Do not buy this, or anything else. tv broke after 3 weeks of limited use.(maybe 1 or two sittings a WEEK) amazon wouldn't take it back, and Apex took a MONTH to find a repair center, i live in Baltimore MD, a major metropolitan area! The repair center has it, going on 3 THREE months, still not repaired. Apex says "oh, all we can do is repair it", but obviously they dont. They are a rip off, do not buy from them, the picture was bad and the quality is even worse. Apex is good for a gag gift at best. Buy it if you want, i warned you. Good Luck.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: apex 5108
Review: excellent set for the money.The controls are straight forward.The quality of the picture is outstanding.Picture can be viewed from different angles with little distortion.All in all we are extremely pleased with the tv.This is our second purchase of an apex product.Our first purchase was a dvd player.This product was excellent as well. We believe apex gives excellent value for your money.Apex appears to be an up and coming company.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best projection TV Ive ever seen
Review: I bought this tv 6 months ago and man it is worth every penny. It is the clearest projection screen I've ever seen. I've had people come over my house and ask if it was Hi-definition. when I tell them its projection screen they dont believe it. I love this Big Screen TV. so If your looking for a big screen I know for a fact that the this APEX is your best bet.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Apex GB-5108 51" Projection TV
Review: I can not say anything bad about this TV.
Price well worth it.
Picture is as sharp as Projection TV's costing as much as $600.00 more. I could sware it's HDTV Quality
Remote is simple to use
TV Menu on screen is self explanitory simple to use
If you want No Frills TV (PIP) But good Performance This TV is for you.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Please, Please stay Away from Apex
Review: I had the nerve to purchase another Apex TV. The first Apex was an HDTV which works great. Now I bought the 51" projection TV which was a big mistake. This TV is a hunk of junk. I wound up selling it after two weeks. I lost money, but the TV wasn't worth it. You are warned, please heed my advice. Apex TV's are worthless.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Lots of TV for the price
Review: I have been shopping for a Big Screen for some time now. Did a web search and found this model for less than a thousand bucks. Delivery was a snap. The contracted shipping company called ahead and setup a time for delivery. The TV was removed from the box and setup by the delivery company. This is an amazing TV for the price. Setup and control is all menu driven and very easy to use. For a projection TV this picture is very clean.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Always Busy Custmer Cervice, and of-no-use Web Site
Review: I purchased this TV last October.
One day in early March when I was watching on CNN Headline news,
I noticed it suddenly got double image.

I checked a manual, and tried so hard to fix it but couldn't.
There's a menu called "Convergence", however,
I can't move red lines horizontaly. So it's of no use at all.

You can ask question from their web site.
But I've never had any reply.
Also I could find local service centers in WV,
one couldn't reach at all, and the other told me it's too far.

When I call to their customer service center (1-866-427-3946,
I'd had pretty hard time finding that number on their website),
it's always busy. I have to try, try, try, and try in order to
speak to customer service persons.

And then, they told me a local (an hour away from home,
even though I live in a capitol city!!) service center's phone #.
I called them and made a reservation for repairment.
But on the day they supposed to come,
they called me and there should be another center nearer,
and told me to call to hard-to-catch customer service again.

Ah, I gotta try again on Monday...
I have no idea of when I can see clear (normal) image again.
I would defenately not recommend this company's products
from my experience.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great TV...better price!
Review: I researched big screens for a while before I bought this one. This one has features of more expensive TVs. It is a whopper so make sure it will fit! Our room is huge so this one was perfect. It came and was a plug and play with crisp picture. It did take me a while to figure out the home theater/vcr hook-ups and I did have to buy a bunch of extra cables. I figure that this type TV won't last but 3-4 years anyway, so BUY CHEAP! The only con I have is that the remote is rather small for these old eyes to see. I am impressed with this model and especially Amazon.com. Shipping was a snap and the guy put it right where I wanted it! GREAT TV!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: CONVINCEDAPEXFAN
Review: Im not sure what some of these complaints are about.Ive recieved my tv and could not be any happier.You definitely need digital cable or satilite to get the best picture but its well worth it. For this price you could not go wrong.I have also purchased an APEX dvd player and never had any trouble with it.Based on my personal experiences with APEX'S products I would have no problem buying any of their products.This is a whole lot of tv and the sound is great also.


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